When was 51Talk founded?

51Talk was founded in 2011 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is 51Talk located?

51Talk is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Is 51Talk a funded company?

51Talk is a funded company, having raised a total of $90M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Angel round, raised on 2011.

When was the latest funding round of 51Talk?

51Talk's latest funding was a $***** Series D round on 2015, with participation from 2 investors.

Where does 51Talk rank among its competitors?

51Talk ranks 2nd amongst 711 active competitors, of which 77 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Tandem, which secured $93.7K in Oct, 2023.

Who are the top competitors of 51Talk?

51Talk's top competitors include Open English, Tandem and Busuu. Among them, Tandem secured the most recent funding round in October, 2023.

51Talk - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

51Talk is an online English school providing one-to-one foreign language teacher service. 51Talk offers e-learning courses at affordable prices, with teachers mainly from southeast Asian countries who speak English as their native language. 51talk is also trying to diversify its user experience by setting up offline experience centers, following a similar initiative by major competitor Hujiang. In addition to building such centers in first-tier cities like Beijing and Shanghai.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2011

Location

Beijing, China

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$90M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, 2015, $*****

Investors

Shunwei Capital & 3 more

Ranked

2^nd among 711 active competitors

Investment & Acquisitions

Koala Reading & 1 more

Similar Companies

Open English & 663 more

Exit Details

Public

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51Talk got listed on Jun 10, 2016.

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51Talk has raised a total funding of $90M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2011. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on 2015 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. 51Talk has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of 51Talk:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2015	9576	Series D	5739	4196	9222	3078
Oct 23, 2014	6193033	Series C	7105627	7294513	1082674	Sequoia Capital & 2 more
Dec 16, 2013	3185102	Series B	9009917	8532097	8345513	Shunwei Capital & 1 more

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The founders of 51Talk is Huang Jiajia.

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Huang Jiajia: Founder of 51Talk.

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Top competitors of 51Talk include Open English, Tandem and Busuu. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of 51Talk, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Open English 2006, Miami (United States), Series D	Online English learning platform providing live classes and AI-powered tutoring	$119M	Flybridge Capital Partners, TCV & 7 others	77/100
2nd	51Talk 2011, Beijing (China), Public	Online English learning platform	$90M	Shunwei Capital, DCM Ventures & 2 others	76/100
3rd	Tandem 2015, Berlin (Germany), Series A	App-based language learning platform	$8.66M	Rubylight, Faber & 15 others	74/100
4th	Busuu 2008, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Mobile-based platform providing social networking solutions for learning languages	$11.2M	GP Bullhound, McGraw Hill & 4 others	66/100
5th	Cambly 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Marketplace for language learning tutoring	$60.3M	Benchmark, Bessemer Venture Partners & 21 others	65/100
6th	Learnship 2008, Cologne (Germany), Acquired	Online corporate language learning solution	-	BDMI, Evoco & 2 others	64/100
7th	Verbling 2011, Walnut (United States), Acquired	Offering solutions for live video language learning	$7.26M	Bullpen Capital, Inspovation Ventures & 19 others	64/100
8th	Ringle 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Series A	Online platform providing English language learning solutions	$26.9M	Must Asset Management, Do Ventures & 5 others	62/100
9th	Lingoda 2012, Berlin (Germany), Series C	Online tutoring for learning foreign languages	$83M	Global Founders Capital, Summit Partners ... & 16 others	60/100
10th	Lingumi 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Pre-school English language learning through the interactive device	$7.68M	Accelerated Digital Ventures, North Summit Capital ... & 16 others	59/100