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Severin Hacker

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Duolingo

New York, New York, United States

FoundedDuolingo$1.5B

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Duolingo's investors · 18

Bond Capital ManagementSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checksCapitalGSan Francisco · $75M – $100M checks · since 2020Drive CapitalColumbus · $5M – $30M checks · since 2017Durable Capital PartnersBethesda · since 2020Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcPalo AltoGeneral AtlanticNew York · $10M – $1B checks · since 2020K2 GlobalSingaporeKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2019LingottoManta Ray VenturesLondonNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2012NewView CapitalBurlingamePROfounders CapitalLondon · $500K – $3M checksRuna CapitalLuxembourg · $500K – $5M checksSound VenturesSanta MonicaUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checks · since 2020Wonder VenturesLos Angeles · $100K – $1.5M checks

Co-founders at Duolingo

LVLuis von Ahn
Luis von AhnFounder
SG
Severin GueyFounder

Experience

  1. DuolingoBuilder / Member of Technical Staff, cofoundercurrent2026 — presentNew York, NY
  2. DuolingoCTO & Cofoundercurrent2011 — presentNew York, New York, United States
  3. Above Ground CoffeeFoundercurrent2025 — presentUnited States
  4. Carnegie Mellon UniversityPhD Student2007 — 2014Greater Pittsburgh Area
  5. MicrosoftResearch Intern2009Redmond
  6. ActantInternship2004

Skills & more

PythonComputer ScienceMachine LearningJavaArtificial IntelligenceMatlabRC++ProgrammingPerlData AnalysisHuman Computer Interaction
+4 moreCStatisticsData MiningDistributed Systems

Languages English · French · German

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Cofia

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Severin Hacker?
Director at Duolingo
Where does Severin Hacker work?
Severin Hacker is Founder of Duolingo.
What companies did Severin Hacker found?
Severin Hacker founded Duolingo.
What companies has Severin Hacker invested in?
Investments tracked here include Cofia.
Where did Severin Hacker go to school?
Severin Hacker studied at Carnegie Mellon University (PhD, Computer Science); ETH Zürich (BSc, Computer Science).

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