Writing office 24

What Writing office 24 does

Schreibbüro-24 (Writing office 24) is a German decentralized writing and transcription service founded in 1998 by Dr. Erwin Lammenett as a sole proprietorship (Einzelunternehmen). The company provides dictation transcription, medical writing, legal writing, proofreading, translation (English, French, Dutch, Eastern European languages), interview transcription under academic rule systems (Dresing/Pehl, Kuckartz, GAT), video subtitling, and an AI-text correction service. Its technology base is a proprietary, SSL-encrypted web portal (schreibbuero-24.com) through which customers self-register, upload audio in any of dozens of formats (DSS, WAV, MP3, DCT, MP4, etc.), and receive finished documents via a secure digital mailbox (Dokumentenpostfach) with 30-day retention; for high-volume medical clients the company also operates via VPN directly inside customer hospital information systems (medico, HydMedia, iMedOne).

The business is operated by approximately 24–30 home-based transcriptionists working remotely across Germany and abroad (Paraguay, England), with no maintained physical office. The company's revenue model is purely transactional and pay-per-use: dictation work is priced per 1,000 characters (€1.49–€1.98 depending on turnaround tier and text difficulty), interview transcription is priced per audio minute (€1.65–€2.45), proofreading per page (€1.78), translation per standard line (from €1.35), and manual text typing per hour (€29–€31). Turnaround tiers of 4h, 24h, and 48h command step-up pricing, with a 50% surcharge for weekend/holiday and expedited work. New customers receive a €5 (gross) registration credit.

The go-to-market is digital-first self-serve, with no sales force or channel partners. Approximately 70% of customers come from the medical sector (clinics, hospitals, doctors, psychologists), with named accounts including Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Essen, ACURA Kliniken, CMD-Centrum Hamburg, Kamillus-Klinik Asbach, Kinderwunschzentrum Berlin, and Bausch & Lomb. Legal, academic/research, and general business customers form the secondary base, supported by SEO, Google AdWords/Remarketing, YouTube educational content on academic transcription rules, and the founder's personal brand as author of the Springer Gabler textbook 'Praxiswissen Online-Marketing.' The company has never raised external funding and remains entirely founder-owned.

Name

Writing office 24

Legal name

Schreibbüro-24.com - Dr. Erwin Lammenett

Website

https://schreibbuero-24.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Schreibbüro-24 is a bootstrapped German sole proprietorship founded in 1998 that runs a fully decentralized, self-serve online writing and transcription service via its SSL-encrypted portal, serving primarily medical-sector clients (~70%) across Germany with ~24–30 home-based specialists.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Roetgen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Dictation Transcription and Typing Services: Core service — customers submit dictated recordings or text materials, which are transcribed and returned. Pricing is per 1,000 characters (including spaces) for standard dictations, or per audio minute for transcription services. Additional surcharges apply for difficult text (e.g., medical content with specialist terminology) and expedited turnaround times. English-language dictations are billed per audio minute.
2. KI Text Correction Service: Correction of texts created by AI or speech recognition tools. Billed per audio minute of the source recording — a differentiated rate for medical vs. non-medical content. This is a separate service line targeting users of AI-generated text who need human quality review.
3. Proofreading and Text Revision: Proofreading (Korrekturlesen) charged per page; text revision and optimization (Überarbeiten) charged per hour; text creation from customer briefs quoted on request.
4. Translation Services: Document translation services in English, French, Dutch, and all Eastern European languages. Pricing based on standard lines (55 characters incl. spaces), e.g., from €1.35 per line for English and French translations.
5. Text Copying / Manual Typing: Typing of handwritten or printed documents (e.g., PDFs, old manuscripts, Sütterlin scripts). Charged at €29–31 per hour net, based on effort and complexity. Typical turnaround ranges from 1–2 days for short documents to up to 2 weeks for documents spanning several hundred pages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Schreibbüro-24 provides pay-per-use dictation transcription, writing, proofreading, interview transcription, translation, and video subtitling services delivered through a fully digital SSL-encrypted web portal. The core general writing service converts audio dictations into formatted text documents, supplemented by specialized medical and legal writing branches served by sector-experienced transcriptionists. Customers register online, upload audio files, and receive finished documents through a secure encrypted document mailbox with 30-day retention.

