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In 2016, the Preply platform was restructured by adding a ranking algorithm of machine learning for recommendations and classification of tutors. Preply raised $ 1.3 million in funding from investors like
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It was founded in the United States in 2012 by three
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marketplace, connecting tutors to hundreds of thousands of learners in 180 countries worldwide. More than 35,000 tutors teach over 50 languages, powered by a
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employee count reaching 100, marking a seven-fold increase in less than three years.
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