Lokalise
by Lokalise, Inc.
Lokalise is a cloud localization platform for managing software, website, app, game, and document translations. It combines translation workflows, integrations, automation, machine translation, and AI-assisted localization tools.
Why Abandoned
Lokalise's website remains operational and the company continues to publish product updates and offer its localization platform. No verified shutdown or acquisition has been announced.
💵 Pricing & access
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🩺 Health Signals
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- Confidence
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📅 Timeline
Lokalise launched
Nick Ustinov and Petr Antropov founded Lokalise as a cloud platform for managing localization and translation workflows. The exact public launch day is not clearly documented; 2017 is consistently reported as the founding year.
Raised $6 million Series A
Lokalise announced a $6 million Series A led by Mike Chalfen, with participation from capital300 and existing investors.
Raised $14 million Series B
Lokalise announced a $14 million Series B led by Atomico, with participation from existing investors including e.ventures and capital300.
Raised $50 million Series C
Lokalise announced a $50 million Series C led by CRV, with participation from Dawn Capital and existing investors.
Introduced Lokalise AI
Lokalise announced an AI translation assistant designed to consider context, style, terminology, and audience when generating localized content.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lokalise used for?
Lokalise is used to manage localization for software, mobile apps, websites, games, marketing content, and documents. Teams can centralize translation keys and files, coordinate translators and reviewers, automate workflows, and deliver localized content through integrations and APIs.
Does Lokalise use AI for translation?
Yes. Lokalise offers AI-assisted translation and localization features alongside machine-translation providers. Its AI tools can use contextual instructions, terminology, tone, and audience information, while human review remains available within the workflow.
Is Lokalise a translation management system?
Yes. Lokalise is a cloud-based translation management system, or TMS. It provides project management, translation memory, glossaries, quality checks, collaboration, integrations, and developer-oriented automation.
Who founded Lokalise?
Lokalise was founded in 2017 by Nick Ustinov and Petr Antropov. The company originated in Latvia and built its product for distributed localization teams.
What are the best alternatives to Lokalise?
Relevant alternatives include Smartcat and Lilt for managed localization workflows, DeepL Translator for AI-based translation, and Google Translate for broad machine-translation coverage. The best choice depends on whether a team needs a full TMS, professional services, API access, or simple translation.