DeepL valuation, funding and investors

DeepL works in AI-Powered language solutions development, based in Cologne, Germany. Founded in 2017, it has about 1,550 employees.

Tech Companies Series B

VALUATION · TODAY

$3.01B −24% after Series B

Range $819M – $3.76B · Grade C

TODAY

+12 MO

$1.00B

$2.00B

$3.00B

$4.00B

$5.00B

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

2027

Series A $15.0M

Growth $107M

Series B $300M

ValuationBefore first round12-month outlook: where it points, how wide it fansHover the past: the outlook shows what was predicted then

HEADCOUNT · TODAY1,550 employees

+0%6m growth

−1%1y growth

+19%2y growth

1,000

2,000

Data from Jan 2021

TODAY

Predicted in 1 yr $2.29B −24% vs today

Predicted next raise $398M if a round comes

Winding-down probability 12%

Last round: Series B · $300M · May 2024
Valuation at last round: $2.00B
Headcount: 1,550 · flat
Grade: C
Founded: 2017

How VCMC values companies →

DeepL valuation today

VCMC values DeepL at $3.0B today, with a range of $819M to $3.8B and a grade of C. The valuation starts from its last funding round, a Series B round in May 2024.

Valuation by date (122 rows)

Each point is what the model would have shown on that date, using only what was known then; before its first round, a company is valued as a startup because it later raised.

