When was Cambly founded?

Cambly was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Cambly located?

Cambly is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

Who is the current CEO of Cambly?

Sameer Shariff of Cambly. They have also founded 1 company.

How many employees does Cambly have?

As of Jun 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Cambly is 3020.

Is Cambly a funded company?

Cambly is a funded company, having raised a total of $60.3M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jan 01, 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Cambly?

Cambly's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Jun 08, 2022, with participation from 8 investors.

Where does Cambly rank among its competitors?

Cambly ranks 5th amongst 652 active competitors, of which 69 are funded. It stands 4th 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 Cambly?

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

Cambly - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Cambly is a series B company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Sameer Shariff and Kevin Law. It operates as a Marketplace for language learning tutoring. Cambly has raised $60.3M in funding from Bessemer Venture Partners and Benchmark. The company has 652 active competitors, including 69 funded and 20 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Open English, 51Talk and Tandem.

Company Details

Marketplace for language learning tutoring. The platform provides a two-sided platform through which those interested in learning a new language can do so through a conversational video chat with a native speaker. Provides the benefit of providing on-demand access to tutors and is also fairly affordable, charging students on an hourly basis to speak with them. Pre-vets all tutors who end up on the platform. Available on iPad, iPhone, and Desktop.

Website: www.cambly.com/english?lang=en
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Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2012

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$60.3M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Jun 08, 2022, $*****

Investors

Bessemer Venture Partners & 22 more

Ranked

5^th among 652 active competitors

Employee Count

3,020 as on Jun 30, 2026

Similar Companies

Open English & 609 more

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Cambly is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
CAMBLY INC CIN: 5407394 , United States, Active	Sep 29, 2013	-	44 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-
CAMBLY INC. CIN: 464930655 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	51 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Cambly has raised a total funding of $60.3M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Jun 08, 2022 for $*****. 8 investors participated in its latest round. Cambly has 18 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cambly:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jun 08, 2022	2433289	Series B	6432766	4440026	7541561	3806364
Jan 22, 2017	4514775	Series A	8775663	3905561	5894096	Google Ventures & 3 more
Jan 01, 2014	4286763	Seed	8967344	1812974	9009616	Y Combinator

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The founders of Cambly are Sameer Shariff and Kevin Law. Sameer Shariff is the CEO of Cambly.

Here are the details of Cambly's key team members:

Sameer Shariff: Co-Founder & CEO of Cambly.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Kevin Law: Co-founder, CTO of Cambly.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Cambly's employee count trend

Cambly has 3,020 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Cambly's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cambly include Open English, 51Talk and Tandem. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cambly, 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	Sequoia 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	73/100
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	67/100
5th	Cambly 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series B	Marketplace for language learning tutoring	$60.3M	Google Ventures, Authentic Ventures & 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	Summit Partners, Global Founders Capital ... & 16 others	61/100
10th	Speexx 2011, Germany, Series B	Provider of online language, intercultural, business coaching, and mentoring programs	$10.9M	Eiffel Investment Group, Ventech & 3 others	59/100