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Preply
Preply, Inc. is an education technology company with headquarters in Brookline, Massachusetts, and roots originating in Ukraine. The company operates a platform that connects students with language tutors globally.
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Preply at a glance
Preply is an edtech company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $261.9M across the 6 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round, Series D, raised $150M in January 2026. Xcout tracks 23 named people at Preply, including Aurélien Pallain (Chief Operating Officer). Xcout recorded 128 job postings from Preply in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Looker, Tableau, PyTorch.
Preply leadership
- Aurélien PallainChief Operating Officer
- Charlie WickersChief Financial Officer
- Josh CrossickChief Product Officer
- José FerreiraChief of Staff and VP of Corporate Strategy
- Sofia TavaresChief Brand Officer
- Kirill BigaiCo-founder and CEO
17 more named people on record for Preply, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →
Preply funding rounds
At least $261.9M raised across the 6 rounds on record. The 4 most recent:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series D | $150M | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $22.5M | — | |
| Series C | $50M | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $35.2M | — |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Preply
Xcout recorded 128 job postings from Preply in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in Preply's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it and all 25 tools — see Preply's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 70 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 197 startup technology companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Preply’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
Tech stack
Preply competitors
A few of Preply's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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More on Preply in Xcout Intel
- 23 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 6 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access