Tandem - About the company
Tandem is a series A company based in Berlin (Germany), founded in 2015 by Arnd Aschentrup and Matthias Kleimann. It operates as an App-based language learning platform. Tandem has raised $8.66M in funding from investors like Rubylight, Brighteye Ventures and Faber. The company has 546 active competitors, including 41 funded and 15 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Busuu, Verbling and Speexx.
Company Details
App-based language learning platform. Language learning services are provided via online text-based and video-based tutoring. Users can browse, select, take a sample lesson, and then schedule tutorial sessions with language tutors. Tutors are selected through a structured application process and can create their own profile on the website mentioning linguistic expertise and availability.
- Website
- tandem.net
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@tandem.net
- Registered Address
- Hanomaghof 2 30449 Hannover Germany
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
Berlin, Germany
Stage
Series A
Total Funding
$8.66M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Ranked
1st among 546 active competitors
Employee Count
30 as on Dec 31, 2021
Legal entities associated with Tandem
Tandem is associated with 1 legal entity given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tripod Technology GmbH CIN: HRB210614 , Germany, Active | Dec 29, 2013 | - | 30 (As on Dec 31, 2021) |
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Tandem's funding and investors
Tandem has raised a total funding of $8.66M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2015. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Oct 01, 2023 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Tandem has 14 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Tandem:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Oct 01, 2023 | 4584920 | Grant (prize money) | 1398389 | 4695272 | 7890335 | 9946799 |
Oct 01, 2020 | 4646629 | Grant (prize money) | 5679447 | 3341270 | 5489879 | |
Jul 28, 2020 | 2909906 | Series A | 3298745 | 5634877 |
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Tandem's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Tandem are Arnd Aschentrup and Matthias Kleimann. Alex Mollart is the CEO of Tandem.
Here are the details of Tandem's key team members:
- Arnd Aschentrup: Co-Founder & CEO of Tandem and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Matthias Kleimann: Co-Founder of Tandem. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Alex Mollart: CEO of Tandem. Contact Info: 1 email address
Tandem's Board of Directors
Tandem's board has 2 active members. Arnd Aschentrup and Tobias Dickmeis are part of team.Here is the list of Tandem's board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Team | - | Current | 12y 2m | |
Team | - | Current | 8y 3m | |
keflwhn | Team | - | Past | 1y 9m |
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Tandem's employee count trend
Tandem has 30 employees as of Dec 21. The total employee count is 36.0% more than what it was in Dec 20. Here is Tandem's employee count trend over the years:
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Tandem's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Tandem include Busuu, Verbling and Speexx. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Tandem, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | App-based language learning platform | $8.66M | 74/100 | ||
2nd | Busuu 2008, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Mobile-based platform providing social networking solutions for learning languages | $11.2M | 62/100 | |
3rd |  Verbling 2011, Walnut (United States), Acquired | Offering solutions for live video language learning | $7.26M | 61/100 | |
4th | Provider of online language, intercultural, business coaching, and mentoring programs | $10.9M | 60/100 | ||
5th | Online tutoring for learning foreign languages | $83M | 60/100 | ||
6th | Online corporate language learning solution | - | 58/100 | ||
7th | One on one language tutoring platform | $3.15M | 55/100 | ||
8th |  iTutorGroup 2008, Shanghai (China), Acquired | Online education platform providing interactive language training and on-demand learning from experts | $315M | 55/100 | |
9th |  Lingumi 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Pre-school English language learning through the interactive device | $7.68M | 55/100 | |
10th | Educational apps for English and Japanese language learning | $1.8M | 54/100 |
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Tandem's Investments and acquisitions
Tandem has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to Tandem
Filter this listMedia has covered Tandem for a total of 12 events in the last 1 year, 3 of them have been about company updates and 2 about people movement.
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Georgia Banking Company & Tandem Bancorp Announce MergerMetro Atlanta CEO•Feb 26, 2026•GBC, Tandem, Tandem Bank
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Speedchain Raises $111M in Equity and Debt Financing TMC•Sep 10, 2025•Speedchain, GTMfund, K5 Global, Tandem and 4 others
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Paris-based Startup Tandem Secures $3.8M Seed Round Led by Tribe Capital to Enhance In-App AI GuidanceStartup Rise EU•Jul 09, 2025•Tandem, Tribe Capital
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Tandem Group Anticipates Launch of Sir Chris Hoy Bike Range Amid Sales IncreaseInsider Media•Jun 24, 2025•Tandem
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