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Smartling is a cloud-based translation technology and language services company headquartered in New York City.[1][2]
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| Company type | Computer-assisted translation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Translation |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founders | Jack Welde and Andrey Akselrod |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Website | www |
The company was founded in 2009 by Jack Welde[3] and Andrey Akselrod.[4] In 2012 the company received its first funding beyond bootstrapping with an angel investment of $1.5 million.[2] Its Series A funding was $4 million, and its Series B was $10 million.[3] In its Series C funding it received an additional $24 million,[1] and in its Series D it raised an additional $25 million.[5] The company's valuation upon its Series D was $250 million.[4]
In 2016, Smartling acquired VerbalizeIt, a firm producing translations for companies in the process of expanding internationally. As part of the acquisition, the company's founders and staff joined Smartling.[6] In 2016, Smartling also acquired Jargon, a company involved in the localization of mobile apps.[2]
Smartling automatically translates digital content into foreign languages,[7] and new content on client sites is flagged for translation and sent to translators for rewriting.[4] When changes to the original language are detected, all foreign-language versions of the website or app are automatically flagged for translation within the platform.[3] The changes are then delivered to front-end users through the back end of a client's system.[8][9]
Moreover, the company works with a few thousand translators to provide translation services in addition to its in-house staff of about 300. The process involves translation, followed by a translation review, legal review, and editing.[4] The company does text translations as well as audio and video translations.[10] Its enterprise platform and translation services are cloud-based services.[11] Additionally, Smartling also developed a "Mobile Localization Solution" and "Mobile Delivery Network" platforms to make updates to translations and localized content independent of app updates.[12]
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