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somos has raised another round of pre-seed funding to help bring somos courses to life!
language learning platform somos closed a new round of pre-seed funding at a valuation of $1.9m this month.
the social enterprise set up in october 2021 and has raised $100k+ across two rounds so far.
the community backed edtech venture has 23 investors, many of whom took part in both rounds.
somos has a unique ownership model that allocates equity ownership for the team, language teachers and grassroots community organisations.
what's next at somos?
⭐️ the new funding is to hire new team members via a partnership with open door policy. the singapore based not-for-profit trains & connects refugees to remote work opportunities.
⭐️ somos recently signed a strategic partnership with product accelerator, pmdojo. the partnership will see 5 pmdojo fellows take a new product feature to market for somos in 10 weeks. the cohort will begin work in late august 2022.
⭐️ somos will be launching it's teacher-led, conversation courses in q1 2023. over 4 weeks, students will learn & practice with others in peer-to-peer working groups. all from $3/session!
⭐️ somos till be announcing the first of its partners for its impact fund in h2 2022. the fund supports refugees & migrants in diaspora, language rights initiatives, mental health & wellbeing.
about somos: a new, social enterprise language learning platform
📣 language learners: turbo charge your fluency from $3/session!
somos is a new, social enterprise language learning platform. students take part in 4-week long, teacher-led, peer-to-peer conversation courses from $3/session. launching later this year!
- learn from pre-vetted teachers
- practice with dedicated students like you
- build a community of language learners
how it works | find out how much you could save | join the waitlist
📢 language teachers: earn more, work less & build your own student community!
want to diversify beyond 1:1 online language teaching? we're looking for teachers to lead our conversation based courses!
- earn $240+ (net of commission!) per course 🚀
- avoid long hours & burnout 💚
- build ongoing relationships with your students 🤝
looking to earn more? would you like better access to your students and be able to cross-sell 1:1 classes commission free? find out more here.
if you teach languages online, you're also welcome to join our teachers' community - it's free!
find out more:
- please see the somos media kit for logos, graphics & screenshots.
- contact the somos team
- check out our mission & values.
