The People
and the Story behind Lingumi

Learn more about the people and the story behind Lingumi.

Where it all began.

Toby, our CEO, decided to create Lingumi while studying Modern Languages at Oxford University. He spent a year teaching English in Russia and Italy during his studies, and found that children were beginning English in big groups, at the age of 6 or 7, and found it difficult to learn the words, accent, and structures of the language. His research back at Oxford showed that in early childhood, there is a 'magic window' when children can more easily learn foreign languages, and their accents. Toby began collaborating with academics, designers, and his co-founder Adit, who is a Computer Scientist from UCL, on a solution to this problem. Together, Toby and our team have designed a new way to help parents introduce their children to English in a more interactive, affordable, and effective way. We've turned teaching on its head, putting an English teacher in your home whenever your child wants to learn.

“While I was teaching English to kids in Russia and Italy in 2014, parents often asked me 'what can I do with my younger child?'. They wanted their younger children to begin English at home, before arriving in the classroom at age 6 or 7.”

Toby Mather
Founder & CEO

Our Founders

Toby
Co-founder, CEO
Adit
Co-founder, COO

Our Technology Team

Ken
VP Engineering
Owen
Senior Full Stack Developer
Howard
Full Stack Developer
Louisa
Full Stack Developer
Yotam
CTO

Our Product Team

James
Head of Studio

Our Design Team

Laura
Designer
Carol
Designer
Jason
Game Designer

Our Teachers

Luke
Teacher
Hannah
Teacher
Yan
Teacher

Our Market Team

YenLin
Content Editor
Tammy
Content and Community Associate
Hsin Jui
Content and Community Associate
Dawn
Influencer lead
Alice
Influencer marketer
Henry
Market Manager
Fan
Marketing Associate
Yifan
Senior Content Marketing Associate
Faye
Senior PR and Influencer Marketer

Our People Team

Vanessa
People & Operations Associate

Our Customer Support Team

Ashley
Customer Support Coordinator
Betty
CS Agent
Aurora
CS Agent
Patrizia
CS Agent
Olivia
Community & CS Lead

Our Finance Team

Elisabeth
Finance & Business Operations Associate
Kirsten
Financial Analyst
"Even though we are all so different, we are all tied together by the same belief, that we can change the world of tomorrow through the children of today."
Adit Trivedi
Founder & COO of Lingumi

Join our team!

At Lingumi, we’re on the lookout for passionate, driven and creative people to join our diverse team. Why not take a look at our current job openings?

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