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'''Fluentify''' is an online language tutoring website. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]], the company is privately owned and operated by Blinguo LTD.<ref>{{cite | '''Fluentify''' is an online language tutoring website. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]], the company is privately owned and operated by Blinguo LTD.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company Overview of Blinguo LTD|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=261226340|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek|accessdate=31 July 2014}}</ref> The platform offers online language classes with selected native speakers. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Fluentify was founded in February 2013 and launched into public beta in May 2013. The same month, the company has been selected to join London-based [[Accelerator Academy]] for three months of training. In March 2014, | Fluentify was founded in February 2013 and launched into public beta in May 2013. The same month, the company has been selected to join London-based [[Accelerator Academy]] for three months of training. In March 2014, Fluentify announced that it had raised $410k in angel funding from the banker [[Stefano Marsaglia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Language Learning Platform Fluentify Takes In $410K Angel Investment|url=http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/31/fluentify-angel/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=31 July 2014|date=31 March 2014}}</ref> Marsaglia is a prominent M&A banker, currently co-head of corporate and investment banking at [[Mediobanca]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Mediobanca Names Barclays’ Marsaglia Investment Banking Co-Head|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-03/mediobanca-names-barclays-marsaglia-investment-banking-co-head.html|publisher=Bloomberg}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mediobanca hires veteran adviser to expand European operations|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3aff70c-5b72-11e3-a2ba-00144feabdc0.html|publisher=Financial Times}}</ref> [[Italy]]’s biggest publicly traded [[investment bank]].<ref>{{cite news|title=A little less tangled, Italian finance is at last being reshaped|url=http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21580156-italian-finance-last-being-reshaped-little-less-tangled|publisher=The Economist}}</ref> | ||
In July 2014 the company opened the first international office in [[Turin]], announcing a plan to create a development hub in [[Italy]] and hire 20 developers in 12 months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fluentify: “Torniamo in Italia e assumiamo 20 persone"|url=http://www.linkiesta.it/fluentify-offre-20-posti-di-lavoro|publisher=Linkiesta}}</ref> | In July 2014 the company opened the first international office in [[Turin]], announcing a plan to create a development hub in [[Italy]] and hire 20 developers in 12 months.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fluentify: “Torniamo in Italia e assumiamo 20 persone"|url=http://www.linkiesta.it/fluentify-offre-20-posti-di-lavoro|publisher=Linkiesta}}</ref> | ||
== Working as a tutor == | |||
Fluentify runs on a marketplace platform model where it connects students and tutors and enables transactions without hiring any tutor itself.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fluentify - Terms & Conditions|url=https://www.fluentify.com/|publisher=Company website|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> Unlike traditional language schools and online tutoring websites, Fluentify scales not by increasing its inventory or number of employees but by increasing the students and tutors and matching them with each other.<ref>{{cite news|last=Choudary|first=Sangeet|title=A Platform Thinking Approach to Innovation|url=http://www.wired.com/2014/01/platform-thinking-approach-innovation/|publisher=WIRED||date=1 August 2014}}</ref> The company claims that top tutors can earn up to £2,500 per month.<ref>{{cite web|title=Company blog - How to become a tutor|url=http://www.fluentify.com/blog/?p=97|publisher=Company blog|accessdate=1 August 2014}}</ref> | |||
== Media attention == | == Media attention == | ||
In September 2013, the company has been selected from more than 200 nominations to take part in [[TechCrunch]] Competition in Rome.<ref name=TC>{{cite news|last=Butcher|first=Mike|title=GiPStech, A Radical Indoor Location Startup, Wins TechCrunch Italy Competition|url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/27/gipstech-a-radical-indoor-location-startup-wins-techcrunch-italy-competition/|publisher=TechCrunch||date=1 August 2014}}</ref> GiPStech, [[startup]] which developed an advanced indoor [[positioning]] technology based on the world’s [[geo-magnetic field]], won the $50k prize.<ref name=TC /> | |||
Fluentify and its founders received consistent media coverage in Italy. La Repubblica Next, ospiti da Fazio e Piazza Pulita. Wired dice che sono tra i migliori strumenti per imparare, Tom's HW startup di successo Che futuro 7 storie belle | |||
== Competitors == | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.fluentify.com Fluentify Official Site] | * [https://www.fluentify.com Fluentify Official Site] | ||
* [https://www.fluentify.com/zine Company blog] | |||
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Fluentify is an online language tutoring website. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, the company is privately owned and operated by Blinguo LTD.[1] The platform offers online language classes with selected native speakers.
History
Fluentify was founded in February 2013 and launched into public beta in May 2013. The same month, the company has been selected to join London-based Accelerator Academy for three months of training. In March 2014, Fluentify announced that it had raised $410k in angel funding from the banker Stefano Marsaglia.[2] Marsaglia is a prominent M&A banker, currently co-head of corporate and investment banking at Mediobanca,[3][4] Italy’s biggest publicly traded investment bank.[5]
In July 2014 the company opened the first international office in Turin, announcing a plan to create a development hub in Italy and hire 20 developers in 12 months.[6]
Working as a tutor
Fluentify runs on a marketplace platform model where it connects students and tutors and enables transactions without hiring any tutor itself.[7] Unlike traditional language schools and online tutoring websites, Fluentify scales not by increasing its inventory or number of employees but by increasing the students and tutors and matching them with each other.[8] The company claims that top tutors can earn up to £2,500 per month.[9]
Media attention
In September 2013, the company has been selected from more than 200 nominations to take part in TechCrunch Competition in Rome.[10] GiPStech, startup which developed an advanced indoor positioning technology based on the world’s geo-magnetic field, won the $50k prize.[10]
Fluentify and its founders received consistent media coverage in Italy. La Repubblica Next, ospiti da Fazio e Piazza Pulita. Wired dice che sono tra i migliori strumenti per imparare, Tom's HW startup di successo Che futuro 7 storie belle
Competitors
References
- ↑ "Company Overview of Blinguo LTD". Bloomberg Businessweek. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=261226340. Retrieved on 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Language Learning Platform Fluentify Takes In $410K Angel Investment". TechCrunch. 31 March 2014. http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/31/fluentify-angel/. Retrieved on 31 July 2014.
- ↑ "Mediobanca Names Barclays’ Marsaglia Investment Banking Co-Head". Bloomberg. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-03/mediobanca-names-barclays-marsaglia-investment-banking-co-head.html.
- ↑ "Mediobanca hires veteran adviser to expand European operations". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f3aff70c-5b72-11e3-a2ba-00144feabdc0.html.
- ↑ "A little less tangled, Italian finance is at last being reshaped". The Economist. http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21580156-italian-finance-last-being-reshaped-little-less-tangled.
- ↑ "Fluentify: “Torniamo in Italia e assumiamo 20 persone"". Linkiesta. http://www.linkiesta.it/fluentify-offre-20-posti-di-lavoro.
- ↑ "Fluentify - Terms & Conditions". Company website. https://www.fluentify.com/. Retrieved on 1 August 2014.
- ↑ Choudary, Sangeet (1 August 2014). "A Platform Thinking Approach to Innovation". WIRED. http://www.wired.com/2014/01/platform-thinking-approach-innovation/.
- ↑ "Company blog - How to become a tutor". Company blog. http://www.fluentify.com/blog/?p=97. Retrieved on 1 August 2014.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Butcher, Mike (1 August 2014). "GiPStech, A Radical Indoor Location Startup, Wins TechCrunch Italy Competition". TechCrunch. http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/27/gipstech-a-radical-indoor-location-startup-wins-techcrunch-italy-competition/.