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Babbel
Subscription-based language learning software
- 1001+ employees
- B2C
- B2B
- Education
- Languages
- Learning
- Friedrichshain, Berlin, Germany
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Company mission
To create mutual understanding through language.
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back within 2 weeks
22% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
Babbel is one of the leading lights in the language eLearning sector. Its premium subscription-based online learning resources cover over a dozen predominantly European languages, at all proficiency levels. They include interactive lessons and podcasts - all developed and delivered by professional educators and linguists.
Learning languages online has become big business in recent years, and this has led to a surge of VC investment in the sector. This diversified the field of competition, tripling revenue for smaller rivals like Busuu and driving up engagement on online tutoring sites. It has ramped up pressure on incumbents like Babbel, and its better established (but pricier) competitor Rosetta Stone, to diversify their offerings.
To get there, Babbel has taken a smart cue from live tutoring sites like Preply, which also saw a surge in engagement over recent years. In recent years, Babbel has launched its own live tuition offering, and additional B2B services, demonstrating a savvy use of its leading position and strong resources to keep a tight grip on its substantial market share.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Various internal communities to be part of including the Femgineers, DEI Ambassadors, Accessibility & Disability Group and more
- 30 vacation days and flexible working hours
- Jobbatical and Sabbatical options
- Many internal & external learning opportunities to choose from
- Full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes
- A yearly Learning & Development budget
- Visa and relocation assistance
- BVG card or Swapfiets bike
- Modern office in the heart of buzzing Berlin equipped with a family, music, faith and nap room
Company values
- A learning company inside and out
- What matters to our learners, matters to us
- We make the complicated simple
- We love what we do
- Diversity makes us stronger
- We are bold and humble
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2015
$22m
SERIES C
Mar 2013
$10m
SERIES B
Total funding: $33.3m
Leadership
Thomas Holl
(MD)Previously a Software Developer with Native Instruments, who then worked as an Accenture Consultant.
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