Union Square Ventures

3 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement May 25, 2020 by Luis von Ahn · said 7 times in 2 episodes since 2020 · across every show →

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reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn (2020) Dec 18, 2023 · 3 mentions · from 43:36
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reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn May 25, 2020 · 4 mentions · from 39:45
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May 25, 2020 neutral

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Luis von Ahn: Duolingo raised $3.3M Series A from USV, Ferriss, Kutcher

“It was 3.3 million, which at the time, this was a normal Series A. So it's three million dollars from Union Square Ventures and 300,000 from a combination of Tim Ferriss, and Ashton Kutcher.”

Luis von Ahn May 25, 2020 ▶ 41:46 reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn

Dec 18, 2023 neutral

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Von Ahn: Duolingo raised $3.3M Series A from USV, Ferriss, and Kutcher

“It's 3.3 million, which at the time, this was a normal series A. So it's three million dollars from Union Square Ventures and 300,000 from a combination of Tim Ferriss and Ashton Kutcher.”

Luis von Ahn Dec 18, 2023 ▶ 45:37 reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn (2020)

Dec 18, 2023 neutral

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Von Ahn: USV invested in Duolingo despite doubting the idea worked

“I mean, they've now told me, look, we'd never thought this would work, but you had a really good track record. So why not?”

Luis von Ahn Dec 18, 2023 ▶ 44:03 reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn (2020)

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