English Guru allows 24/7 live private lesson planning. In other words, users who receive English education regardless of place and time, perform their education as online video and live calls. Online English learning platform English Guru received an investment of 120 thousand dollars. The investment was made by Birol Başaran, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VBT. English Guru is defined as an online learning platform where students from all over the world can communicate with native English speaking instructors from their home country.
The company, which started operations in the USA in 2021, was founded by İbrahim Karakuş, a Turkish entrepreneur and software developer. Karakuş said that the aim of the company is to support speaking practice, which is the most important problem in language learning, and to meet the demand for learning English with an affordable price policy.
The company, which started its operations in Turkey three months ago, has already reached 1000 users. The company’s turnover is planned to reach 10 million liras next year. It is aimed that the number of users of English Guru will increase to 5 thousand. Platform; It has 3 types of subscription systems: Standard, Premium and Child package. The company aims to open to Far East markets in the second quarter of 2023.
English Guru, which has a valuation of 600 thousand dollars, allows 24/7 live private lesson plans. In other words, users who receive English education regardless of place and time, perform their education as online video and live calls. In English Guru, every lesson is automatically recorded as audio and visual. This gives students the opportunity to review lessons over and over again.
The platform offers simultaneous English subtitles to its users who communicate with foreign teachers. Thanks to this feature, the platform distinguishes itself from its competitors. It also provides instant messaging to its users. Lessons last 15, 30 or 45 minutes.
