Language learning app Duolingo has raised $25m in a series E funding round led by Drive Capital to develop its free courses and hire more staff, the company has said. Duolingo is preparing to launch courses for learning Mandarin and Korean. The company is also developing artificial intelligence for its recently launched chatbots in a bid to replicate the experience of a human language tutor. Since it was founded in 2012, Duolingo has raised $108.3m from investors. Duolingo has 97 million users worldwide.
Language learning app Duolingo has raised $25m in a series E funding round led by Drive Capital to develop its free courses and hire more staff, the company has said. Duolingo is preparing to launch courses for learning Mandarin and Korean. The company is also developing artificial intelligence for its recently launched chatbots in a bid to replicate the experience of a human language tutor. Since it was founded in 2012, Duolingo has raised $108.3m from investors. Duolingo has 200 million users worldwide.