busuu
Language learning platform
- 201-500 employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Education
- Languages
- Subscription
- Learning
- SaaS
- City of London, London, UK
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Company mission
Busuu's mission is to provide an effective and affordable way to learn a language.
Our take
Most people agree that learning doesn't only need to take place in the classroom any more. Busuu make learning a language fun on mobile, and have amassed a huge amount of users in the process.
In an increasingly globalised world, learning a language has never been more useful. This is a macro trend Busuu are riding, with the language instruction market worth $60bn globally and rising as the developing world comes online.
They are particularly strong in emerging markets, with a growing presence in Brazil, Russia, China and Turkey.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Restricted stock units (RSUs)
- Personal training budget
- Work from home opportunities
- Private Health Insurance scheme
- Free breakfast and plenty of snacks and fresh fruit
- Flexible working hours and a hybrid model of working
- Lots of social activities
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Feb 2017
$4.2m
SERIES B
Jul 2015
$6.7m
SERIES B
Total funding: $16.2m
Leadership
Bernhard Niesner
(CEO)Strategy consultant at Roland Berger and Associate Professor at IE Business School
Adrian Hilti
(Co-founder)Met Bernhard at IE Business School