Preply

Preply is a language learning marketplace. From its funding announcement.

$150M Series DRaised 9 months agoNYC, USAConsumer & RetailUSA
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In their own words

What Preply says it is doing

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Public signal Described in the funding announcement as "language learning marketplace". Source

Market expansionProduct

Public signal Read from the company's own description of what the funding supports.

Why now

Where Preply is today

Preply announced a Series D round of $150M on 21 January 2026, led by WestCap.

Latest round
Series D
Amount
$150M
Announced
21 January 2026
Headquarters
NYC, USA
Sector
Consumer & Retail
Growth stage
Series C+
Investors
Also participating
Not stated
Relevant leadership
CEO Kirill Bigai

Momentum AfterRaise intelligence

AfterRaise Score

51
Steady growth
0 funding signals in the last 90 days
Funding recency
9/40
announced within the last year
Round scale
22/25
round size relative to the market
Funding stage
20/20
Series D
Funding cadence
0/15
one funding event tracked this year
Arriving with the signals layer
  • Hiring momentum Open roles and hiring pace
  • Market expansion New offices and new countries
  • Leadership Executive appointments
  • Product activity Launches and releases

Since the raise

What has happened since

  • 21 January 2026
    $150M Series D
    Led by WestCap.

Public signal The timeline currently holds funding events, because those are the signals AfterRaise observes today. Hiring, leadership, expansion and product events join it with the signals layer.

What may happen next

What this raise could create

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What may happen next

  • New market entry
  • First local hires in the new market
  • Local entity and legal setup
  • Product launches and new tiers

Opportunities this could create

  • Retail partnerships
  • Brand leadership
  • Market-entry advisers
  • Local employment infrastructure
  • In-market partnerships

Based on the Consumer & Retail sector, a Series C+ round and the priorities the company itself set out. Not a statement of fact.

Early momentum3 connected signals
  • 21 January 2026$150M Series D announced
  • 21 January 2026Stated priority: market expansion
  • 21 January 2026Stated priority: product

High momentum means several meaningful company changes have occurred in a short period. Signals here are funding events and the priorities the company stated; hiring, leadership and expansion detection join with the signals layer.

Open to

What Preply is open to

Not yet specified

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Opportunities

Ways to work with Preply

No open opportunities listed

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People who have contributed here

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