Fluentify
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Online education |
| Founded | 2013[1] |
| Founder | Giacomo Moiso, Claudio Bosco, Matteo Avalle |
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| Website | www.fluentify.com |
Fluentify is an online language tutoring website. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the company is privately owned and operated by Fluentify LTD.[1] The platform offers online language classes with selected native speakers.
History
[edit]Fluentify was founded in February 2013 and launched into public beta in May 2013. The same month, the company was selected to join London-based Accelerator Academy for three months of training. In March 2014, Fluentify announced that it had raised $410k in angel funding from the banker Stefano Marsaglia.[2]
Fluentify and the founders have received the attention of the media in Italy. In April 2014, the two founders of the company were invited to be a guest on the TV show Che Tempo Che FA, one of the most famous programs in Italy organized by Fabio Fazio.[3][4]
In May 2014, Wired Monthly Technology Magazine chose Fluentify as one of the top 6 tools to learn online foreign languages.[5]
Business model
[edit]Fluentify scales by increasing the number of students and tutors and matching them with each other.[6] The company claims that top tutors can earn up to £2,500 per month.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Company Overview of Fluentify LTD". Companies House UK. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Language Learning Platform Fluentify Takes In $410K Angel Investment". TechCrunch. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Il made in Italy a Londra: con Fluentify l'inglese lo impari online da artisti e professionals della City". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Iovane, Giorgia (2014-04-27). "Che Tempo che fa, 27 aprile 2014, tutte le interviste". TvBlog (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ "Sei modi per imparare le lingue online". Wired Italia (in Italian). 2014-05-22. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
- ^ Choudary, Sangeet (1 August 2014). "A Platform Thinking Approach to Innovation". WIRED.
- ^ "Company blog - How to become a tutor". Company blog. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Online Tutors - TeacherOn