the company was founded in 2009 by jack welde and andrey akselrod. in 2012 the company received its first funding beyond bootstrapping with an angel investment of $1.5 million. its series a funding was $4 million, and its series b was $10 million. in its series c funding it received an additional $24 million, and in its series d it raised an additional $25 million. the company’s valuation upon its series d was $250 million. the company is headquartered in new york city. in 2016 smartling acquired verbalizeit, a firm producing translations for companies in the process of expanding internationally. the founders of the company and its staff joined smartling as a part of the acquisition. smartling also acquired jargon in 2016, a company involved in the localization of mobile apps.