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Lingokids
Founded 2016 · 232 employees on LinkedIn · 19 known investors
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Lingokids creates in-house educational content and playful learning experiences designed to help parents raise and develop young children. It operates in the children's edtech space, producing content through its own studio.
Also known as Lingokids
Founders & leadership
Lingokids was founded in 2016 by Cristobal Viedma.
Investors · 19
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$160M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2017–2025
- $120MEquity and go-to-market investmentSep 2025 · 6 sources
Bullhound Capital (lead), BullhoundCapital (lead), General Catalyst (Customer Value Fund) (lead), General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund (lead), Nextalia Ventures
Source ↗ - $40MraisedJun 2021 · 2 sourcesSource ↗
- Undisclosed amountseedJun 2017
Holtzbrinck Ventures (lead), JME Venture Capital (lead), 500 Startups, Bessemer Ventures Partners, Big Sur Ventures, Sabadell Venture Capital
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Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Lingokids is an edutainment and media company whose core product is an interactive mobile app for children aged 2 to 8. The app combines games, animated shows, songs, podcasts and interactive activities built around what the company calls its Playlearning methodology, which covers academic subjects such as math, literacy and science alongside social-emotional learning and what it describes as modern life skills. Content is created in-house by the company's studio team and is designed for independent, self-paced exploration, with children progressing through material matched to their age and developmental level.
The company positions the app as safe, ad-free screen time for families: it is kidSAFE certified, contains no advertising, and the marketing emphasizes "guilt-free" screen time for parents. The catalog is described as more than 3,000 Playlearning activities and thousands of hours of content. Alongside the app, Lingokids operates a merchandise store (currently directing shoppers to its Amazon storefront), a blog, and a resources section for educators.
Governance includes a leadership team led by founder and CEO Cristóbal Viedma and a Child Development Council of external advisors spanning pediatrics, clinical psychiatry, education and reading research, and educational media.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Founder mafia
2 people who came through Lingokids went on to found or lead other companies.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsLingokids secured $120M in financing, a combination of equity and go-to-market investment, led by Bullhound Capital and General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund with participation from Nextalia Ventures and other existing investors. Proceeds are earmarked for expanding educational content, integrating third-party brands and characters, and applying generative AI to content production.
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Hugh Campbell, co-founder and partner at Bullhound Capital, joined the Lingokids board of directors in connection with the $120M financing.
The app features exclusive partnership content with brands including Pocoyo and Blippi, and the company collaborates with NASA on space lessons, Stanford scientists on nutritional insights, and the World Literacy Foundation on reading and spelling fundamentals.
Lingokids announced the hiring of former Tilting Point studio head Mathias Royer to run games for Lingokids Studios.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
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- Lingokidslingokids.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Lingokids do?
- Lingokids is an edutainment and media company behind an ad-free interactive app of games, shows and songs for kids aged 2-8.
- Who founded Lingokids?
- Lingokids was founded by Cristobal Viedma in 2016.
- Who are Lingokids's investors?
- Lingokids's investors include Acurio Ventures, Athos Capital, Criteria Venture Tech, FundersClub, Graph Ventures, Kube VC, 500 Global, Big Sur Ventures and 5 more.
- How much funding has Lingokids raised?
- Lingokids has disclosed $160M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.