Is DeepL European?

Unresolved

Not established. Public sources do not show who ultimately controls DeepL.

DeepL is a private company backed by its founder and by venture funds, many of them from the United States. Its shareholder register is not public and no source says who holds the majority of votes, so the controller is unresolved.

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Controlled by: Not established
Legal entity: DeepL SE
Company register: Handelsregister, Amtsgericht Köln · HRB 104617
Seat: Cologne, Germany
Founded: 2017
Last checked: 30 October 2026

About DeepL

DeepL makes an AI translation service and the writing tool DeepL Write. DeepL SE is based in Cologne, Germany, and was founded in 2017. It offers a free web translator and paid plans for professionals and companies.

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Ownership

DeepL SE (Cologne, HRB 104617) is led by founder and CEO Jaroslaw Kutylowski. Disclosed investors include Benchmark (13.6 percent in 2018), IVP, Index Ventures (lead of the May 2024 round at a 2 billion dollar valuation), ICONIQ Growth, Teachers' Venture Growth, Atomico and WiL. Current stakes and voting rights are not public.

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Product

DeepL Translator

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Machine translation from Germany

A German company running the service makes DeepL the obvious European alternative for translation work inside the EU. It suits writers, translators and support teams who care more about how natural a translation reads than about raw language count.

Instead of: Google Translate and Microsoft Translator
Pricing: Free translator with limits. DeepL Pro Individual costs 7.49 euro per month, billed yearly (price shown for Germany).
Suits: Anyone who needs translations that read naturally

Free plan