italki
italki is a global online language learning platform that connects students with teachers from around the world for personalized one-on-one lessons. Operating in the EdTech sector, italki has hosted over 10 million students and more than 20,000 teachers across hundreds of languages, making it one of the largest language learning communities worldwide. The platform uses a flexible marketplace model, allowing learners to book sessions at their own pace and budget.
Company History
italki was founded in 2008 by Kevin Chen and Yongyue Zhu as a language exchange and tutoring community. The platform grew rapidly, attracting venture capital funding from investors like Tiger Global and I2BF Global Ventures. Today, italki remains a leading destination for online language learning, with a global teacher community.
For International Professionals
- italki operates as a fully remote-friendly company, allowing flexibility in work location, which may be attractive for international hires.
- The company has a team spread across multiple time zones, facilitating a multilingual and multicultural work environment.
- As a language learning platform, italki often encourages employees to engage with languages, offering resources for skills development.
- The current role in Spain is administrative (Office & Executive Assistant), which may involve coordinating with a global team and require strong organizational skills.
- Spain hiring for an on-site role (likely in Madrid or Barcelona), but the company's overall remote culture could mean hybrid flexibility.
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