Product overview

Writing office 24 operates as a decentralized online writing service platform with a core general typing service supplemented by specialized vertical services. The portfolio comprises: Allgemeiner Schreibservice (General Writing Service) as the core platform for dictation transcription; Medizinischer Schreibservice and Juristischer Schreibservice as specialized branches for medical and legal transcription; and add-on modules including KI-Text Korrekturservice (AI text correction), Korrekturlesen (proofreading), Transkriptionen (interview transcription), Video-Untertitel (subtitling), Übersetzungen (translation), and Texte zum Abschreiben (text typing). The platform differentiates through speed options (4-hour, 24-hour, 48-hour delivery) and charges by character count rather than page count.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Writing Service (Allgemeiner Schreibservice) Core typing and transcription service converting dictated audio files (DSS, WAV, MP3, DCT formats) into formatted text documents for private, commercial, and scientific content including emails, reports, letters, brochures, and technical documentation.
• Medical Writing Service (Medizinischer Schreibservice) Specialized transcription service for medical content targeting clinics, doctors, and psychologists, handled by staff with prior medical sector experience. Covers admission reports, discharge summaries, medical expert opinions, and correspondence with enhanced confidentiality and optional VPN access to hospital information systems.
• Legal Writing Service (Juristischer Schreibservice) Specialized transcription service for legal professionals including law firms, notaries, patent attorneys, and court experts. Staff with prior experience in legal environments handle legal dictations, interviews, and document templates with 128-bit SSL encryption.
• KI-Text Korrekturservice (AI Text Correction Service) Correction service for texts generated by AI tools or voice recognition. Pricing is €0.91 per audio minute for medical texts and €0.84 per audio minute for non-medical texts. Minimum audio file length is 15 minutes; interviews and group discussions excluded.
• Korrekturlesen (Proofreading Service) Proofreading service following the latest spelling reform standards at €1.78 per page (1,000 characters), with minimum order value of €20. Includes text revision and optimization with customer-specific formulations in German or English.
• Transkriptionen (Interview Transcription) Manual transcription service for interviews, conferences, podcasts, and meeting recordings in English, French, Spanish, and German. Pricing €1.65–€2.45 per audio minute depending on quality. Supports scientific transcription systems including Dresing/Pehl, Kuckartz, and GAT standards. Multiple speakers incur additional charges.
• Video-Untertitel (Video Subtitling) Creation and translation of YouTube subtitles and general video subtitles, integrating transcription services to convert video content into text and translated subtitle tracks.
• Übersetzungen (Translation Service) Translation service for documents into English, French, Dutch, and all Eastern European languages by native speakers located in target countries. Pricing starts from €1.35 per standard line (55 characters including spaces) for English and French translations.
• Texte zum Abschreiben (Text Typing Service)

Named customers24 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Speechmatics: UK-based automatic speech recognition technology provider offering enterprise-grade STT APIs. Comparable as a competitor in the broader transcription market Schreibbüro-24 serves, though Speechmatics sells automation rather than manual services.

Direct peers

• Rev.com: US-based transcription and captioning services company offering AI and human transcription, captions, and subtitles to enterprise and SMB clients. Directly comparable in offering portfolio (dictation, interview, video subtitles) to Schreibbüro-24, though operating at significantly larger scale and US-centric.
• GoTranscript: UK-based human transcription service offering per-minute audio transcription, translation, and captioning with academic and business focus. Closely comparable business model (manual transcriptionists, per-minute pricing, multi-format support) to Schreibbüro-24.
• Tomedes: Translation and transcription services company offering certified translation, interpretation, and audio transcription globally. Comparable to Schreibbüro-24's Übersetzungen (translation) and general transcription services with similar per-line / per-minute unit pricing.
• TranscribeMe: Specialized human transcription service offering audio/video-to-text, with medical and academic verticals as core segments. Comparable to Schreibbüro-24's medical transcription and academic interview transcription offerings, though globally distributed rather than Germany-only.
• Sonix: AI-powered transcription and translation platform with optional human review services for interviews, podcasts, and video. Competes with Schreibbüro-24 in the same transcription category but from a tech-enabled, automation-first angle rather than manual-first.
• 3Play Media: US-based transcription, captioning, and subtitling services company specializing in video accessibility and compliance. Comparable to Schreibbüro-24's video subtitle (Video-Untertitel) and interview transcription offerings for media and academic clients.

Regional players

• Wooga Schriftservice: German typing and transcription services company with overlapping offerings (medical typing, dictation processing) for the DACH market. Comparable as a regional German competitor to Schreibbüro-24's transcription and writing services.

Broad incumbents

• LanguageLine Solutions: Global leader in interpretation and translation services, with significant medical and legal sector focus. Overlaps with Schreibbüro-24's translation service (English/French/Dutch/Eastern European) and medical/legal transcription positioning, but operates at vastly larger scale.
• STAR Deutschland (STAR Group): German-headquartered multinational language services provider offering translation, localization, and technical writing for enterprises. Comparable as a German-headquartered competitor with overlapping translation services, though broader and enterprise-focused versus Schreibbüro-24's SMB/self-serve motion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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