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Timeline
March 26, 2020
Duolingo launches Duolingo ABC, a free English literacy app for children ages 3 to 6.
December 2019
Duolingo raises a $30,000,000 series F round from CapitalG.
July 2017
Duolingo raises a $25,000,000 series E round from Drive Capital.
February 2014
Duolingo raises a $20,000,000 series C round.
September 17, 2012
Duolingo raises a $15,000,000 series B round from New Enterprise Associates and Union Square Ventures.
October 19, 2011
Duolingo raises a $3,300,000 series A round from Ashton Kutcher and Union Square Ventures.
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3,300,000
Series A roundOctober 19, 2011
Ashton Kutcher
Union Square Ventures
Brad Burnham15,000,000
Series B roundSeptember 17, 2012
NEA (New Enterprise Associates)
CapitalG
Drive CapitalPeople
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Ashton Kutcher
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Brad Burnham
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Gina Gotthilf
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Jack Morgan
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Jeesoo Sohn
Employee
Judy Ziyu Zhu
Employee
Remy Marechal
Employee
Sean Chin
Employee
Severin Hacker
Founder
Tara Suan
Employee
Tim Ferriss
Investor
Vicki Cheung
Employee
Zan Gilani
Employee
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Frederic Lardinois
March 26, 2020
TechCrunch
Until now, Duolingo's focus was always squarely on teaching languages, but today, the company launched Duolingo ABC, a free English literacy app for children ages 3 to 6. Originally, the company had planned on unveiling this app later in the year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it decided to launch it early to help [...]
Frederic Lardinois
March 25, 2020
TechCrunch
Babbel, the Berlin-based paid language learning app, today announced that, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is making its service available for free to all K-12 and college students until the end of the term. Previously, the company offered a similar deal for students in Italy, the U.K., Germany, Spain and France. The service [...]
Libby Brooks Scotland correspondent
January 2, 2020
the Guardian
Duolingo's Scottish Gaelic course launched just before St Andrew's Day. Photograph: Duolingo/PA
Mary Meisenzahl
December 5, 2019
Business Insider
Duolingo, based in Pittsburgh, is now considered a unicorn after a $30 million investment from CapitalG, Alphabet's investment fund.
Mariella Moon
October 8, 2019
Engadget
Duolingo will release a new app in the coming months with a new audience in mind: children as young as four. It will be called Duolingo ABC, and the company tol...
ERIC RAVENSCRAFT
May 4, 2019
www.nytimes.com
Free language learning apps often promise the world -- but don't expect fluency from one. Here's what to expect before you sign up.
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