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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Luis_von_AhnLuis von Ahn - Wikipedia

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   Luis von Ahn (Spanish: [ˈlwis fon ˈan]; born 19 August 1978) is a Guatemalan entrepreneur, software developer, and consulting professor in the Computer Science Department at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2. www.distractify.com › p › luis-von-ahn-net-worthWhat Is Luis von Ahn’s Net Worth? Details on Duolingo CEO

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   Jan 5, 2024 · Luis von Ahn is the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, the popular language-learning app. He also created CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA technologies and received the MacArthur Genius Grant. His net worth is estimated at $36.5 million.

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   • Occupation: Entrepreneur, Consulting Professor

3. www.cnbc.com › 2022/03/03 › meet-luis-von-ahn-43Meet Luis von Ahn: 43-year-old 'genius' behind language app ...

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   Mar 3, 2022 · Luis von Ahn is the 43-year-old creator of Duolingo, a popular language-learning app with a $2.79 billion market cap. He also developed CAPTCHA and reCAPTCHA, and received a MacArthur Fellowship for his work in 2006.

4. www.bbc.com › news › business-51208154The man teaching 300 million people a new language - BBC

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   Jan 27, 2020 · Fast forward to today, and Luis is the co-founder and boss of Pittsburgh-based Duolingo, the world's most popular language-learning app, which has more than 300 million users around the globe.

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5. www.forbes.com › sites › susanadamsGame of Tongues: How Duolingo Built A $700 Million ... - Forbes

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   Jul 16, 2019 · Von Ahn says that will climb to $86 million in 2019 and $160 million in 2020 as more users sign on and pay for the premium app, which will attract them with new features.

6. www.businessofbusiness.com › articles › duolingo-ipoDuolingo’s $3.6 billion IPO could net co-founders nearly $375 ...

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   Jul 27, 2021 · Luis von Ahn, the Guatemalan entrepreneur behind Google's reCAPTCHA and Duolingo, could earn $374 million from the IPO of his language learning platform. The company, which offers courses in 40 languages, is set to go public at a valuation of up to $3.6 billion.

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   Who is Luis von Ahn?

   • He is known as one of the pioneers of crowdsourcing. He is the founder of the company reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo. Luis von Ahn was born and raised in Guatemala City. He is of Guatemalan German-Jewish descent through his father.

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   How much Will Hacker & von Ahn gain from Duolingo IPO?

   • Both founders stand to gain a lot from the IPO — even at $95, the lower end of the price range, von Ahn’s stake could be worth $374 million and Hacker’s could be worth $369.3 million. One of the things that made Duolingo so successful was its appeal to our emotions.

   Duolingo’s $3.6 billion IPO could net co-founders nearly $375 million

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   How much Will Hacker & von Ahn's IPO cost?

   • He’s also won the MacArthur Fellowship and been called the “father of crowdsourcing.” Both founders stand to gain a lot from the IPO — even at $95, the lower end of the price range, von Ahn’s stake could be worth $374 million and Hacker’s could be worth $369.3 million.

   Duolingo’s $3.6 billion IPO could net co-founders nearly $375 million

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   Could von Ahn have sat back?

   • Von Ahn says it was in the tens of millions of dollars. Again, he could have sat back. Instead, he and Severin Hacker — a standout Ph.D. student at Carnegie Melon University, where von Ahn is a consulting professor — landed on the idea for an educational app that would teach people how to learn new languages, for free.

   Meet Luis von Ahn: 43-year-old 'genius' behind language app Duolingo

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8. www.fastcompany.com › 90659868 › duolingo-is-nowDuolingo is now worth $6.5 billion, and its CEO is having a ...

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   Jul 28, 2021 · BY Arianne Cohen 3 minute read. Luis von Ahn, CEO of Duolingo, is having a very big day. The popular language-learning company debuted on the Nasdaq today, with an initial public offering price...