Flitto - About the company
Flitto is a public company based in Seoul (South Korea), founded in 2012 by Dan Kang, Simon Lee and Jin Kim. It operates as a Provider of a crowdsourced translation platform for enterprises and individuals. Flitto has raised $12.8M in funding from investors like DSC Investment, Stonebridge Capital and SBI Group. The company has 57 active competitors, including 9 funded and 11 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Rev, Gengo and TranscribeMe.
Company Details
Provider of a crowdsourced translation platform for enterprises and individuals. The platform allows users to seek translation of texts, voice, or image-based content through their mobile devices in over multiple languages. It also provides the translation of celebrity news feeds, web-based comics, e-commerce deals, and QR codes. The crowdsourced team of translators is ranked on Its platform by an internal algorithm that uses the speed, quantity, and quality of translations as parameters. Top translators are provided points that can be redeemed either as PayPal money or donated to a charity. Users deal with their respective translators on a one-to-one basis.
- Website
- www.flitto.com/portal/en
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Stage
Public
Total Funding
$12.8M in 4 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
2nd among 57 active competitors
Employee Count
179 as on Jul 01, 2024
Exit Details
Public
Flitto's IPO details
Flitto got listed on Jul 17, 2019.
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Flitto's funding and investors
Flitto has raised a total funding of $12.8M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Sep 19, 2017 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Flitto has 14 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Flitto:
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Date of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Sep 19, 2017 | 6444602 | Series B | 7903291 | 7325315 | 7242534 | 1785928 |
May 05, 2016 | 6278326 | Series B | 9818799 | 4359770 | 6563797 | 1858223 |
Feb 2014 | 2740801 | Series A | 7916121 | 6499502 | 1463774 | 4993015 |
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Flitto's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileHere are the details of Flitto's key team members:
- Dan Kang: Co-Founder of Flitto. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Simon Lee: Co-Founder & CEO of Flitto. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Jin Kim: Co-Founder of Flitto. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Flitto's employee count trend
Flitto has 179 employees as of Jul 24. Here is Flitto's employee count trend over the years:
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Flitto's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Flitto include Rev, Gengo and TranscribeMe. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Flitto, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Rev 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Provider of transcription and captioning services using AI and human experts | $4.9M | 77/100 | |
2nd | Flitto 2012, Seoul (South Korea), Public | Provider of a crowdsourced translation platform for enterprises and individuals | $12.8M | 60/100 | |
3rd | Provider of human translation services using proprietary tools | $24.4M | 58/100 | ||
4th | TranscribeMe 2011, San Francisco (United States), Series A | Audio search & transcription platform | $9.6M | 57/100 | |
5th | Provider of AI backed translation services for industries | $34M | 56/100 | ||
6th | Acclaro 2002, Irvington (United States), Unfunded | Provider of human-enabled translation and localization services | - | - | 54/100 |
7th | ProZ.com 1999, Syracuse (United States), Funding Raised | A membership-based community for freelance translators | - | 53/100 | |
8th | TextMaster 2011, Paris (France), Acquired | Provider of on-demand translation, copywriting, and proofreading services | $8.45M | 46/100 | |
9th | Transfluent 2011, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired | Provider of human-powered translation services | $3.86M | 44/100 | |
10th | TRAVOD 2010, London (United Kingdom), Unfunded | Provider of an end to end localization service solution for enterprises | - | - | 44/100 |
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Flitto's Investments and acquisitions
Flitto has made no investments or acquisitions yet.
News related to Flitto
Media has covered Flitto for 1 event in last 1 year, It was about company updates.
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Flitto Ramps up Its Expansion in US East Coast Through AIIA programBusiness Wire•Dec 11, 2025•Flitto
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Plito, Saudi Arabia's partnership with local companies, promoting localization of AI solutionsKorea Newswire•Jun 05, 2024•Flitto
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Flitto Wins 'International Startup Award' at Africa's Largest ICT ...Businesskorea•Jun 04, 2024•Flitto
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Flitto Signs MOU with Upstage for AI Language Data Building EndeavorBusinesskorea•May 09, 2024•Flitto, Upstage
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Flitto provides ‘real-time interactive multilingual translation service’ in SeoulVenture Square•Nov 15, 2023•Flitto, Seoul
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Flitto provides digital menu translation to Shinsegae Department StoreVenture Square•Aug 30, 2023•Flitto, Shinsegae
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Flitto Localization enters Japanese market with “Flitto Enterprise,” a comprehensive translation management systemmultilingual.com•Jul 21, 2023•Flitto
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