What SoloLearn does

SoloLearn, founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, is a mobile-first coding education platform that delivers interactive, bite-sized lessons on programming, AI literacy, and tech skills to a global base of more than 30 million registered users. The platform spans iOS, Android, and web with seamless cross-device progress synchronization, and operates a community-driven Q&A forum with over 62 million active members. Its core product architecture combines lesson modules, in-lesson quizzes, an in-browser code compiler, and an AI tutoring layer (Kodie AI Assistant) that explains answers, identifies code mistakes, and powers an embedded AI Prompting Playground for hands-on practice across data analysis, marketing, and writing tasks.

The business model is a verticalized freemium subscription with a Free tier (basic courses and certificates), a PRO tier at $12.99 monthly or $69.96 annually, and a MAX tier at $119.52 annually that bundles AI features. SoloLearn also monetizes through a B2B channel, SoloLearn Teams, which serves over 12,500 educational institutions and named enterprise customers including Amazon, Google, Apple, Glovo, and Space X. Catalog breadth — 52+ courses including 20+ programming courses (Python, Java, C, JavaScript, SQL, HTML/CSS) and 15+ AI courses — is paired with structured Learning Paths guiding users toward career-oriented outcomes.

SoloLearn has raised approximately $30.9 million in venture funding across seed, Series 1, Series 2, and Series B rounds, with the most recent being a $24 million Series B in July 2021 led by Drive Capital, with Learn Capital and Prosus Ventures participating. Founders Yeva Hyusyan and Davit Kocharyan remain in leadership (Hyusyan as Co-founder & CEO). The company markets primarily through product-led growth, community engagement, and mobile app store presence, and has been recognized with the EdTech Breakthrough Award (2021), Facebook App of the Year, and Google Play Editors' Choice.

Name

SoloLearn

Legal name

SoloLearn

Website

https://sololearn.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SoloLearn is a mobile-first coding and AI literacy education platform offering bite-sized interactive courses, an AI tutoring assistant, and a community Q&A forum to 30+ million individual learners and enterprise teams worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Subscription - Free Tier: Basic access to courses and certificates with limited features. Users can earn course certificates and access standard lessons.
2. Subscription - PRO Tier: Monthly or annual subscription offering practical exercises (around 3 per lesson), ad-free experience, unlimited Hearts for uninterrupted learning, and priority support.
3. Subscription - MAX Tier: Premium annual subscription including Kodie AI assistant, embedded AI prompting playground, Explain My Answer, Find My Mistake features, and extra AI-powered challenges.
4. Enterprise/Institutional Licensing: Trusted by over 12,500 educational institutions and hundreds of businesses for team/corporate learning. Sold through partnerships rather than direct consumer sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SoloLearn is a mobile-first coding education platform that delivers interactive, bite-sized courses across programming languages, AI literacy, data analytics, web development, and game design. The platform combines in-lesson quizzes, a built-in code compiler, community Q&A discussions, downloadable certificates, and AI tutoring via the Kodie AI assistant. It operates on a freemium model with Free, PRO, and MAX subscription tiers for individual learners, alongside a separate SoloLearn Teams offering that licenses the platform to over 12,500 educational institutions and enterprise customers such as Amazon, Google, Apple, Glovo, and SpaceX.

Product overview

SoloLearn is a mobile-first coding education platform offering a unified learning ecosystem with courses across programming, AI, and tech skills. The platform operates three tiers: Free (core courses and certificates), PRO ($12.99/mo - unlimited practice and ad-free), and MAX ($9.96/mo - Kodie AI assistant and AI prompting playground). Core offerings include Coding Courses (Python, Java, C, JavaScript, SQL, HTML/CSS), AI & Tech Courses (Generative AI, Prompt Engineering, LLMs, ML), Game Design Courses, Code Compiler playground, and community Discuss forum. Learning Paths guide learners through multi-course curricula for career specialization. SoloLearn Teams serves enterprise and educational institution customers, with adoption by over 12,500 institutions and major tech companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SoloLearn Platform Mobile-first coding education platform offering interactive, bite-sized courses across programming languages, AI literacy, web development, data analytics, and game design. Includes an in-app code compiler, community Q&A, downloadable certificates, and AI tutoring for individual learners on iOS, Android, and web.
• SoloLearn Teams B2B team learning solution that licenses the SoloLearn platform to over 12,500 educational institutions and corporate customers including Amazon, Google, Apple, Glovo, and SpaceX for employee technical training and upskilling programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% lesson completion rate for PRO users who set up daily goals
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• AmazonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmazon is listed as a trusted customer using SoloLearn for corporate training purposes.
• GoogleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGoogle is listed as a trusted customer using SoloLearn for corporate training purposes.
• AppleminorGTM or Marketing PartnerApple is listed as a trusted customer using SoloLearn for corporate training purposes.
• GlovominorGTM or Marketing PartnerGlovo is listed as a trusted customer using SoloLearn for employee training.
• Space XminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpace X is listed as a trusted customer using SoloLearn for corporate training purposes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mimo: Mimo is a mobile-first, bite-sized coding education app with a freemium model and subscription tiers — closely matching SoloLearn's mobile-led UX, microlearning structure, and app-store distribution.
• LeetCode: LeetCode owns the coding-interview-practice and contest segment that SoloLearn explicitly targets among its student/professional segments; subscription-based premium tier overlaps with SoloLearn PRO/MAX economics.
• Codecademy: Codecademy is the closest direct competitor — a subscription-based interactive coding education platform with similar bite-sized lessons, in-browser code execution, certificates, and a PRO tier for individuals plus enterprise Team plans sold to Fortune 500s.
• freeCodeCamp: freeCodeCamp is the dominant free alternative in coding education with certification tracks, project-based learning, and a global community — competing head-on with SoloLearn's free tier and shaping consumer willingness-to-pay for similar content.
• DataCamp: DataCamp focuses on data science, Python, and AI skill courses in a similar interactive, mobile-friendly format with subscription tiers, AI-assisted learning features, and a strong enterprise/B2B channel — directly comparable to SoloLearn's data and AI tracks.
• Enki: Enki is a mobile coding and tech-skills learning app with short, interactive lessons and a paid mentor/premium tier — directly comparable on microlearning, mobile-first delivery, and target audience of self-learners and professionals.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Coursera is a broad MOOC platform with university-partnered certificates, professional credentials, and Coursera for Business — competing with SoloLearn's institutional and enterprise channels at much larger scale.
• edX: edX (now 2U-affiliated) operates MOOC-format courses and programs from universities worldwide, with a strong institutional footprint that overlaps with SoloLearn's 12,500+ educational institution base.
• Udemy: Udemy is a broad course marketplace with thousands of coding courses, frequent discounting, and Udemy Business for enterprise training — competing for the same individual learner and corporate L&D budget as SoloLearn.
• Khan Academy: Khan Academy is a free, broadly adopted education platform with a substantial computer programming track — a frequent default free substitute for SoloLearn's intro coding content among students and self-learners.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sololearn
• Facebookfacebook.com/SoloLearn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sololearn-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors5 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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