How Preply Became One of the Largest Online Language Learning Startups

Preply was founded in 2012 by Ukrainian entrepreneurs Kirill Bigai, Dmytro Voloshyn, and Serge Lukyanov. Since then, they've raised millions in venture capital funding.

Kirill Bigai, the cofounder and CEO of Preply. Preply Over a decade ago, Preply CEO Kirill Bigai and his future cofounders Dmytro Voloshyn and Sergey Lukyanov moved from Ukraine to Boston for work. At the time, Bigai felt like his English proficiency wasn't where he wanted it to be. "On paper, I was intermediate, but I was struggling to connect with people for business, " he said. To help with his English, Bigai found an online tutor who taught classes from Texas via Skype. The two hit it off and he could tell that his English skills were improving. He started to see the potential for…

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