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busuu hits 30m users and launches a Spanish course for kids

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Thomas Ohr

busuu, one of the world’s largest language-learning communities, today announced that it has just reached 30 million users (out of 200 countries). Founded in 2008, Busuu raised € 3.5 million by the end of last year and moved from Madrid … Continue reading →

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busuu.com raises €3.5m and moves its headquarters to London

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

busuu.com, the world’s largest social network for language learning, has just closed a Series A investment round of €3.5 million from PROfounders Capital and private investors. PROfounders Capital investment partner Brent Hoberman (lastminute.com co-founder and serial entrepreneur) will join the … Continue reading →

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busuu.com apps reach landmark of 10m downloads

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Madrid-based language learning startup busuu.com just announced that it has reached 10 million downloads of its Android and iOS apps. Every day, busuu.com registers more than 20,000 downloads of its app by language learners from all over the world. … Continue reading →

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busuu launches an interactive app for learning languages

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

busuu.com, a Madrid based startup that created the leading language-learning community, just launched the first language-learning app in the world that allows you to interact with native speakers. Whether you are waiting for the train or for your girlfriend to finish … Continue reading →

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English Attack! opens for teachers, schools & companies

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

Entertainment Learning, a Paris based education-via-entertainment startup, just announced the launch of a platform for teachers, schools and companies for its flagship English-language learning site, English Attack!. The platform extends English Attack’s pedagogical approach to teachers, schools, universities and company … Continue reading →

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busuu.com launched Japanese as 11th language

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

busuu.com, the Madrid based language learning community which recently won a TechCrunch Europas Award, has just launched a new language – Japanese. This means, that busuu.com is now offering its users 11 languages in total. Like with every other language on busuu.com … Continue reading →

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busuu has more than one reason to celebrate

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

busuu.com, one of the leading online communities for learning languages in the world, has more than one reason to celebrate: First of all, the Madrid based startup has currently won the renowned Europas Award in London and is now officially … Continue reading →

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busuu.com launches Android apps for 9 languages

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Since their launch, the iPhone apps of busuu.com, which is a Madrid based language learning community, have been downloaded more than 2 million times. As the startup announced today, busuu.com apps are now also available for Android phones. The young company … Continue reading →

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NEOTEC program – Blinklearning has just received funding

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Blinklearning, a Madrid and London based startup that aims to personalize education by providing teachers with tools to create high-quality educational material, has just received 350,000 Euro of funding from the Spanish CDTI NEOTEC program. The CDTI (Centre for Industrial … Continue reading →

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Martin Varsavsky recently invested in Busuu.com

Posted on April 23, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

The Madrid based language learning community Busuu has just raised an Angel round from Martin Varsavsky (founder of FON). The specific sum of this investment has not been disclosed yet. Martin Varsavsky had been advising Busuu before and recently stated … Continue reading →

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