When was Babbel founded?

Babbel was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Babbel located?

Babbel is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Which legal entities is Babbel associated with?

Babbel is associated with Babbel GmbH and 2 others.

How many employees does Babbel have?

As of Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Babbel is 1127.

Is Babbel a funded company?

Babbel is a funded company, having raised a total of $34.2M across 5 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jul 29, 2008.

When was the latest funding round of Babbel?

Babbel's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Jul 08, 2015, with participation from 4 investors.

Where does Babbel rank among its competitors?

Babbel ranks 2nd amongst 1156 active competitors, of which 39 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was BeConfident, which secured $15.8M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Babbel?

Babbel's top competitors include Duolingo, Rosetta Stone and SpeakBUDDY. Among them, BeConfident secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

Babbel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of SaaS-based language learning solutions. It offers courses on multiple languages that are divided into short lessons comprising grammar and vocabulary exercises. Its courses are developed by a team of native linguists and teachers. Its application comes with a voice recognition system that tells the user when words are not spoken correctly. It is compatible with web, iOS, and Android devices.

Website: www.babbel.com/
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Email ID: *****@babbel.com
Phone Number: +49 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

Berlin, Germany

Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$34.2M in 5 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Jul 08, 2015, $*****

Investors

Scottish Equity Partners & 6 more

Ranked

2^nd among 1156 active competitors

Employee Count

1,127 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Toucan & 2 more

Similar Companies

Duolingo & 1299 more

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Babbel is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count
Babbel GmbH CIN: HRB110215 , Germany, Active	Nov 01, 2007	-	519 (As on Dec 31, 2020)
Babbel Group AG CIN: HRB228641 , Germany, Active	Apr 21, 2021	-	-
Babbel Group AG CIN: HRB228641 , Germany, Active	Apr 21, 2021	-	-

Babbel has raised a total funding of $34.2M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 29, 2008. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Jul 08, 2015 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Babbel has 6 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Babbel:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 08, 2015	4466647	Series C	9125454	2240388	1930394	3871188
Mar 26, 2013	4188331	Series B	1525226	5953021	4718301	Kizoo & 2 more
Oct 22, 2009	9596001	Grant (prize money)	2579755	4550095	4980732	2568818

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The founders of Babbel are Thomas Holl, Lorenz Heine and Toine Diepstraten. Tina Ramamurthy and Arne Schepker are the CEOs of Babbel.

Here are the details of Babbel's key team members:

Thomas Holl: Co-Founder & Managing Director of Babbel and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups and serve on the board of 1 company.
Contact Info: 3 email addresses
Lorenz Heine: Co-Founder of Babbel. They serve on the board of 1 company.
Toine Diepstraten: co-founder, R&D, IT-Manager of Babbel and founder of 2 other companies, AIME and Mikrosonic.

Babbel's Board of Directors

Babbel's board has 1 active member. Arne Schepker is part of team.

Here is the list of Babbel's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Arne Schepker	Team	-	Current	6y 8m
hzynpxk	Team	-	Past	8y 6m
pnpxxjn	Team	-	Past	4y 1m
lfcymtk	Team	-	Past	1y 6m

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Babbel's employee count trend

Babbel has 1,127 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Babbel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Babbel include Duolingo, Rosetta Stone and SpeakBUDDY. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Babbel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Duolingo 2011, Pittsburgh (United States), Public	Developer of a platform providing gamified language learning courses	$183M	CapitalG, Union Square Ventures & 20 others	87/100
2nd	Babbel 2007, Berlin (Germany), Series C	Provider of SaaS-based language learning solutions	$34.2M	VC Fonds Baden-Württemberg, REV & 5 others	76/100
3rd	Rosetta Stone 1992, Arlington (United States), Acquired	Provider of speech-recognition based language learning software solution	$62M	ABS Capital, White Hat Capital Partners & 3 others	75/100
4th	SpeakBUDDY 2013, Chuo (Japan), Seed	AI-based English language learning solutions	$10.7M	Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, 31VENTURES & 3 others	62/100
5th	Voxy 2010, New York City (United States), Series B	English language learning through online courses and tutoring	$39M	Seavest Investment Group, Contour Venture Partners ... & 12 others	60/100
6th	Lingvist 2013, Tallinn (Estonia), Series A	SaaS and app-based platform offering data-driven adaptive language learning solutions	$16.1M	Techstars, Rakuten Capital & 18 others	60/100
7th	Lingumi 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired	Pre-school English language learning through the interactive device	$7.68M	Accelerated Digital Ventures, North Summit Capital ... & 16 others	59/100
8th	EnglishCentral 2008, Lexington (United States), Series B	Web-based conversational english language learning platform	$5.8M	Google Ventures, Atlas Venture & 11 others	59/100
9th	BeConfident 2023, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series A	AI-powered language learning platform	$16.3M	Prosus, Latitud & 4 others	58/100
10th	Memrise 2010, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Online learning platform mainly for languages	$25.3M	Avalon Ventures, Balderton Capital & 8 others	55/100

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Babbel has acquired 3 companies including Toucan, Ironbit and PlaySay (Now Babbel). Babbel has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 19, 2023	Acquisition	Toucan	2019	Santa Monica (United States)
Aug 28, 2023	Acquisition	Ironbit	2005	Miguel Hidalgo (Mexico)
Mar 21, 2013	Acquisition	PlaySay (Now Babbel)	2008	San Francisco (United States)