When was Unbabel founded?

Unbabel was founded in 2013 and raised its 1st funding round 1 year after it was founded.

Where is Unbabel located?

Unbabel is headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal. It is registered at San Francisco,California.

Who is the current CEO of Unbabel?

Vasco Pedro of Unbabel. They have also founded 1 company and are angel investors in 2 startups.

How many employees does Unbabel have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Unbabel is 658.

Is Unbabel a funded company?

Unbabel is a funded company, having raised a total of $106M across 16 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 2014.

When was the latest funding round of Unbabel?

Unbabel's latest funding was a $***** Series C round on Dec 18, 2023, with participation from 6 investors.

Where does Unbabel rank among its competitors?

Unbabel ranks 6th amongst 103 active competitors, of which 20 are funded. It stands 4th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Synthesia, which secured $200M in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Unbabel?

Unbabel's top competitors include Reverie Language Technologies, DeepL and Synthesia. Among them, Synthesia secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Unbabel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Unbabel is an acquired company based in Lisbon (Portugal), founded in 2013 by Vasco Pedro, Bruno Prezado Silva, Hugo Silva, Sofia Pessanha and Joao Graca. It operates as a Provider of an AI based translation platform. Unbabel has raised $106M in funding from investors like Y Combinator, Scale Venture Partners and Shilling Capital Partners. The company has 103 active competitors, including 20 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Reverie Language Technologies, DeepL and Synthesia.

Company Details

Unbabel is the provider of an AI based translation platform. Its features include AI and human powered translations, multilingual support, management of customer service language operations on a single platform, as well as integration with CRM and chat platforms. Its clients include Microsoft and Logitech. It works on a subscription plan.

Website: unbabel.com
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Email ID: *****@unbabel.com
Registered Address: San Francisco,California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2013

Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$106M in 16 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series C, Dec 18, 2023, $*****

Investors

Y Combinator & 35 more

Ranked

6^th among 103 active competitors

Employee Count

658 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Bablic & 2 more

Similar Companies

Reverie Language Technologies & 5534 more

Exit Details

Acquired by TransPerfect (Aug 22, 2025)

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Unbabel is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
UNBABEL, INC. CIN: 464264090 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	-	4 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-

Unbabel got acquired by TransPerfect on Aug 22, 2025.

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Unbabel has raised a total funding of $106M over 16 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 2014. Its latest funding round was a Series C round on Dec 18, 2023 for $*****. 6 investors participated in its latest round. Unbabel has 35 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Unbabel:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Dec 18, 2023	7365820	Series C	6534374	1975278	2858940	1611333
Aug 01, 2023	5679755	Grant (prize money)	3365014	5495353	2687642	Europa
Oct 01, 2022	5734834	Grant (prize money)	5966689	8455128	2149363	Europa

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The founders of Unbabel are Vasco Pedro, Bruno Prezado Silva, Hugo Silva, Sofia Pessanha and Joao Graca. Vasco Pedro is the CEO of Unbabel.

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

Vasco Pedro: Co-founder and CEO of Unbabel. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.
Bruno Prezado Silva: Lead Designer, Founder of Unbabel.
Hugo Silva: Co-Founder of Unbabel and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Sofia Pessanha: Former Co-Founder of Unbabel and founder of 1 other company.
Joao Graca: Former Co-Founder of Unbabel.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Unbabel's employee count trend

Unbabel has 658 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Unbabel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Unbabel include Reverie Language Technologies, DeepL and Synthesia. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Unbabel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Reverie Language Technologies 2009, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered language translation, localization, and voice technology solutions	$4.14M	Lightrock India, Qualcomm Ventures & 15 others	72/100
2nd	DeepL 2017, Cologne (Germany), Series C	AI, SaaS, and neural network-based machine translation tools	$415M	IVP, Index Ventures & 20 others	71/100
3rd	Synthesia 2017, London (United Kingdom), Series E	Provider of software for generating professional videos using artificial intelligence	$536M	LDV Capital, Kleiner Perkins & 34 others	66/100
4th	Lilt 2015, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Provider of cloud-based machine translation tools and services	$164M	Redpoint Ventures, Four Rivers Group & 14 others	66/100
5th	Reverso 2013, Montreal (Canada), Unfunded	Online language translation tool	-	-	57/100
6th	Unbabel 2013, Lisbon (Portugal), Acquired	Provider of an AI based translation platform	$106M	Point72, Salesforce Ventures & 34 others	53/100
7th	Palabra Ai 2023, London (United Kingdom), Seed	Provider of real-time AI speech translation for audio and video calls	$8.4M	Seven Seven Six, Creator Ventures & 5 others	53/100
8th	Intento 2013, Berkeley (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-driven language translation and localization platform for enterprises	$16.2M	Flint Capital, Somersault Ventures & 12 others	52/100
9th	XL8 2019, San Jose (United States), Series A	Provider of AI-based deep neural network-based machine translation software	$11.5M	KB Investment, Atinum Investment & 2 others	50/100
10th	Devnagri 2019, Noida (India), Seed	Provider of an AI-powered human translation platform for enterprises	$1.11M	Z Nation Lab, Venture Catalysts & 35 others	49/100

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Unbabel has acquired 3 companies including Bablic, EVS Translations and Lingo24. Unbabel has not made any investments as of now.

Here is the list of its acquisitions:

Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jun 01, 2023	Acquisition	Bablic	2012	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Jan 17, 2023	Acquisition	EVS Translations	1991	Atlanta (United States)
Dec 16, 2021	Acquisition	Lingo24	2001	Edinburgh (United Kingdom)