When was Lango founded?

Lango was founded in 2003 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Lango located?

Lango is headquartered in Montenegro.

How many employees does Lango have?

As of Jul 01, 2024, the latest employee count at Lango is 11 - 50.

Is Lango a funded company?

Lango is a funded company, having raised a total of $18M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on 2006.

When was the latest funding round of Lango?

Lango's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Feb 11, 2007, with participation from 3 investors.

Where does Lango rank among its competitors?

Lango ranks 54th amongst 171 active competitors, of which 19 are funded. It stands 5th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Pica Group, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jul, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Lango?

Lango's top competitors include Meitu, Snapchat and Snap. Among them, Pica Group secured the most recent funding round in July, 2025.

Lango - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Lango is a series B company based in Montenegro, founded in 2003. It operates as an Icon based messaging app. Lango has raised $18M in funding. The company has 171 active competitors, including 19 funded and 17 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Meitu, Snapchat and Snap.

Company Details

Lango, previously Zlango, is a mobile messaging platform for iPhone and Android users. Lango has two different texting functions, the Spark and Flair. Spark- When a text is created with Lango, the app interprets the focus of the message, automatically inserting an image associated with the text. Flair- Lango offers word-over-picture, meme-like images that can be shared on Facebook and Twitter. The portal/ mobile app is shutdown as of June 2015.

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Founded Year

2003

Location

Montenegro

Stage

Series B

Total Funding

$18M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Feb 11, 2007, $*****

Investors

Benchmark & 3 more

Ranked

54^th among 171 active competitors

Employee Count

11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024

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Lango has raised a total funding of $18M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2006. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Feb 11, 2007 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Lango has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Lango:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 11, 2007	4616962	Series B	9888964	6117142	8201017	8143161
2006	3660	Series A	5936	8742	8878	Brooks-Keret

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Lango's employee count trend

Lango has 11 - 50 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Lango's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Lango include Meitu, Snapchat and Snap. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Lango, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Meitu 2008, Xiamen (China), Public	Developer of image, video, and design creation software and applications	$525M	IDG Capital, Qiming Venture Partners & 19 others	86/100
2nd	Snapchat 2011, Los Angeles (United States), Public	Provider of multimedia messaging application	$2.62B	Lightspeed Venture Partners, IVP & 61 others	82/100
3rd	Snap 2011, Santa Monica (United States), Public	Developer of a visual messaging service and AR creation tools	-	Archer Venture Capital, Hyperspeed & 19 others	70/100
4th	Yope 2021, Middletown (United States), Seed	Photo-sharing app	$6.65M	Goodwater Capital, ICLUB & 13 others	62/100
5th	500px 2009, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Photo sharing platform and stock photo marketplace	$23M	Harrison Metal, CAA & 8 others	58/100
6th	9GAG 2008, Hong Kong (China), Seed	Image and video sharing social platform	$3.92M	500 Global, Freestyle & 7 others	56/100
7th	Pica Group 2018, Milano (Italy), Seed	Online photo-sharing platform	$5.87M	Prana Ventures, Luiss Alumni 4 Growth & 1 others	51/100
8th	Mitene 2015, Tokyo (Japan), Unfunded	Mobile app for sharing and organisation of photos and videos of kids	-	-	46/100
9th	Cooliris 2006, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Mobile messaging solution provider for consumers	$27.6M	Montage Capital, DAG Ventures & 5 others	44/100
10th	All Wishes apps 2016, Rajkot (India), Unfunded	Mobile app for sending greetings and wishes	-	-	42/100
54th	Lango 2003, Montenegro, Series B	Icon based messaging app	$18M	Benchmark, DAG Ventures & 2 others	29/100