# Severin Hacker, Founder at Duolingo

> Severin Hacker, Founder at Duolingo. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/severin-hacker (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

New York City, US · Angel

# Severin Hacker

Founder at Duolingo

Latest rounds

- **Trala** Seed · $1.3M Dec 2018

Backs *Edtech* *Fintech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Dec 2018
- **Filings:** 2 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator
- **Linked to a firm** No firm on record
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $1.3M
- **Active:** 2018

2018

- [Trala](https://millionrounds.com/company/trala) *Seed* **$1.3M** *US* Dec 2018 Joined · +5 investors

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

Edtech **1** Fintech **1**

Alongside

- Bob Meese *1*
- [Jeff Weiner *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-weiner)
- Luis Von Ahn *1*
- [Origin *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/origin-2)
- [Techstars *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [AbiliLife](https://millionrounds.com/startup/abililife)
- [Brainbase](https://millionrounds.com/startup/brainbase)
- [Gridwise](https://millionrounds.com/startup/gridwise)
- [IAM Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/iam-robotics)
- ViaHero

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Company raising **Duolingo, Inc.** Director, Executive Officer since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Duolingo, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2012

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 19 May 2025 · 1h 32m 20VC: Duolingo Co-Founder on Why $3M is Harder than $100M to Raise | Why You Should Always Take Tier 1 VCs Even at Worse Terms | Why Europe Can't Win Unless the US Screws Up | How AI Impacts the Future of Work and Education with Severin Hacker With [Severin Hacker](https://millionrounds.com/person/severin-hacker) Mentions [Ashton Kutcher](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ashton-kutcher)[CapitalG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalg)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[Tim Ferriss](https://millionrounds.com/person/tim-ferriss) About this episode Severin Hacker is the Co-Founder and CTO of Duolingo, the world's most downloaded education app with over 100 million monthly users. Since its 2021 IPO, Duolingo has reached a market cap of $20BN. The company has raised over $183M from top-tier investors including CapitalG, Kleiner Perkins, Union… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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