Open English empowers its students to lead better lives by giving them the language and digital skills they need to succeed.

We leverage technology to enable access to the highest-quality human instruction anytime, anywhere

+1.500
Million

Students Served

3,000+

Enterprise clients

~40%

Of students were recommended
Open English by a friend or colleague

9/10 People

Recognize Open English brand in Latin America

65% YoY

Revenue Growth

2,000+

Teachers globally

Open English is the #1 online English learning method in Latin America and the US Hispanic market

Our interactive technology delivers live online classes for adults, children and businesses taught by native-English speakers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Product Offering

A Open English oferece cursos ao vivo e
Open English provides live, online learning solutions for businesses, adults and children, as well as complementary digital skills training programs

Open English Adult offers on-demand, live group, and private lessons, available 24/7. Its proprietary teaching methodology combines live instruction with thousands of hours of interactive lessons and engaging video content to accelerate fluency.

Open English Junior offers a fun and engaging learning environment for children 8 to 14 designed to boost their English language skills. Parents can expect an online, self-paced educational experience guided by live instructors, with the ability to “peek in” on progress in real time.

Open English Junior offers a fun and engaging learning environment for children 8 to 14 designed to boost their English language skills. Parents can expect an online, self-paced educational experience guided by live instructors, with the ability to “peek in” on progress in real time.

Through its Next U brand, the company also provides online education for professionals in fields such as digital marketing, mobile app programming, web development, and digital business, among others.

Open Mundo is the new online language learning platform that offers french, italian and portuguese live classes with native-speaking teachers that help students achieve fluency through an immersive methodology without traveling abroad.

English is an essential tool for success and social mobility, with +1.4 billion students globally.*

99% of Open English students believe learning English will
help them achieve their professional goals.**

Disrupting brick and mortar education

Traditional Offline Education

  • Rigid Schedules

  • Impersonal Learning Experience

  • Inconvenient Commute

  • Expensive Classes ($1.5K – $5K yearly)

  • Non-native teachers

Learning with Open English

  • 24/7 Access to Live Instruction

  • Intimate Learning Settings

  • Convenient In-Home Experience

  • Affordable

  • Native teachers from best-in-class global pool

Rich, blended, three-pronged online learning experience

Open English democratizes access to
high quality English
learning and
opens doors to economic and
social
opportunities

“At 40 years old, I met Open English. With this platform I started to speak a lot more English, and I now have a major advantage in my career. And you, Open English, have become my partner in this new plan for my life.”

Sergio Vilar | 40 years old

Sao Paulo, Brazil

“I love Open English’s lessons, they are fun and entertaining, learning English has become a lot easier.”

Emilia Loyola | 10 years old

Santiago, Chile

“I was able to get a new job thanks to Open English. I was able to do 100% of all the interviews in English and I was selected among many candidates by multi-national company to join their team.”

Homero Gutierrez | 48 years old

Bogotá, Colombia

“I had tried other methods before, like English schools; I also tried learning English on my own, but it really didn’t help me much. Open English worked for me. Learning with a method that is 100% online is very effective, even more effective than face-to-face classes.”

Guadalupe Mendez | 20 years old

Mexican in London

Uma equipe líder no setor de educação,
guiada
pelos
fundadores e com foco na missão

ANDRES MORENO

Founder, Chairman & CEO

  • Born in Venezuela, grew up in 9 countries.

  • Dropped out of leading engineering university to start the predecessor company to Open English.

  • One of Latin America’s most well-known entrepreneurs after years of starring in Open English advertisements and speaking engagements throughout the region; his persona is widely associated with the economic aspirations of Latin America’s middle class.

  • Co-Chair of Endeavor Miami, the leading organization promoting entrepreneurship in South Florida.

WILMER SARMIENTO

Founder, VP of Sales Systems

  • Co-founded Open English with Andres Moreno.

  • Graduated with highest honors from leading engineering university in Venezuela.

  • 2 Decades of experience building software solutions and products.

  • Payment and billing management expert.

ALEXANDER SOTELO

Chief Financial Officer

  • 8 Years at Open English.

  • Licensed CPA with 25 years of financial management, accounting and auditing experience.

  • Previously held senior positions at Yahoo! Latin America, Discovery Communications and CBS.

ALFONSO SANTIAGO

Chief Product Officer

  • 3 Years at Open English.

  • 15+ years of experience in education technology.

  • Previously founded an e-learning company in Latin America, and held senior positions at several software companies in areas related to product development, process excellence and IT.

Backed by top-tier investors

  • Invested $14B+ in leading technology companies

  • Guided CEOs through more than 12+ IPOs and strategic acquisitions

  • $30B+ in capital commitments

  • Completed 200+ M&A transactions for portfolio companies, including 45+ IPOs

  • Seed-stage venture capital firm

  • $4B+ capital raised by portfolio companies