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Sameer Shariff @SameerAShariff
Joined April 2011
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Chris Howard@chrisfhoward
27 Sep 2023
Today, I’m thrilled to announce the launch of my new firm, Ritual Capital, a $38M seed-stage venture firm investing collaborative $300k checks in exceptional founding teams building iconic, enduring companies. ritualcapital.com
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Had a fun time with @HarryStebbings on @twentyminutevc sharing some of the early stories of Cambly and challenges along the way. So proud of the @cambly team that got us here! thetwentyminutevc.com/sameer… We're hiring - so if you're excited about our mission, please get in touch!

20VC: Raising $60M and Not Touching a Dollar of It; The 3 Decisions That Led to a Cash-Flow...

Sameer Shariff is the Founder @ Cambly, allowing you to become fluent faster through one-on-one video chat lessons with native English tutors.

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Kevin Law@kvnlw
9 Jun 2022
I'm incredibly proud of the work the @cambly team has done to give the world access to amazing English tutors. forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/… English education changes lives, and we're building a team to make high quality education available to everyone!

Profitable For Five Years, Cambly Wants To Be The Next Big Language App By Teaching English Only

Benchmark and Bessemer are investors in the startup, which is reportedly valued at $250 million.

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So excited to share more about what we've been up to at @cambly on @Forbes today! forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/… Cambly is helping people all over the world learn English and unlock economic opportunities -- if you're excited about our mission and impact, please get in touch!

Profitable For Five Years, Cambly Wants To Be The Next Big Language App By Teaching English Only

Benchmark and Bessemer are investors in the startup, which is reportedly valued at $250 million.

forbes.com
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Very excited to have Cambly included in this list again this year!
Y Combinator
@ycombinator
20 Apr 2022
Congrats to the 2022 YC Top Companies! This year, we also launched the YC Breakthrough Companies list to highlight the fast-growing companies that have received between $15M-$300M from YC: ycombinator.com/blog/y-combi…
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So impressed with @robertjmoore and the @Crossbeam team! Congrats on this big raise!
Bob Moore@robertjmoore
26 Oct 2021
1/ Today we at @crossbeam announced a $76 million Series C investment led by @a16z. You can read more about the round below but I’d like to share a personal note on why we did this and what it means. crossbeam.com/blog/series-c-…
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Cambly is making a huge impact in the world already, and we have a long ways to go! We're actively growing the team and are looking for mission-driven engineers, PMs, designers, operators, and more to join us: jobs.lever.co/cambly/?locati…

Invest Like the Best
@InvestLikeBest
12 Aug 2021
English speakers are outnumbered 4:1. Of the 6bn people who don’t speak English, 1.5bn want to learn and @cambly wants to give them each a private tutor. Listen to @SameerAShariff discuss the opportunity, business model, and lessons learned so far. joincolossus.com/episodes/51…
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Invest Like the Best
@InvestLikeBest
12 Aug 2021
Fascinating conversation around: - The core functions of a marketplace - Pricing as a behavioural nudge - Making your product feel native internationally don’t miss today’s Blocks. 9 excellent resources on marketplaces and related topics. joincolossus.com/episodes/51…
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Thanks for having me on the show and for the great conversation, @patrick_oshag! Love working with @kvnlw and the rest of the @cambly team to help English learners all over the world.
Patrick OShaughnessy
@patrick_oshag
12 Aug 2021
My conversation with Sameer Shariff, founder and CEO of @cambly This feels like a potentially monster business hiding in plain sight Sameer shares a ton of lessons about building marketplaces and everything else he’s learned along the way Enjoy! joincolossus.com/episodes/51…
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Excited for Cambly to be included on this list of Top YC companies for 2021! We're actively hiring for a bunch of roles so if you're interested in helping people all over the world unlock economic opportunity for themselves, please get in touch! jobs.cambly.com/

Cambly Careers

Help English learners achieve their full potential at Cambly

jobs.cambly.com
Y Combinator
@ycombinator
1 Jul 2021
The July 2021 YC Top Companies List is live! Congratulations to all the great companies that made the list. blog.ycombinator.com/top-com…
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Super fun conversation with @dksf and @m1shti on @highlightideas. Thanks for having me!
Highlighter 📚🖤@highlightideas
29 Apr 2021
Highlights from @SameerAShariff on building @cambly, conversational English tutoring for non-native speakers on live video: 1- Mission: "[Learning English] is a big global problem. There are 6 billion people who don't speak English; 1.5 billion actively trying to learn."
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Congrats to the @Crossbeam team on their Series B and launching a new free tier to make partnerships easier than ever!
Crossbeam@Crossbeam
6 Aug 2020
THREAD: 👋 We have some news! Today we are making it easier than ever to connect with your partners on Crossbeam. blog.crossbeam.com/we-superc…
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Congrats to the @getcrossbeam team!
Crossbeam@Crossbeam
21 Aug 2019
Thrilled to announce our $12.5M Series A round and welcome our new investors from FirstMark Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and HubSpot Ventures! We are so excited for the work that comes next. blog.getcrossbeam.com/crossb…
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Congrats to the team at @getcrossbeam!
Bob Moore@robertjmoore
8 Jan 2019
So excited to share that we've raised $3.35M for @getcrossbeam from our partners at @uncorkcap, @firstround, @villageglobal, and @slackhq -- and even more excited for what comes next. Please send your head of partnerships our way: blog.getcrossbeam.com/crossb…
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Excited to be part of this movement with @kvnlw! #FoundersForChange
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Tech in Asia
@techinasia
28 Jul 2015
Cambly, an English-learning app focused on actual conversation, is spreading like wildfire in Asia techinasia.com/cambly-englis…

Cambly, an English-learning app focused on actual conversation, is spreading like wildfire in Asia

How do you get fluent in a language? It's not about taking classes, it's about talking with native speakers and getting practice.

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Congrats to the Ambition team!! How to Use Gamification to Build a... inc.com/shelley-prevost/how-… via @Inc
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Help send $100,000 to new entrepreneurs in Africa with @ZidishaInc. $10 donated for every tweet or RT: bit.ly/1jMsV3P #zidisha

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I just donated to #Wikipedia. Help keep it free! #keepitfree bit.ly/tDmpbI
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I'm giving a talk at Stanford at 6 PM titled, "From Zero to a Million: The Math of Viral Growth". Come check it out! stanfordacm.com/
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