Preply
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| Type of business | Private |
|---|---|
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Founder(s) | Kirill Bigai, Dmytro Voloshyn, Serge Lukyanov |
| CEO | Kirill Bigai |
| Industry | Language learning |
| URL | preply |
Preply is an online platform and app where people can learn languages with private tutors. It provides live one-on-one classes through video chat. Students use the website to find teachers based on their goals and learning style. Preply uses artificial intelligence to recommend tutors and to give learning tools and materials.[1] [2]
History
[change | change source]Preply started in 2012 in Kyiv, Ukraine, and was created by Kirill Bigai, Dmytro Voloshyn, and Serge Lukyanov. At first, Preply was a small website with a few teachers. Over time, it became a large global marketplace.[3] Today, the platform has more than 100,000 tutors who teach more than 90 languages.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Lomas, Natasha (30 March 2020). "Online tutoring marketplace Preply banks $10M to fuel growth in North America, Europe". TechCrunch. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Barcelona- and Kyiv-based edtech startup Preply raises €29.4 million to grow its online language learning platform". EU-Startups. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "How Ukrainian edtech startup Preply became one of the world's largest online learning platforms". Business Insider. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2025.