DeepL: valuation by date, as the model would have shown it on each date
Date	Valuation	Range	Predicted in 1 yr	Phase	Headcount	Trend	Grade	Winding-down probability
1 Jan 2017	$4.06M	$1.48M – $11.2M	$5.57M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2017	$4.17M	$1.52M – $11.5M	$5.72M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2017	$4.27M	$1.56M – $11.7M	$5.86M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2017	$4.39M	$1.60M – $12.1M	$6.02M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2017	$4.51M	$1.64M – $12.4M	$6.18M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2017	$4.63M	$1.68M – $12.7M	$6.34M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2017	$4.75M	$1.73M – $13.0M	$6.51M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2017	$4.88M	$1.78M – $13.4M	$6.69M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2017	$5.01M	$1.82M – $13.8M	$6.87M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2017	$5.14M	$1.87M – $14.1M	$7.05M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2017	$5.28M	$1.92M – $14.5M	$7.24M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2017	$5.42M	$1.97M – $14.9M	$7.43M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2018	$5.57M	$2.03M – $15.3M	$7.63M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2018	$5.72M	$2.08M – $15.7M	$7.84M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2018	$5.86M	$2.13M – $16.1M	$8.03M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2018	$6.02M	$2.19M – $16.5M	$8.25M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2018	$6.18M	$2.25M – $17.0M	$8.47M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2018	$6.34M	$2.31M – $17.4M	$8.70M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2018	$6.51M	$2.37M – $17.9M	$8.93M (+37%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2018	$6.69M	$2.43M – $18.4M	$9.02M (+35%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2018	$6.87M	$2.50M – $18.9M	$9.10M (+32%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2018	$7.05M	$2.57M – $19.4M	$9.18M (+30%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2018	$7.24M	$2.64M – $19.9M	$9.27M (+28%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2018	$7.43M	$2.71M – $20.4M	$9.35M (+26%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2019	$7.63M	$2.78M – $21.0M	$9.43M (+24%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2019	$7.84M	$2.85M – $21.5M	$9.52M (+21%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2019	$8.03M	$2.92M – $22.1M	$9.60M (+19%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2019	$8.25M	$3.00M – $22.7M	$9.69M (+17%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2019	$8.47M	$3.08M – $23.3M	$9.77M (+15%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2019	$8.70M	$3.17M – $23.9M	$9.86M (+13%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2019	$8.93M	$3.25M – $24.5M	$9.95M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2019	$9.02M	$3.28M – $24.8M	$10.0M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2019	$9.10M	$3.31M – $25.0M	$10.1M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2019	$9.18M	$3.34M – $25.2M	$10.2M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2019	$9.27M	$3.37M – $25.5M	$10.3M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2019	$9.35M	$3.40M – $25.7M	$10.4M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2020	$9.43M	$3.43M – $25.9M	$10.5M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2020	$9.52M	$3.47M – $26.2M	$10.6M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2020	$9.60M	$3.50M – $26.4M	$10.7M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2020	$9.69M	$3.53M – $26.6M	$10.8M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2020	$9.78M	$3.56M – $26.9M	$10.9M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2020	$9.87M	$3.59M – $27.1M	$11.0M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2020	$9.95M	$3.62M – $27.3M	$11.1M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2020	$10.0M	$3.66M – $27.6M	$11.2M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2020	$10.1M	$3.69M – $27.8M	$11.3M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2020	$10.2M	$3.72M – $28.1M	$11.4M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2020	$10.3M	$3.76M – $28.4M	$11.5M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2020	$10.4M	$3.79M – $28.6M	$11.6M (+11%)	before first round	–	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2021	$13.7M	$4.99M – $37.6M	$15.3M (+11%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2021	$13.8M	$5.03M – $38.0M	$15.4M (+11%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Mar 2021	$13.9M	$5.07M – $38.3M	$15.5M (+11%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Apr 2021	$14.1M	$5.12M – $38.6M	$15.6M (+11%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 May 2021	$14.2M	$5.17M – $39.0M	$15.7M (+11%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Jun 2021	$14.3M	$5.21M – $39.3M	$15.8M (+10%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Jul 2021	$14.4M	$5.26M – $39.7M	$15.9M (+10%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Aug 2021	$14.6M	$5.31M – $40.0M	$16.1M (+10%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2021	$14.7M	$5.36M – $40.4M	$16.2M (+10%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2021	$14.8M	$5.40M – $40.8M	$16.3M (+10%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2021	$15.0M	$5.45M – $41.1M	$16.4M (+10%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Dec 2021	$15.1M	$5.50M – $41.5M	$16.5M (+9%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Jan 2022	$15.3M	$5.55M – $41.9M	$16.7M (+9%)	before first round	83	unknown	D	0%
