Unbabel
YC W14 ↗San Francisco, US · Founded 2013 · Delaware corporation · 350 employees · Acquired · 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.
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W14)
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Vasco Pedroin𝕏Founder/CEO
JG
João GraçainFounder/CTO
BP
Bruno Prezado SilvainFounder/Lead Designer
HS
Hugo SilvaFounder/Developer
PS
Phil ShawePresident and CEO
JL
Jin LeeCo-CEO
MH
Mark HagertyChief Technology Officer
CT
Chris TottmanDirector
WA
Wolfgang AllisatDirector
AV
Andy VitusDirector
DD
Davis DohertyExecutive Officer
Investors · 17
Amino CapitalPalo Alto · $100K – $10M
FaberLisbon · $2.7M
FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M
GreycroftNew York · $500K – $10M
Notion CapitalLondon · $1M – $100M
Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75Mvia Sri Chandrasekar · quoted
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
Matrix PartnersreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $10M
Salesforce VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $50M
Samsung NextreportedSan Jose · $100K – $5M
Scale Venture PartnersreportedBay Area · $5M – $25M
Workday VenturesreportedSan Francisco
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements▶$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
Rule 506(b)
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.
In the news
- Portuguese unicorn Unbabel declares bankruptcy but got €13.3 million from recovery funds - Essential Businessessential-business.pt · 2026
- AI startup Unbabel declared insolvent after receiving €13.3 million in PRR funding – Portugal Residentportugalresident.com · 2026
- Investment agency probes Unbabel over €13.3 million funding - Essential Businessessential-business.pt · 2026
- Unbabel among the first AI startups to win millions of GPU training hours on EU supercomputers | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2024
- Unbabel acquires Lingo24 to bolster AI-driven translations for enterprises | VentureBeatventurebeat.com · 2021
- Unbabel Raises $60M Series C Funding to Expand its AI Augmentation Segment - AIwirehpcwire.com · 2019
- Unbabel (YC W14) raises $60M Series C to become the world’s translation layertechcrunch.com · 2019
- Unbabel raises $60M to bring machine-human translations to more businessventurebeat.com · 2019