italki

italki is a global language learning community that connects students and teachers for 1-on-1 online language lessons. We’re passionate about giving everyone the opportunity to learn languages, in the most personalized and authentic way possible.

We launched italki at the end of 2006 as a social network for language exchange. We wanted to connect people around the world to learn from each other. We thought a bright pink logo would help. We expanded italki into a "community marketplace" where learners could pay money to online teachers for personal lessons. It was a new idea, and many people were skeptical it could work as a platform.We expanded our marketplace with more languages, more learners, and more teachers. In 2012 we completed our angel financing round.

OUR VISION

To help people become fluent in foreign languages, by building connections with people from other cultures.

OUR MISSION

To build the world’s best community-driven language education platform.

How does it work?

• Choose Your Teacher - Watch teacher introduction videos and read reviews from other students.
• Book Your Lesson - Only schedule lessons at a time and date that suit you.
• Start Your Journey - Connect with your teacher via video chat software, and let the learning begin!

We are changing the way the world learns foreign languages! Join our multinational team made up of passionate language learners today!