1 Feb 2022	$24.5M	$10.5M – $48.6M	$26.7M (+9%)	before first round	200	growing	C	0%
1 Mar 2022	$24.7M	$10.6M – $49.0M	$26.9M (+9%)	before first round	200	growing	C	0%
1 Apr 2022	$24.8M	$10.6M – $49.3M	$27.1M (+9%)	before first round	200	growing	C	0%
1 May 2022	$25.0M	$10.7M – $49.7M	$27.3M (+9%)	before first round	200	growing	C	0%
1 Jun 2022	$25.2M	$10.8M – $50.1M	$27.5M (+9%)	before first round	200	growing	C	0%
1 Jul 2022	$25.4M	$10.9M – $50.4M	$27.7M (+9%)	before first round	200	growing	C	0%
1 Aug 2022	$18.5M	$6.73M – $50.8M	$20.3M (+10%)	before first round	200	unknown	D	0%
1 Sep 2022	$18.6M	$6.78M – $51.2M	$20.6M (+11%)	before first round	200	unknown	D	0%
1 Oct 2022	$18.8M	$6.83M – $51.6M	$20.9M (+11%)	before first round	200	unknown	D	0%
1 Nov 2022	$18.9M	$6.88M – $51.9M	$21.2M (+12%)	before first round	200	unknown	D	0%
17 Nov 2022	$76.6M	$50.2M – $209M	$138M (+80%)	after a round	200	unknown	C	0%
1 Dec 2022	$78.3M	$50.2M – $209M	$138M (+76%)	after a round	200	unknown	C	0%
1 Jan 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+10%)	after a round	200	unknown	A	0%
2 Jan 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+10%)	after a round	200	unknown	A	0%
1 Feb 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+9%)	after a round	400	growing	A	0%
1 Mar 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+8%)	after a round	400	growing	A	0%
1 Apr 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+7%)	after a round	400	growing	A	0%
1 May 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+7%)	after a round	400	growing	A	0%
1 Jun 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+6%)	after a round	400	growing	A	0%
1 Jul 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+5%)	after a round	400	growing	A	0%
1 Aug 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+4%)	after a round	400	unknown	A	0%
1 Sep 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+3%)	after a round	400	unknown	A	0%
1 Oct 2023	$1.1B	$927M – $1.3B	$1.2B (+2%)	after a round	400	unknown	A	0%
1 Nov 2023	$1.3B	$927M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+4%)	after a round	750	growing	A	0%
1 Dec 2023	$1.3B	$927M – $1.5B	$1.3B (+2%)	after a round	750	growing	A	0%
1 Jan 2024	$1.3B	$927M – $1.5B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	750	growing	A	0%
1 Feb 2024	$1.3B	$931M – $1.5B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	750	growing	A	0%
1 Mar 2024	$1.3B	$934M – $1.5B	$1.3B (0%)	after a round	750	growing	A	0%
1 Apr 2024	$1.4B	$952M – $1.6B	$1.4B (0%)	after a round	980	growing	A	0%
1 May 2024	$1.4B	$960M – $1.6B	$1.4B (0%)	after a round	980	growing	A	0%
23 May 2024	$2.0B	$1.7B – $3.5B	$3.0B (+50%)	after a round	980	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2024	$2.0B	$1.7B – $3.5B	$3.0B (+48%)	after a round	980	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2024	$2.1B	$1.7B – $3.5B	$3.0B (+43%)	after a round	980	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2024	$2.2B	$1.7B – $3.5B	$3.0B (+39%)	after a round	980	up	B	0%
1 Sep 2024	$2.3B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+40%)	after a round	1,300	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2024	$2.4B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+35%)	after a round	1,300	growing	B	0%
1 Nov 2024	$2.5B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+30%)	after a round	1,300	growing	B	0%
1 Dec 2024	$2.6B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+26%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Jan 2025	$2.7B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+21%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Feb 2025	$2.8B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+16%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Mar 2025	$2.9B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+12%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Apr 2025	$3.0B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+7%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 May 2025	$3.2B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (+3%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Jun 2025	$3.2B	$1.7B – $3.7B	$3.2B (0%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Jul 2025	$3.2B	$1.8B – $3.7B	$3.2B (0%)	after a round	1,400	growing	B	0%
1 Aug 2025	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,566	growing	B	0%
1 Sep 2025	$3.3B	$1.9B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,563	growing	B	0%
1 Oct 2025	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,563	up	B	0%
1 Nov 2025	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,550	up	B	0%
1 Dec 2025	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,550	up	B	0%
1 Jan 2026	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,550	up	B	0%
1 Feb 2026	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,550	up	B	0%
1 Mar 2026	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,550	up	B	0%
1 Apr 2026	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,550	up	B	0%
1 May 2026	$3.3B	$1.8B – $3.8B	$3.3B (0%)	after a round	1,550	up	B	0%
1 Jun 2026	$3.1B	$1.0B – $3.7B	$2.9B (-6%)	after a round	1,550	flat	C	12%
1 Jul 2026	$3.0B	$989M – $3.7B	$2.8B (-7%)	after a round	1,550	flat	C	12%
1 Aug 2026	$3.0B	$940M – $3.7B	$2.8B (-7%)	after a round	1,550	flat	C	12%
1 Sep 2026	$3.0B	$893M – $3.8B	$2.8B (-8%)	after a round	1,550	flat	C	12%
1 Oct 2026	$3.0B	$850M – $3.8B	$2.7B (-9%)	after a round	1,550	flat	C	12%
24 Oct 2026	$3.0B	$819M – $3.8B	$2.3B (-24%)	after a round	1,550	flat	C	12%

