When was Smartling founded?

Smartling was founded in 2009 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Smartling located?

Smartling is headquartered in New York City, United States.

How many employees does Smartling have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Smartling is 440.

Is Smartling a funded company?

Smartling is a funded company, having raised a total of $223M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Mar 18, 2010.

How much is Smartling worth?

The latest valuation of Smartling is $***** as of May 21, 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Smartling?

Smartling's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on Dec 02, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Smartling rank among its competitors?

Smartling ranks 1st amongst 83 active competitors, of which 11 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Trint, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jan, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Smartling?

Smartling's top competitors include Trint, Transifex and EasyTranslate. Among them, Trint secured the most recent funding round in January, 2024.

Smartling - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Smartling is a series E company based in New York City (United States), founded in 2009. It operates as a Provider of translation/localization solutions and services. Smartling has raised $223M in funding from investors like Battery Ventures, Venrock and Tenaya Capital, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 83 active competitors, including 11 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Trint, Transifex and EasyTranslate.

Company Details

Provider of translation/localization solutions and services. Its flagship product includes a cloud-based translation management platform to automate and manage the translation workflow. In addition, the company provides on-demand translation services by leveraging a network of freelance and multiple in-house translators specialized in multiple languages.

Website: www.smartling.com/
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Founded Year

2009

Location

New York City, United States

Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$223M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Dec 02, 2021, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on May 21, 2014

Investors

Battery Ventures & 13 more

Ranked

1^st among 83 active competitors

Employee Count

440 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

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Smartling is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
SMARTLING, INC. CIN: 3850435 , United States, Active	Aug 28, 2009	-	-	-
SMARTLING, INC. CIN: 270327547 , United States, Active	May 31, 2009	-	96 (As on Dec 31, 2014)	-

Smartling has raised a total funding of $223M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 18, 2010. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Dec 02, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Smartling has 14 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Smartling:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 02, 2021	5034807	Series E	7509286	3660291	1029961	2091611
Aug 11, 2014	1801162	Series D	5231382	7396740	5648027	Techstars
May 21, 2014	2382052	Series D	7970241	8633778	Iconiq Capital	Felicis Ventures & 6 more

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

Bryan Murphy: CEO of Smartling.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

Smartling's Board of Directors

Smartling's board has 4 active members. Joseph Ansanelli, Steve Krausz, David Pakman and JOHN L. WELDE, JR. are independent board members.

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

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Joseph Ansanelli	Independent board member	-	Current	16y 3m
fymfijz	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 1m
idiqaon	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 8m
wmemeeb	Independent board member	-	Current	3y 4m

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Smartling's employee count trend

Smartling has 440 employees as of May 26. Here is Smartling's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Smartling include Trint, Transifex and EasyTranslate. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Smartling, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Smartling 2009, New York City (United States), Series E	Provider of translation/localization solutions and services	$223M	Harmony Partners, Harmony Venture Partners ... & 12 others	65/100
2nd	Trint 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series A	Automated transcription to help various industries	$27.2M	Horizons Ventures, The New York Times Company ... & 32 others	56/100
3rd	Transifex 2009, Menlo Park (United States), Acquired	AI-powered localization platform simplifying translation for global growth	$6.7M	Toba Capital, New Enterprise Associates & 13 others	56/100
4th	EasyTranslate 2010, Copenhagen (Denmark), Seed	Provider of language translation, interpretation, and localisation services	$2.99M	EIC Fund, Pride Capital Partners & 1 others	52/100
5th	Consoltec 2002, Montreal (Canada), Acquired	TMS for enterprises and language service providers	-	-	47/100
6th	memoQ 2004, Gyula (Hungary), Seed	Provider of a cloud-based translation management system	-	memoQ RFP	47/100
7th	Crowdin 2009, Ternopil (Ukraine), Unfunded	Provider of a localization management platform	-	-	46/100
8th	Cloudwords 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of translation platform and marketplace	$3M	Storm Ventures, Advisors.Fund & 5 others	46/100
9th	Memsource 2011, Prague (Czech Republic), Acquired	Provider of cloud-based translation platform	$15.9M	The Carlyle Group	40/100
10th	XTM International 2002, Gerrards Cross (United Kingdom), Funding Raised	Provider of the cloud-based translation management platform	-	-	40/100