Luis von Ahn

CEO & co-founder of @duolingo. Invented reCAPTCHA. MacArthur Fellow. Former computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon. Proud Guatemalan. @LvA_Foundation.

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Here’s to another wonderful year with @Ingrid_vonAhn ❤️❤️❤️ Happy holidays everyone!

[Ingrid von Ahn @Ingrid_vonAhn]

This week I had the privilege of joining Jacinda Ardern @jacindaardern and fellow leaders in philanthropy for lunch, hosted by the incomparable Molly Gochman. 🌿

Jacinda shared her inspiring new initiative, the Field Fellowship, which is dedicated to re-humanizing politics and cultivating a new generation of leaders guided by empathy, kindness, and courage. At a time when division so often drowns out dialogue, the Field Fellowship is a powerful reminder that leadership can look different—and better.

Grateful for the chance to listen, learn, and share ideas alongside such visionary company. ✨

#Leadership #Empathy #Philanthropy #JacindaArdern #FieldFellowship #Changemakers

[Neal Agarwal @nealagarwal]

I’m Not a Robot, a game about solving CAPTCHAs, is out now!

good luck :)

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¡Me emociona anunciar a los 5 ganadores del Premio Visionario Luis von Ahn!

Felicitaciones a Mirna Montenegro, Edwin Xol, Alejandra Paniagua, Jayro Bustamante y Mayra Pop (Joven Líder).

Gracias por demostrar el poder de soñar en grande y actuar con valentía.

[mabs @mabowes402]

Just went on Duolingo for the first time in forever and it said, "Robert earned 30000 XP." I thought, "Who's Robert?", so I clicked on his name. At some point I friended Robert Prevost. Guys! I just high-fived the Pope!

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Exciting news: @duolingo has acquired NextBeat, the team behind one of my favorite games, Beatstar! They’ll help us supercharge music education and kick off our new London office 🇬🇧🎶

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¡Viva la sele! 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹

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In 2019, we had 29 college interns at Duolingo. This summer, we have 76, our biggest class ever! 💚

About half of our employees joined straight out of university, and internships are our pipeline. Last year, 85% of interns who got offers chose to come back full-time.

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Proud of my wife and her work!

[Ingrid von Ahn @Ingrid_vonAhn]

From the bottom of my heart—thank you. 💙

Co-chairing this year’s Zero Tolerance Benefit for @sffny was an honor. Thanks to your incredible generosity—paddles raised, bids placed, tables hosted—we raised nearly $3M for survivors.

Huge thanks to our honorees Molly Gochman, Katharine Bieber Ogg, Stacey J. Rappaport & Anastasia Danias Schmidt, and to world class auctioneer @lydiafenet & our host @sethmeyers for making it unforgettable.

#ZT2025 #ZeroTolerance #SanctuaryForFamilies #Gratitude

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Happy two-year wedding anniversary to my love @Ingrid_vonAhn ❤️❤️❤️

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I came to the US on an F-1 student visa. Since then, I’ve built a company worth over $20 billion—headquartered in Pennsylvania.

Student visas are one of America’s greatest talent funnels. Let’s not close the door behind us.

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I still don’t understand how I got lucky enough to go from growing up in Guatemala to co-founding a public company. Grateful every day, and sometimes still confused by it.

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I invested in @boomsupersonic! Supersonic planes. Brilliant founder (@bscholl, CMU alum).

Future-me is already boarding. 🚀

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Big news: the next subject @duolingo will teach is… chess ♟️

Strategy, logic, and a little bit of trash talk—coming soon to your app.

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This ad for Super Duolingo is unhinged.

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In Tokyo with my wife ❤️ @Ingrid_vonAhn

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Mark P. has no idea what his innie does all day.

#SeveranceSeason2

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https://t.co/A7eBAft8Rm

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Duolingo's $DUOL Q4 financial results show a record quarter to end a record year. Here are a few highlights!