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Duolingo

Our mission is and always will be to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available.

Luis von Ahn, Co-Founder and CEO

Luis von Ahn, Co-founder and CEO, and Severin Hacker, Co-founder and CTO, of Duolingo. CapitalG first invested in Duolingo in 2015 (Series D).
Co-founders Luis von Ahn (CEO) and Severin Hacker (CTO) of Duolingo.

Duolingo (Nasdaq: DUOL) is an online social platform that teaches users a new language while they simultaneously translate content across the web.

Duolingo’s mission is to translate the web into every language, as well as make language education accessible to the masses.

Co-founded in 2011 by Luis von Ahn, the developer of CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, and Severin Hacker, Duolingo launched to the public in June 2012. The company is based in Pittsburgh, Pa.

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