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Type of site | E-learning |
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| Headquarters | Tallinn, Estonia |
| URL | lingvist |
| Launched | 2014 |
| Current status | Beta |
Lingvist is an adaptive language-learning platform, available in an international public free beta version since 2014. [1]
As of May 2022 [update] , Lingvist offers introductory English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Italian and Estonian courses, available in various languages. [2]
Lingvist's software analyses various text sources, such as subtitles or articles to determine the frequency of words in a given language. [3] Lingvist adapts to users' skill levels and attempts to teach the users quickly, starting with the most relevant words. While there are grammar references, the primary method of Lingvist is not in teaching grammar but in teaching the language as it is used naturally. [4]
Lingvist was co-founded in 2013 by Mait Müntel, an Estonian physicist involved with the team that identified the Higgs-Boson particle at CERN, Ott Jalakas and Andres Koern. [5]
In 2014, the company raised €1 million from SmartCap, Nordic VC Inventure, and other angel investors to develop the tool. [6]
Lingvist announced in June 2015 an additional €1.6 million funding from the European Union, as part of the Horizon 2020 programme. [7]
In November 2015, the company raised $8 million in Series A funding led by Japanese e-commerce and online services giant Rakuten, with participation from investment firms SmartCap, Inventure, and from Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn and former Atomico partner Geoff Prentice. [8]
In March, 2017, Lingvist announced their partnership with Taiwanese company PChome . [9]
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