Verbling, a service of Chegg, is an online language learning platform that pairs individuals with language teachers via videotelephony. It also operates an enterprise version to aide employees in communicating with colleagues that speak other languages.
History
Verbling was founded in 2011 by Jake Jolis, Mikael Bernstein, and Gustav Rydstedt, who met while attending Stanford University.[1][2][3] The company's initial platform, Verbling Friends, connected users interested in learning each other's language to each other via videotelephony.[4][5] Verbling was financed by Y Combinator in the summer of 2011.