<s>
Mondly	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
leading	O
online	O
language	O
learning	O
platform	O
that	O
enables	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
learners	O
from	O
190	O
countries	O
to	O
learn	O
41	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mondly	B-Protocol
is	O
also	O
a	O
pioneer	O
in	O
VR	B-General_Concept
Education	I-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
its	O
most	O
recent	O
launch	O
on	O
Meta	O
Quest	O
being	O
in	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
VR	O
apps	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
became	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Pearson	O
,	O
the	O
world	O
’s	O
leading	O
learning	O
company	O
,	O
and	O
continues	O
its	O
mission	O
to	O
make	O
language	O
learning	O
fun	O
,	O
easy	O
and	O
accessible	O
to	O
everyone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mondly	B-Protocol
is	O
a	O
freemium	O
language-learning	O
platform	O
comprising	O
a	O
website	O
and	O
several	O
different	O
apps	O
that	O
help	O
people	O
learn	O
foreign	O
languages	O
using	O
an	O
innovative	O
and	O
highly	O
gamified	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
a	O
methodology	O
that	O
combines	O
vocabulary	O
&	O
phrase	O
learning	O
with	O
state-of-the-art	O
speech	O
recognition	O
and	O
chatbot	B-Application
technologies	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
aims	O
to	O
help	O
learners	O
speak	O
a	O
new	O
language	O
with	O
confidence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mondly	B-Protocol
is	O
based	O
in	O
Brașov	O
,	O
Romania	O
and	O
was	O
founded	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
by	O
Alexandru	O
Iliescu	O
and	O
Tudor	O
Iliescu	O
,	O
graduates	O
of	O
Transilvania	O
University	O
of	O
Brașov	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
launched	O
the	O
first	O
app	O
in	O
May	O
2014	O
on	O
AppStore	B-Application
and	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
in	O
June	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
year	O
later	O
,	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
launched	O
the	O
first	O
chatbot	B-Application
with	O
speech	O
recognition	O
on	O
both	O
iTunes	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
launched	O
MondlyVR	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
virtual	O
reality	O
language	O
app	O
with	O
speech	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
available	O
on	O
both	O
Oculus	O
Store	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
MondlyKids	O
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
language	O
app	O
for	O
children	O
aged	O
5	O
to	O
12	O
and	O
then	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
launched	O
MondlyAR	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
augmented	O
reality	O
language	O
app	O
with	O
speech	O
recognition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2020	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
made	O
its	O
main	O
app	O
available	O
on	O
Huawei	B-Application
AppGallery	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2020	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
announced	O
its	O
partnership	O
with	O
Oxford	O
University	O
Press	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
suite	O
of	O
custom	O
English	O
grammar	O
and	O
vocabulary	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
rise	O
in	O
interest	O
in	O
VR	B-General_Concept
education	I-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
VR	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
store	O
in	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
third	O
quarter	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
became	O
the	O
second	O
most	O
downloaded	O
language	O
learning	O
app	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2017	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
made	O
available	O
courses	O
for	O
33	O
languages	O
using	O
localized	O
content	O
in	O
33	O
native	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mondly	B-Protocol
Languages	O
is	O
a	O
language	O
learning	O
app	O
that	O
integrates	O
chatbot	B-Application
and	O
speech	O
recognition	O
technologies	O
to	O
help	O
users	O
learn	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
33	O
languages	O
it	O
offers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mondly	B-Protocol
Kids	O
is	O
a	O
language	O
learning	O
app	O
for	O
toddlers	O
and	O
kids	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MondlyVR	O
is	O
a	O
language	O
learning	O
app	O
in	O
virtual	O
reality	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Oculus	O
Store	O
compatible	O
with	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
and	O
Oculus	O
Quest	O
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
–	O
into	O
the	O
room	O
as	O
teaching	O
tools	O
,	O
engages	O
the	O
user	O
in	O
conversations	O
and	O
gives	O
instant	O
feedback	O
on	O
pronunciation	O
using	O
the	O
chatbot	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
Languages	O
was	O
named	O
“	O
Best	O
New	O
App	O
”	O
by	O
Apple	O
and	O
a	O
year	O
later	O
it	O
received	O
the	O
FbStart	O
“	O
App	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
”	O
award	O
for	O
Europe	O
,	O
Middle	O
East	O
&	O
Africa	O
offered	O
by	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
Languages	O
and	O
MondlyKids	O
have	O
both	O
been	O
chosen	O
as	O
“	O
Editors’	O
Choice	O
”	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
was	O
named	O
a	O
“	O
Cool	O
Vendor	O
”	O
in	O
Consumer	O
Mobile	O
Applications	O
and	O
Bots	O
by	O
Gartner	O
and	O
included	O
in	O
Deloitte	O
’s	O
Fast	O
50	O
Rising	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexandru	O
Iliescu	O
,	O
the	O
CEO	O
and	O
co-founder	O
of	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
,	O
was	O
named	O
Founder	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
Central	O
European	O
Startup	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
founders	O
of	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
were	O
awarded	O
the	O
“	O
Emerging	O
Entrepreneur	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
:	O
Technology	O
&	O
Innovation	O
”	O
prize	O
by	O
Ernst	O
&	O
Young	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
was	O
named	O
„Best	O
Online	O
Language	O
Learning	O
Portal	O
”	O
in	O
Germany	O
by	O
the	O
Deutsches	O
Institut	O
für	O
Service-Qualität	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
Mondly	B-Protocol
won	O
the	O
Chairman	O
’s	O
Award	O
at	O
the	O
WITSA	O
Global	O
ICT	O
Excellence	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
