Unbabel
AcquiredYC W14San Francisco, US · Founded 2013 · Delaware corporation · 350 employees · 17 known investors
Unbabel provides AI-powered machine translation software combined with human editors to enable multilingual customer support and localization for businesses globally. The platform uses advanced artificial intelligence and proprietary human editorial community to deliver fast, high-quality translations for customer communications across any language.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSUnited States of AmericaPortugalUnited KingdomRomaniaPhilippinesAmerica / CanadaEuropeSoutheast AsiaPartly Remote
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W14)
Unbabel was founded in 2013 by Vasco Pedro, João Graça, Bruno Prezado Silva, and Hugo Silva.
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Vasco Pedroin𝕏Co-founder and CEO2013–2025He founded the company in 2013 and has raised over $100 million in funding.
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João GraçainFounderJoão Graça holds a Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing and completed post-doctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. He is co-founder and CTO of Unbabel, a machine translation platform, and co-founded the Lisbon Machine Learning Summer School.
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Bruno Prezado SilvainFounder/Lead Designer
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Hugo SilvaFounder/Developer
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Phil ShawePresident and CEO
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Jin LeeCo-CEO
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Mark HagertyChief Technology Officer
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Davis DohertyExecutive
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Wolfgang AllisatBoard director
Investors · 17
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Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M
FaberLisbon · $2.7M
FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M
GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M
Notion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100Mvia Chris Tottman · board
Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75Mvia Sri Chandrasekar · board
Shilling VCLisbon · $108K – $1.1M
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
Caixa CapitalreportedLisbon
Funders Club ManagementreportedSan Francisco
Indico Capital PartnersreportedLisbon · $250K – $10M
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)reportedSeattle · $100K – $10M
MatrixreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Salesforce VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $50M
Samsung NextreportedSan Jose · $100K – $5M
Scale Venture Partnersreported · 2 sourcesBay Area · $5M – $25Mvia Andy Vitus · board
Workday VenturesreportedSan Francisco
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$74.2M disclosed across 2 rounds · 2017–2019
▶$60MraisedSep 2019 · 15 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$60MraisedSep 2019 · 15 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Andy VitusDirector
- Vasco Calais PedroExecutive Officer, Director
- Joao GracaExecutive Officer, Director
- Sri ChandrasekarDirector
- Amy KuxExecutive Officer
- Wolfgang AllisatDirector
- Chris TottmanDirector
- Offering amount
- $60M
- Amount sold
- $60M
- First sale
- Sep 2019
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$14.2MraisedJan 2018 · 7 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
▶$14.2MraisedJan 2018 · 7 investors · Other
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Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Chris TottmanDirector
- Wolfgang AllisatDirector
- Vasco Calais PedroExecutive Officer, Director
- Joao GracaExecutive Officer, Director
- Andy VitusDirector
- Davis DohertyExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $23M
- Amount sold
- $14.2M
- First sale
- Dec 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2013
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
The YC application· Winter 2014 batch
Unbabel Demo Day YC W14
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In the news
Unbabel (YC W14) raises $60M Series C to become the world’s translation layertechcrunch.com · Sep 2019Frequently asked questions
- What does Unbabel do?
- Unbabel provides AI-powered machine translation software combined with human editors to enable multilingual customer support and localization for businesses globally. The platform uses advanced artificial intelligence and proprietary human editorial community to deliver fast, high-quality translations for customer communications across any language.
- Who founded Unbabel?
- Unbabel was founded by Vasco Pedro, João Graça, Bruno Prezado Silva, Hugo Silva in 2013.
- Who are Unbabel's investors?
- Unbabel's investors include Amino Capital, Faber, FundersClub, Greycroft, Notion Capital, Point72 Ventures, Shilling VC, Y Combinator and 9 more.
- How much funding has Unbabel raised?
- Unbabel has disclosed $74.2M raised across 2 rounds.
- Where is Unbabel headquartered?
- Unbabel is headquartered in San Francisco, US.