Busuu's annual revenue for 2018 was USD $15 million.
Timeline
July 15, 2015
Busuu raises a $6,750,000 series B round from McGraw-Hill Education.
October 20, 2012
Busuu raises a $4,700,000 series A round from Brent Hoberman and PROfounders Capital.
Funding rounds
People
Name
Role
LinkedIn
Adrian Hilti
Founder
Adrian Rubio Leon
Employee
Antoine Sakho
Employee
Bernhard Niesner
Founder
Brent Hoberman
Investor
Caylee Farndon-Taylor
Employee
Claudio Carnino
Employee
Daniele Bogo
Employee
Edoardo Tognoni
Employee
Enrico Mattiazzi
Employee
Jason Keiles
Employee
Johann 'Hansi' Hansmann
Board member
Joséphine DIBAYA
Employee
Kevin Shanahan
Employee
Kirsten Campbell-Howes
Employee
Martin Varsavsky
Advisor
Matteo Gobbi
Employee
Oula Akiki
Employee
Rob Elkin
Employee
Sean Seton-Rogers
Investor
Stuart Taylor
Employee
Sylvester
Employee
Thomas Didierjean
Employee
Thomas Greiderer
Employee
Tom Corfield
Employee
Further reading
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Author
Link
Type
Date
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Title
Date
Link
Companies
Company
CEO
Location
Products/Services
News
Title
Author
Date
Publisher
Description
Simon Hill
December 1, 2020
Digital Trends
Learning a language can be tough. Fortunately, we've found the best apps to help make learning a foreign tongue fun with lessons, quizzes, and other activities.
Mike Butcher
January 23, 2020
TechCrunch
Language-learning platform Busuu, which has fast expanded to take on traditional giants like Duolingo, says it has acquired the live video tutoring company Verbling for an undisclosed amount, other than calling it a "double-digit million dollar acquisition." As a result, Busuu will now use the Verbling platform to expand into the live video tutoring space [...]
References
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Company attributes
Location
B2X
Founded date
January 1, 2007
Total funding amount (USD)
11,450,000
Latest funding round date
July 15, 2015
Business model
Subscription (with freemium option)
Latest funding type
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