Parrot

Backed byF-Prime Capital
Total raised$9.5M
StagePublic
IndustriesEdTech

About Parrot

Parrot is a YC-backed (W25) education technology company in San Francisco building the "Tik-Tok for language learning" with real native short-form videos, interactive subtitles, and AI-generated activities that teach the way people learned their first language. The startup follows an immersion-first approach grounded in second-language acquisition research and comprehensible input, aiming to make native content and short-form video the global standard for online language learning. Parrot is also building a leading AI learning engine that adapts dynamically to each learner’s needs by blending human teaching insights with AI-powered personalization. Launched in February 2025, Parrot already has thousands of active users with strong engagement and rapid growth, plans to expand beyond Spanish to multiple languages, and is hiring its first Founding Engineer to help scale to millions of learners and creators.

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Company at a glance

Location
San Francisco, United States
Investor
F-Prime Capital
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Founders & Leadership

AH

Amir Hanna

CEO @ Parrot 🦜 (YC F25) | TikTok for language learning

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ED

Erik Dahl

Co-founder / CTO @ Parrot (YC F25)

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JH

Julia Hudea

Co-founder @ Parrot 🦜

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OG

Owen G.

Head of Growth @ Parrot (YC 25) | Creator 50K+ | ESSEC + Queen’s Dual Degree

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Team Composition

8 people
  • Entrepreneurship3 senior3
  • Business Development1
  • Education1
  • Leadership1 senior1
  • Media and Communication1
  • Operations1

Culture & values

Work in-person with the founders every day in San Francisco.

A small, mission-driven team obsessed with helping people connect across cultures.

A culture that values quality, craftsmanship, and building something people truly love.

People the company looks for are curious, humble, ambitious, transparent, and mission-driven.

The company believes in immersion-first learning, grounded in second-language acquisition research.

The team works full-stack with a focus on building fast, reliable, and delightful experiences.

Cross-functional collaboration across API to UI is emphasized to deliver fast, reliable, and delightful experiences.

Funding History

EquityJan 2022

$9.5M

raised

Monterrey-based restaurant POS startup Parrot raised a $9.5M round led by F Prime Capital, bringing total funding to $11.7M.

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