Tappity vs Duolingo
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Burbank CA YC W20 interactive science education app for ages 4-10 with 200+ lessons and 30M+ lessons completed; $1.45M seed profitable at YC application with $9/month subscription competing with Khan Academy Kids for children STEM.
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Tappity is a Burbank, California-based interactive science education app for children — backed by Y Combinator (W20) with $1.45 million in total funding including a $1.3 million seed in December 2020 from 18.Ventures, AltaIR Capital, Brighter Capital, and Y Combinator — providing children ages 4-10 with an interactive educational video library of 200+ science lessons across thousands of episodes covering physics, chemistry, biology, space, and natural science topics through an engaging, age-appropriate format that combines educational content with interactive elements. Generating subscription revenue averaging approximately $9 per month per subscriber with 5,000+ paying customers and 20,000+ weekly active users who completed 30+ million lessons as of late 2020, Tappity positions as a Netflix-for-kids-science subscription that makes science education engaging without relying on passive video consumption.
Pittsburgh gamified language learning (NASDAQ: DUOL, $17.7B market cap); Q3 2025 $400.2M revenue with 47.7M DAU +40% YoY and 2025 guidance raised to $1.68B; Chess course 1M+ DAU competing with Babbel for consumer language EdTech.
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Duolingo is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based language learning platform — publicly traded on NASDAQ (NASDAQ: DUOL) at approximately $17.7 billion market capitalization as of mid-2025 — providing 130+ million monthly active users with gamified language and education courses in 42 languages plus mathematics, music, and chess. In Q3 2025, Duolingo reported $400.2 million in revenue (+9% year-over-year), 47.7 million daily active users (+40% YoY), and 10.9 million paid subscribers (+37% YoY), raising full-year 2025 guidance to $1.68-1.69 billion — versus $748 million in 2024 revenue. The Chess course launched in 2025 surpassed 1 million daily users. Duolingo Max and Super Duolingo premium subscriptions provide AI-powered features including GPT-4-powered conversational practice (Duolingo Max) with roleplay scenarios and AI explanations. Duolingo employs 800+ people with >90% annual employee retention. Founded 2011 by Carnegie Mellon professor Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker; NASDAQ IPO July 2021 at $3.7 billion valuation.
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