Luis von Ahn
Unicorn founderFounder at Duolingo
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
FoundedDuolingo$1.5B
About
Luis von Ahn is the CEO, co-Founder, and a Board Member at Duolingo, which he co-founded with Severin Hacker in 2011. The company was established to make high-quality education more widely accessible through technology.
Founder at Duolingo
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Duolingo's investors · 14
CapitalGSan Francisco · $50M – $100M checks · since 2020Drive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo AltoK2 GlobalSingaporeKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2019Manta Ray VenturesLondonNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNewView CapitalBurlingamePROfounders CapitalLondon · $560K – $3.4M checksRuna CapitalSofia · $500K – $5M checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks · since 2020Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks
Co-founders at Duolingo
SH
Severin HackerDirector
Experience
- DuolingoCEO, co-Founder & Board Membercurrent2011 — presentPittsburgh, PA
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityProfessor
- reCAPTCHAFounder and CEO2007 — 2009Pittsburgh, PA
Skills & more
Languages French
- Duolingo
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Luis von Ahn?
- Luis von Ahn is the CEO, co-Founder, and a Board Member at Duolingo, which he co-founded with Severin Hacker in 2011. The company was established to make high-quality education more widely accessible through technology.
- Where does Luis von Ahn work?
- Luis von Ahn is Founder of Duolingo.
- What companies did Luis von Ahn found?
- Luis von Ahn founded Duolingo.
- Where did Luis von Ahn go to school?
- Luis von Ahn studied at Carnegie Mellon University (PhD, Computer Science); Duke University (BS, Mathematics).
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