italki.com is a free language learning website where you can find everything you need to learn a language online. italki is applying Web 2.0 concepts, such as social networking, user-generated content, and crowdsourcing, to language learning. italki is now home to a global community of language learners representing over 90 langauges worldwide. italki was one of the first social networks focused on learning foreign languages online and continues to be an innovator in this space with features such as multimedia chat, socially-driven questions and answers, open-source file sharing, and collaborative knowledge-based wikis.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/01/07 | Seed | 0.15M | Unknown |
People
Eric Pang (President and COO)
William Bao Bean (Board Member)
Steven P Huang (Board Member)
Kevin Chen (Founder)
Yongyue Jiang (CEO and Founder)
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