Quality through people and AI - our DNA
PONS Intelligence GmbH is a carve-out and sister company of PONS Langenscheidt GmbH, founded in 2026. As a high-tech startup, we combine artificial intelligence and language to create industry-specific business solutions for translating and conveying content.
Understanding is the central element of successful collaboration – within companies as well as between companies in a globally networked world. With artificial intelligence that is precisely tailored to the requirements of individual industries and work processes, we help companies to simplify, improve and make communication more efficient.
PONS and Langenscheidt have a history of over a hundred years in the field of translation and language learning. We are committed to this tradition and combine it with modern technology to create high-quality business solutions for the world of today and tomorrow.
Our team brings together young and old, science and business, curiosity and experience. As part of the Klett Group, we have a solid foundation and a close connection to the world of education.
Our Mission
We connect languages and cultures and use AI to simplify communication and promote global understanding.
Our Team
We have an office in Berlin and team members all over Germany and Poland. Our team works in a very flexible hybrid way. However, we place great importance on meeting in person and working together on-site on a regular basis.
We rely on transparent communication and honest, respectful and appreciative interaction, where performance and effort are rewarded.
AI as a Booster
We develop and distribute AI-powered software solutions for companies in the areas of translation and language learning under the brands PONS and Langenscheidt.
AI is not an end in itself, but rather supports and relieves our team and our customers in their daily work, in complex processes or in mastering complex tasks.
Klett Group
We are part of the Klett Group, one of the leading educational companies in Europe with over 100 subsidiaries in 24 countries.
We are committed to the principles of the Klett Group and to our social and societal responsibility.
Our goal system
We focus on a clear, transparent goal structure without too much bureaucracy, with a focus on our vision and the two products. OKRs are not an end in themselves, but are intended to connect strategy with operational measures.
Our history and our origins - PONS
We are part of PONS Langenscheidt, although we operate as PONS Intelligence in a separate company. We are closely connected to the content and values of PONS Langenscheidt and work together in many areas.
- 1897
Foundation of Klett, the parent company of PONS Langenscheidt and PONS Intelligence, as the foundation of the publishing house.
- 1978
Introduction of the first green dictionary under the PONS brand.
- 1993
Introduction of the first language course under the PONS brand.
- 2002 & 2017
Publication of the first digital translation product, from 2008 the free online dictionary by PONS. Text translation is integrated in 2017.
- 2019
Acquisition of the Langenscheidt products and brand. As a result, PONS GmbH becomes PONS Langenscheidt GmbH.
- 2023
Founding of Laniqo, an AI hub specialising in machine translation.
- 2025
PONS Langenscheidt is launching two new AI language solutions for businesses: PONS Translate Enterprise and Langenscheidt Language Coach.
- 2026
Launch of PONS Intelligence as a sister company of PONS Langenscheidt specialising in intelligent language solutions for businesses.
