Cambly - About the company
Cambly is a series B company based in San Francisco (United States), founded in 2012 by Kevin Law and Sameer Shariff. 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 622 active competitors, including 67 funded and 18 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like 51Talk, Open English 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.
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- 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
Investors
Ranked
9th among 622 active competitors
Employee Count
3,005 as on Feb 28, 2026
Legal entities associated with Cambly
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 | - | 69 (As on Dec 31, 2022) | - |
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Cambly's funding and investors
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 | 4356266 | Series B | 9250847 | 1397611 | 5396192 | 4219102 |
Jan 22, 2017 | 6582504 | Series A | 8952886 | 1579169 | 7472941 | |
Jan 01, 2014 | 6882247 | Seed | 1695491 | 5283881 | 6750707 |
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Cambly's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Cambly's key team members:
- Kevin Law: Co-founder, CTO of Cambly.
- Sameer Shariff: Co-Founder & CEO of Cambly. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Cambly's employee count trend
Cambly has 3,005 employees as of Feb 26. Here is Cambly's employee count trend over the years:
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Cambly's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Cambly include 51Talk, Open English and Tandem. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cambly, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Online English learning platform | $90M | 76/100 | ||
2nd | Open English 2006, Miami (United States), Series D | Online English learning platform providing live classes and AI-powered tutoring | $119M | 76/100 | |
3rd | App-based language learning platform | $8.66M | 74/100 | ||
4th | Online tutoring for learning foreign languages | $83M | 63/100 | ||
5th | Busuu 2008, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Mobile-based platform providing social networking solutions for learning languages | $11.2M | 62/100 | |
6th |  Verbling 2011, Walnut (United States), Acquired | Offering solutions for live video language learning | $7.26M | 61/100 | |
7th |  Ringle 2015, Seoul (South Korea), Series A | Online platform providing English language learning solutions | $26.9M | 61/100 | |
8th | Provider of online language, intercultural, business coaching, and mentoring programs | $10.9M | 60/100 | ||
9th | Cambly 2012, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Marketplace for language learning tutoring | $60.3M | 65/100 | |
10th | Online corporate language learning solution | - | 58/100 |
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Cambly's Investments and acquisitions
Cambly has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
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