Key facts about DeepL

Founded: 2017
Headquarters: Cologne, Germany
Employees: about 1,550 +11% in a year
Total raised: $422M
Funding rounds: 3
Last round: Series B May 2024

DeepL was founded in 2017 by Jarosław Kutyłowski and Sebastian Nagel.

DeepL funding history

DeepL has 3 funding rounds on record, from Nov 2022 to May 2024, $422M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $2.00B post-money (Series B, May 2024).

Series B 22 May 2024
Led by Index Ventures; with ICONIQ Growth, Teachers’ Venture Growth, Institutional Venture Partners, Atomico, WiL.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, techcrunch.com, taventures.vc and 6 more
$300M
$2.00B post-money
Growth Equity 1 Jan 2023
Led by Institutional Venture Partners; with Bessemer Venture Partners, Atomico, WiL, Benchmark, b2venture.
Sources: techfundingnews.com, techfundingnews.com
$107M
$1.07B post-money
Series A 16 Nov 2022
Led by Institutional Venture Partners.
$15M

DeepL investors

9 investors have backed DeepL; Institutional Venture Partners and Index Ventures led at least one round.

Institutional Venture Partners lead, 3 rounds
Index Ventures lead
Atomico 2 rounds
WiL 2 rounds
Benchmark
Bessemer Venture Partners
ICONIQ Growth
Teachers’ Venture Growth

What DeepL does

DeepL works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and retail.

DeepL SE is a German company that develops and provides AI-powered language solutions, including neural machine translation, natural language processing, and multilingual communication tools. The company offers translation services, writing assistance, and APIs for integration with business systems, serving clients in sectors such as legal, retail, manufacturing, government, financial services, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. DeepL is ISO certified and holds SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, and HIPAA certifications.

Description from Veridion's company data.

Products and services

AI-Powered Language Solutions Development
Neural Machine Translation Services
Multilingual Content Translation Services
Natural Language Processing Software Development
AI-Powered Writing Suggestions Services
Language Translation API Integration
AI-Powered Voice Translation Services
Enterprise Communication Enhancement Solutions
Global Business Expansion Enablement
Multilingual Application Integration Services
Language AI Platform Development
Machine Learning Model Development for Language Translation
Secure Language Data Processing Services
Scalable Language Translation Solutions
Multilingual Website Platform Development

Markets

Financial Services
Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals
Retail
Manufacturing
Government
Legal

Technology

Transformer Architecture
Neural Machine Translation
Supercomputer Cluster for AI Processing

Certifications

ISO 27001
SOC 2 Type II
GDPR compliant
HIPAA compliant

Business model

Business-to-Business
Software-as-a-Service
Subscription-Based
Enterprise

Industry codes (NAICS)

513210 Software Publishers 100% match

Questions about DeepL

What is DeepL worth?

Valuation $3.0B (range $819M to $3.8B), as of 24 Oct 2026. The last disclosed valuation was $2.00B (Series B, May 2024).

Has DeepL raised money?

DeepL has 3 funding rounds on record, from Nov 2022 to May 2024, $422M in total. The latest disclosed valuation is $2.00B post-money (Series B, May 2024).

Who has invested in DeepL?

Institutional Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Atomico, WiL, b2venture and Benchmark, and 3 more. Lead investors include Institutional Venture Partners and Index Ventures.

How many people work at DeepL?

About 1,550, up 11% over the last year. Headcount grew from 83 in Jan 2021 to 1,550 in Oct 2025.

What does DeepL do?

DeepL works in tech companies, with 15 recorded offerings and customers in financial services, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and retail. Its main offerings are AI-Powered language solutions development, neural machine translation services and multilingual content translation services.

When was DeepL founded, and where is it based?

DeepL was founded in 2017 and is based in Cologne, Germany. It has about 1,550 employees, up 11% over the last year.

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