Social:Myngle
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Type of site | Virtual education |
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| Available in | English, Spanish (Castellano), French, German, Italian, Russian, |
| Owner | Myngle, inc. |
| Created by | Marina Tognetti, Egbert van Keulen, Danilo da Silva, Valter Stoiani |
| Website | www.myngle.com |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | Dec 2007 |
| Current status | official/paying[citation needed] |
mYngle is an online language learning service provider for business professionals. Based in the Netherlands, they provide one to one lessons through an online virtual classroom.
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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Applications
Myngle uses a toolkit for synchronous learning, which consists of VoIP in combination with an integrated whiteboard[clarification needed], feedback and a community environment.[clarification needed]
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.[1]
Awards
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- FEM Business[2] Top 5 Start up Media in the Netherlands, in June 2009
- Plugg Conference's People's choice award, in March 2009[3]
- Best ICT Company at the European Venture Summit,[4] in December 2008
- Accenture[5] Innovation award in October 2008
References
- ↑ "Language E-Learning Startup Myngle Secures €1 Million Euros". https://techcrunch.com/2009/03/04/language-e-learning-startup-myngle-secures-e1-million-euros/.
- ↑ "TransIP - Reserved domain". http://www.fembusiness.nl/web/artikelSmal/44964/FEM-Tech-25-Media.htm.
- ↑ Mike Butcher (March 2009). "Plugg wraps with two very capable winnners". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2009/03/12/plugg-wraps-with-two-very-capable-winnners/.
- ↑ "Myngle wins another prize at European Venture Summit : The Next Women". Archived from the original on 2009-07-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20090726080054/http://thenextwomen.com/2008/12/10/myngle-wins-another-prize-at-european-venture-summit/. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20100106045000/http://www.accenture-nl.com/innovation-awards/flashyes?page=1&taal=UK. Retrieved 2009-08-10.
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