Myngle

Myngle
Type of site
 Virtual education
Available in English, Spanish (Castellano), French, German, Italian, Russian,
Owner Myngle, inc.
Created by Marina Tognetti, Egbert van Keulen, Danilo da Silva, Valter Stoiani
Slogan(s) Language lessons that come to you
Website www.myngle.com
Alexa rank 502,224 (April 2014)[1]
Commercial Yes
Registration Required
Launched Dec 2007
Current status official/paying

mYngle is a face to face online language learning service provider for business professionals. Based in The Netherlands they provide tailor made one to one lessons through an online virtual classroom. In this virtual classroom, learners and teachers see and hear each other real time from anywhere in the world. This has resulted in students and teachers participating from over 150 countries.


History

Myngle was launched in December 2007, based on the experience of its founder Marina Tognetti. She found it hard to study Chinese because of the lack of qualified teachers in her area and a proper learning environment, as well as the flexibility needed to accommodate her busy working schedule. This gave Tognetti the idea to create a company where technology would allow students to take language lessons from teachers located in any part of the world. She resigned from her job at eBay, where she was in the management team for 4 years, and started Myngle.

Applications

Myngle uses a toolkit for synchronous learning, which consists of VoIP in combination with an integrated whiteboard, feedback and a community environment.

Financing

In March 2009, Myngle secured €950,000 ($1.25 million) in the form of a bank loan from Rabobank. The Dutch government, through an innovation program, backed the loan. This was Myngle's second round of financing. On the first round Myngle was able to secure an €800,000 seed investment from the HenQ fund and private individuals.[2]

(Techcrunch article about bank loan : )

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Myngle.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  2. ↑ http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/04/language-e-learning-startup-myngle-secures-e1-million-euros/
  3. ↑ http://www.fembusiness.nl/web/artikelSmal/44964/FEM-Tech-25-Media.htm
  4. ↑ http://uk.techcrunch.com/2009/03/12/plugg-wraps-with-two-very-capable-winnners/
  5. ↑ http://thenextwomen.com/2008/12/10/myngle-wins-another-prize-at-european-venture-summit/
  6. ↑ http://www.accenture-nl.com/innovation-awards/flashyes?page=1&taal=UK

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