Praktika.ai
Praktika.ai is a language learning app that uses AI avatars to teach languages through interactive conversations. The 54-person company raised $36M in Series A funding in May 2024.
The growth story
Praktika.ai grew from 6 to 54 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $36M along the way, most recently a Series A in May 2024.
About
Praktika.ai sells a mobile app that teaches languages through conversations with AI-powered virtual characters. It targets learners who want to practice speaking in realistic scenarios without a human tutor.
The company has grown to 54 employees since its 2022 founding and recently closed a $36M Series A round led by investors including 500 Global and Blossom Capital. Its engineering team makes up nearly a quarter of staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 13 employees, representing 24% of the company. Leadership includes founders with backgrounds in AI and education technology.
The Praktika.ai org chart
Adam Turaev (CEO, Founder) leads 14 mapped leaders with 4 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 14 (0% YoY), Inżynieria 12 (+100% YoY), Przedsiębiorczość 6 (0% YoY), Entrepreneurship 5 (0% YoY), Marketing 5 (+150% YoY), Arts and Design 5 (-29% YoY).
Talent flow
Employees come primarily from tech companies like Cleverbots and Rebekah, with several from Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. Alumni have gone on to roles at language learning apps like Lingokids and AI startups.
Most common previous employers of Praktika.ai staff: Cleverbots (2), Reckitt (2), Sanofi (2), Bosch (2), Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (2), Cleverbots CIS (2). Former Praktika.ai employees most often moved to Spiral Trap Studio (2), FlapTrip (2), Solflare (1), Lingokids (1), Workato (1), RPS Softwares AB (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Praktika.ai mafia
Praktika.ai alumni have founded three companies, including Spiral Trap Studio and FlapTrip, which together employ at least 7 people.
3Jason Lovett, was Core Product Lead until 2025Sonia Zvereva, was Head of Community Support until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 14% direct, 54% search, 10% social, 18% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Praktika.ai: Git (14), Python (Programming Language) (13), English (12), Leadership (11), SQL (11), Social Media Marketing (10), Software Development (10), Project Management (9).
Where the team actually sits
Praktika.ai people are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (7), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (4), Yerevan, Armenia (3), Spain (2).
Search footprint
Praktika.ai attracts about 797 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $4K a month if bought through ads. It gained 124 ranking keywords and lost 147 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.10 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.20 / 5
Frequently asked
Praktika.ai has 54 employees as of September 2026.
Praktika.ai has raised $36M in total, most recently a Series A round in May 2024.
Praktika.ai was founded in 2022 by Adam Turaev, Ilya Chernyakov, Anton Marin.
Adam Turaev (CEO, Founder) sits at the top of Praktika.ai's reporting structure, with 4 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Praktika.ai staff are Cleverbots (2 people), Reckitt (2 people), Sanofi (2 people).
Former Praktika.ai employees most often move to Spiral Trap Studio (2), FlapTrip (2), Solflare (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Praktika.ai, including Spiral Trap Studio, FlapTrip, Next Role.
Praktika.ai attracts about 797 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $4K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Praktika.ai staff are Git, Python (Programming Language), English, Leadership, SQL.
Praktika.ai staff are concentrated in England, United Kingdom (7), Dubai, United Arab Emirates (4), Yerevan, Armenia (3).
Praktika.ai has about 14 people in Engineering, up 0% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Praktika.ai has about 12 people in Inżynieria, up 100% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 40 current and 32 former Praktika.ai profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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