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Preply is an online language-learning platform matching learners with tutors for live one-on-one lessons, using recommendation algorithms and AI-powered study assistance across web and mobile apps.
Preply is an online language-learning platform that pairs live, one-on-one tutoring with AI-powered study assistance. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts, the company operates a two-sided marketplace connecting learners with tutors via its website and mobile apps. Its matching system relies on recommendation algorithms to pair students and teachers, and the engineering work spans machine learning, EdTech platform development, and mobile and web application development.
The platform carries over 100,000 tutors teaching more than 90 languages to learners in 180 countries. Preply also runs Preply Business, a corporate language-training programme for organisations worldwide. The company claims learners make up to three times faster progress over 12 weeks of study.
Preply employs more than 678 people, drawn from over 50 nationalities, across offices in Barcelona, London, New York and Kyiv, with its roots in Ukraine. It raised $150M in a Series D round, reaching unicorn status. The company describes its approach as combining human tutors with AI to deliver personalised education at global scale.