DeepL

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🏢 Enterprise (5K+)

DeepL builds neural machine translation and AI writing tools that outperform mainstream competitors on European languages, used by 100,000+ companies and governments.

Break down language barriers worldwide by building intelligent, trusted AI for translation and communication.

📍 Offices

Cologne, Germany (HQ)BerlinLondonAmsterdamWarsawPaddingtonTokyoNew York

About the Company

1,000

Employees

Late-stage / Unicorn

Stage

~$420M+ total raised

Funding

📍 HQ: Maarweg 165, 50825 Köln, Germany

📈 Leading premium AI translation provider for enterprises; considered the quality leader over Google Translate and Microsoft Translator for European languages, with 200,000+ business and government customers.

Legal: DeepL SE · Valuation: ~$2B (2024)

Reg: HRB 104617 (Amtsgericht Köln)

Managing Directors: Jarek Kutylowski (Founder & CEO)

💰 Funding & Investors

Series ANov 2018

Series A (extension)$100M+Jan 2023

Series B$300MMay 2024

Key Investors

IVPIndex VenturesAtomicoBessemer Venture PartnersBenchmarkICONIQ GrowthWiL

🤝 Notable Clients

SoftbankMazdaPanasonic ConnectHarvard Business PublishingIfo Institute

🌐 Websites

🔗 deepl.com 🔗 jobs.deepl.com

Tech Stack

PythonC++PyTorchTensorFlowKubernetesTypeScriptGoCUDAAWSGCP

🛠️ Engineering & Work Culture

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Work Environment

Hybrid

Careers Page

Benefits

30 days vacationFlexible hoursHybrid/remote workRelocation supportDeepL Pro subscriptionHome office allowance

Social Links

LinkedIn Twitter / X Facebook Instagram

🏆 Awards

Forbes AI 50 (2024, 2025)Forbes Cloud 100 (2023, 2024, 2025)TIME 100 Most Influential Companies (2025)Fast Company Most Innovative Companies - Applied AI #5