Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 16, 2026
DeepL is a global Language AI company best known for translation, writing, and communication tools for individuals and enterprises.
Primary product
DeepL Translator and DeepL Pro / DeepL API for translation, writing, and multilingual communication
Founded
2017
Headquarters
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Team size
1.2K
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Language AI / machine translation / writing assistance
Offices
Business model
Stage
late-stage private / venture-backed
Total raised
$400M
Latest round
Venture Round · May 2024
Latest amount
$300M
May 2024 · Index Ventures
Dec 2018 · Benchmark
Corporate Round
Aug 2017
Pre Seed Round
Sep 2009 · b2venture
Leadership
CEO and Founder
Sebastian Enderlein
CTO
Stefan Mesken
VP Research
Martino Cadoni
Chief Financial Officer
David Parry-Jones
Chief Revenue Officer
Steve Rotter
Chief Marketing Officer
Founders
CEO and founder
Public materials emphasize mission-driven language AI, enterprise security, research, international growth, and a collaborative, culturally diverse workplace. DeepL also highlights employee resource groups and belonging/diversity initiatives.
Compensation
No public compensation bands were found in the sources reviewed. Exa-derived employer signals suggest strong perceived compensation on LinkedIn-style metrics, but this is not a public salary signal.
Pricing
Free consumer tier plus paid Pro subscriptions, enterprise plans, and API-based usage pricing.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
About USD 100M-150M annual revenue (Exa estimate: USD 120M)
Estimated monthly visits
117.8M
Traffic estimate as of May 2026
DeepL announced it is expanding its data infrastructure and adding AWS as a sub-processor, including a change away from processing data exclusively within Europe. This is not a layoff or shutdown signal, but it is a material infrastructure / data governance change.
SourcePR Newswire / DeepL · Jun 2026
Strategic milestone: DeepL announced the Mixhalo team and technology joining DeepL, expanding its Voice AI capabilities and opening a San Francisco office.
PR Newswire / DeepL · Apr 2026
Major product launch: DeepL launched Voice-to-Voice, expanding into speech-to-speech translation for meetings, conversations, and API use.
DeepL · Jun 2025
DeepL expanded language coverage, citing customer demand especially in Asia-Pacific and manufacturing.
DeepL · May 2025
DeepL highlighted BYOK, MFA, audit logs, access restrictions, and HIPAA compliance.
DeepL · Mar 2025
DeepL described its collaboration with NVIDIA and deployment of DGX SuperPOD infrastructure.
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