Denis Arendt

Marketing Director at Novakid

Denis Arendt is an accomplished marketing executive with extensive experience in strategic planning, product marketing, and international expansion. Currently serving as the Growth Marketing Director at Novakid Inc since July 2024, Denis has previously held key positions such as VP Product Marketing at Lingoda GmbH, where responsibilities included revenue management and growth marketing. Denis also contributed significantly to Luxottica as the Head of International Expansion and Regional Head of e-Commerce, leading operations across South East Asia for a major eyewear brand. Earlier roles include Regional Business Manager overseeing luxury brands in South East Asia, and Senior Marketing/Sales Consultant at Kantar Consulting. Denis began a career at Procter & Gamble, managing major brands in Belgium-Luxembourg, and has prior experience as a Business Analyst at Accenture. Academically, Denis holds a Global Executive MBA with Distinction from INSEAD and a Master's degree in Business Engineering from HEC Liège.

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Novakid

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Novakid is an award-winning online ESL learning platform for young learners that offers both individual lessons and international group speaking practice. Novakid’s mission is to build a global community of young English learners designed to encourage deep and meaningful friendships across different cultures. Kids learn efficiently through full language immersion and fun games and activities, mastering English for academic and career success. Novakid complements school learning by giving kids a safe place for real-life English speaking practice, and the methodology is based on learning games - representing the new generation of online learning. To date, Novakid has taught over 800,000 students in more than 50 countries. In September 2024, Novakid acquired Lingumi, the UK-based EFL app that creates AI-assisted, interactive lessons for learners aged 2-6 years. Novakid Junior is a free app for children aged 2-6 that combines AI-driven tools, self-paced learning apps, and live, online practice with native English teachers. This environment is enhanced with age-appropriate gaming features, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience. By allowing learners to access quality English learning for free and from as early as 2 years old, Novakid is widening access for many more children around the world. Novakid is a Series B EdTech startup ($41,5M raise) with double-digit revenue growth in 2023. The business is funded by well-known venture-capital firms Owl Ventures and Goodwater Capital, PortfoLion, LearnStart, Xploration Capital, Bon Angels, Leta Capital, TMT Investments, all of which support innovation businesses globally. Official website: https://novakidschool.com For media queries: hellopress@novakidschool.com


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