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December 5, 2019

Top European edtech startups to watch

As Duolingo hits unicorn status, we track down some of Europe's brightest edtech startups, from VR surgery simulations to cyber-security games.


Kim Darrah

10 min read

Pittsburgh-based language learning app Duolingo has reached unicorn status after closing a $30m funding valuing it at $1.5bn. The news brings the total number of global edtech unicorns to 13 - of which four are from the US, eight are from China and one is from India.

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