# Marina Mogilko

> Marina Mogilko is a Saint Petersburg-born entrepreneur and creator who co-founded LinguaTrip, built three YouTube channels around language, life and business, and now hosts the Silicon Valley Girl interview podcast. Her move from arranging study trips to interviewing technology leaders grew out of a consistent interest in making unfamiliar worlds easier to enter.

- **Role:** Host of Silicon Valley Girl; co-founder and CCO of LinguaTrip
- **Organizations:** LinguaTrip, Fluent Express, Linguamarina Inc., Silicon Valley Girl
- **From:** Saint Petersburg, Russia
- **Nationality:** Russian
- **Education:** Saint Petersburg State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded LinguaTrip, whose company site reports more than 160,000 students served., Built three YouTube channels covering English learning, life and entrepreneurship; her own sites report an audience exceeding 18 million across platforms., Hosted Silicon Valley Girl interviews with Reid Hoffman, Mustafa Suleyman, Aravind Srinivas and Mary Barra.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Started MP Education, the offline predecessor to LinguaTrip, with Dmitry Pistolyako.
- **2013** — Development began on the LinguaTrip booking website; Dmitry Kravchuk joined as third co-founder.
- **2014** — LinguaTrip joined the SumIT accelerator in Saint Petersburg; Mogilko began a Russian-language YouTube diary about applying to American universities.
- **2015** — LinguaTrip entered 500 Startups, received a $100,000 investment and launched its platform in the United States.
- **2016** — Started the English-language Linguamarina channel and moved to San Francisco.
- **2018** — LinguaTrip added online English courses; Mogilko started Silicon Valley Girl.
- **2021** — Slow Ventures and other investors invested $1.7 million in her creator business in return for a share of creator earnings.
- **2025** — Silicon Valley Girl expanded into a weekly interview podcast.
- **2026** — Recorded interviews at the World Economic Forum in Davos, including a conversation with physicist John Martinis.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LinguaTrip, whose company site reports more than 160,000 students served.
- Built three YouTube channels covering English learning, life and entrepreneurship; her own sites report an audience exceeding 18 million across platforms.
- Hosted Silicon Valley Girl interviews with Reid Hoffman, Mustafa Suleyman, Aravind Srinivas and Mary Barra.
- Interviewed experts at the World Economic Forum's 2026 Davos meeting.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Reintroduced her Substack audience to her ongoing Future Proof newsletter about practical uses of AI.
- **2026-01** — Interviewed experts and leaders for Silicon Valley Girl at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- **2025-06** — Expanded Silicon Valley Girl into a weekly podcast.

## Links

- Website: https://marinamogilko.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/siliconvalleymm
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@linguamarina
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linguamarina/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marina.mogilko/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linguamarina

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Last updated: 2026-09-29