Kirill Bigai of Preply that's just raised $10 million; Hjalmar Nordegren of Karma on fighting food waste amidst pandemic
Mar 30, 2020
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Kirill Bigai of Preply, a language learning startup that recently raised $10 million, and Hjalmar Nordegren of Karma, a Swedish startup fighting food waste, share insights. Topics include Preply's global growth, Ukraine's tech ecosystem, Karma's mission, financial stability amidst crisis, and long-term impact on startups.
Preply emphasizes human interaction for language learning progress.
Preply supports teachers with tools to enhance business skills and connections.
Deep dives
Karel from Preply: Shaping Future Effective Learning
Preply, a global marketplace for online tutoring, focuses on efficient one-on-one classes and matching between learners and teachers. With a starting point in solving their own language learning issues, Preply expanded to provide outstanding language learning products. The platform emphasizes the importance of human interaction in achieving significant progress in language learning, connecting learners and teachers globally.
Karel from Preply: Creating Efficient Language Learning Experiences
Preply's focus on one-on-one tutoring aims to offer efficient language learning experiences. With a diverse global presence, 90% of the platform's classes involve learners and teachers from different countries. Beyond language learning, Preply also aims to foster cultural exchange and enhance the online learning environment through innovative tools like their video platform.
Karel from Preply: Empowering Teachers as Business People
Preply supports teachers in becoming business-savvy individuals by offering tools like performance dashboards, payment methods, access to learners, a CRM system, and scheduling features. By facilitating efficient connections between learners and teachers, Preply ensures seamless bookings through a marketplace model with a commission-based transaction system.
Karel from Preply: Market Reach and Business Expansion
Majority of Preply's customers are from the United States, with a focus on languages like Spanish, German, and French, along with English learning for immigrants. Targeting Western Europe, North America, and select regions for growth, Preply plans to expand its customer base and reach through scaling its business and improving product-market fit.
This week, we've got two interviews to share with you. The first one is with Kirill Bigay from Preply, a language learning startup from Ukraine that's got pretty big news to share. The other is with Hjalmar Nordegren from Karma, a Swedish startup that fights food waste globally.
Check out the full show notes on Tech.eu: https://tech.eu/news/podcast-162-kirill-bigai-preply-hjalmar-nordegren-karma For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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