Alphabet-backed language learning platform developer Duolingo has now raised $183m altogether and has increased its valuation 60% to $2.4bn.

Duolingo, the US-based language learning app developer backed by internet and technology group Alphabet, has increased its valuation to $2.4bn in a $35m financing round.

Investment manager Durable Capital Partners and growth equity firm General Atlantic provided the capital, which lifted the company’s overall funding to $183m.

Founded in 2009 as a spinout of Carnegie Mellon University, Duolingo has built an online platform that helps users learn some 40 different languages.

The company has 98 courses available and will put…

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