# Preply

> Preply is a global tutoring marketplace connecting learners with independent tutors for live, personalized online lessons, supported by AI practice tools. It serves individuals and employers through Preply Business, earning lesson commissions and selling recurring learning programs.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Brookline, United States
- **Founders:** Kirill Bigai (Co-founder and CEO), Dmytro Voloshyn (Co-founder and CTO), Serge Lukianov (Co-founder)
- **Products:** Online tutoring marketplace, Preply Business, Lesson Insights, Daily Exercises, Scenario Practice
- **Notable:** Reached a USD 1.2 billion valuation in January 2026., Reported becoming EBITDA positive in the January 2026 funding announcement., Reported more than 150,000 tutors and learners in 180 countries in October 2026.

## Products & services

- **Online tutoring marketplace** — Individual video lessons, tutor search, scheduling, payments and recurring learning plans.
- **Preply Business** — Corporate language training with personalized tutoring, program administration, onboarding and progress reporting.
- **Lesson Insights** — Optional AI lesson summaries and feedback on vocabulary, grammar and speaking.
- **Daily Exercises** — Short AI-generated practice connected to previous lesson content.
- **Scenario Practice** — AI avatar conversation practice, introduced in beta and assignable by tutors.

## Achievements

- Reached a USD 1.2 billion valuation in January 2026.
- Reported becoming EBITDA positive in the January 2026 funding announcement.
- Reported more than 150,000 tutors and learners in 180 countries in October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Announced USD 150 million Series D led by WestCap at USD 1.2 billion valuation.
- **2026-10** — Announced Lillian Reaume as Chief People Officer and Bilal Zia as VP of Data Science and Analytics on October 14; reported more than 150,000 tutors.

## Links

- Website: https://preply.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/preply/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/preplyCom
- GitHub: https://github.com/preply
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/preplysite
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preply/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/preply
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@preplyglobal

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Last updated: 2026-10-16