Lingua.ly is an EdTech startup that takes a digital language immersion approach to teaching languages. The company was founded by Jan Ihmels and Orly Furhman, two academics from Cambridge and Stanford respectively. Lingua.ly operates under the freemium business model and exists as a Cloud-based web app and mobile app available for Android and iOS. In February 2014 the company won the regional 1776 Challenge Cup's Innovation in Education Award for its patent pending algorithm and language learning platform. In May 2014 Lingua.ly was selected as the international finalist for the education category for the Challenge Cup and was one of the Elite 8 companies at the global finals. Currently, Lingua.ly is a contender at the upcoming Open Education Challenge] which is an EU-based EdTech accelerator working in partnership with the European Commission.

Lingua.ly is an EdTech startup that takes a digital language immersion approach to teaching languages. The company was founded by Jan Ihmels and Orly Furhman, two academics from Cambridge and Stanford respectively. Lingua.ly operates under the freemium business model and exists as a Cloud-based web app and mobile app available for Android and iOS. In February 2014 the company won the regional 1776 Challenge Cup's Innovation in Education Award for its patent pending algorithm and language learning platform. In May 2014 Lingua.ly was selected as the international finalist for the education category for the Challenge Cup and was one of the Elite 8 companies at the global finals. Currently, Lingua.ly is a contender at the upcoming Open Education Challenge] which is an EU-based EdTech accelerator working in partnership with the European Commission.