Please contact Andreas for all press inquiries.

Download fact sheet (sorry, currently only in German).

Founded: May 2007
Launched: July 2007
Founders: Andreas Schroeter, Thomas Schroeter, Patrick Uecker
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Idea: Launch of a platform where language lovers can meet, exchange ideas and learn languages together.

Press releases

• 01.10.2007 - Love and learn languages - bab.la launches! (German press release)
• 10.10.2007 - Language portal bab.la secures prominent investors (German press release)
• 03.12.2007 - Language portal bab.la now offers Spanish version (Spanish press release)
• 17.12.2007 - English contest for schools: Get ready for the BIG challenge! (German press release)
• 07.04.2008 - Pimp your brain - with the free vocab trainer from bab.la (German press release)
• 22.05.2008 - bab.la launches French dictionary (French press release)
• 10.07.2008 - How to survive the Chinese language jungle during the Olympics
• 06.08.2008 - HanDeDict and bab.la join forces to build the world's largest Chinese-German dictionary (German press release)
• 28.08.2008 - Lexiophiles releases the first ranking of the world's top 100 language blogs
• 15.09.2008 - Speechless? Never again thanks to the new bab.la mobile dictionary!
• 02.10.2008 - bab.la launches Italian dictionary (Italian press release)
• 23.10.2008 - Lexiophiles publishes world ranking of the top 10 language podcasts
• 05.12.2008 - Learning vocabulary the easy way: bab.la language portal launches free Vocabulary Lessons
• 29.01.2009 - Lexiophiles unveils list of Top Study Abroad Programs for 2009
• 15.04.2009 - bab.la expands management team (German press release)
• 23.04.2009 - The Internet is turning Red
• 25.06.2009 - bab.la Vocabulary Lessons receives award as an exceptional online-education medium
• 30.07.2009 - Lexiophiles publishes results of Top 100 Language Blogs 2009
• 21.01.2010 - bab.la brings dictionary translations to Twitter
• 18.02.2010 - Lexiophiles publishes results of IX10 – top 100 blogs on living abroad
• 11.05.2010 - bab.la starts Swedish version (Swedish press release)
• 28.05.2010 - bab.la and Lexiophiles publish Top 100 Language Blogs 2010 results
• 14.06.2010 - Language portal bab.la now speaks Arabic
• 31.08.2010 - Language portal bab.la launches dictionary of the future (Dutch press release)
• 28.01.2011 - Lexiophiles and bab.la publish results of The Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs Competition
• 01.06.2011 - bab.la and Lexiophiles announce the Top 100 Language Lovers 2011 ranking
• 12.10.2011 - Language portal bab.la launches next generation online dictionaries (Danish press release)
• 19.01.2012 - What you are looking for, at, or to? bab.la launches new Phrasing Dictionary
• 14.02.2012 - More than 10.000 people choose the Top 100 International Exchange and Experience Blogs 2012
• 01.03.2012 - Have fun with foreign languages - on the language portal bab.la (Czech press release)
• 11.05.2012 - bab.la builds all-access dictionaries with responsive design

Pictures and screenshots (sorry, currently only in German)

Picture Andreas Schroeter (JPG)
Picture Thomas Schroeter (JPG)
Picture Patrick Uecker (JPG)
Picture 1 founders (JPG)
Picture 2 founders (JPG)
Logo (GIF) (4C_EPS) (SW EPS)
Speech bubble (PNG)
Homepage (PNG) (BMP)
Starting page dictionary (PNG) (BMP)
Starting page Test & Train (PNG) (BMP)
Language quiz detail page (PNG) (BMP)