A16z-backed localization startup General Translation raises $27m. General Translation, a startup that makes localization software, said on November 11 that it had raised US$27 million in total funding. Andreessen Horowitz and Upfront Ventures led the round. The company said its tools help businesses translate software, websites, documentation, support materials, and marketing content into more than 60 languages. General Translation counts Ramp, Okta, and ClickHouse among its customers. It said its product combines code, content, translation, and review in one system, as companies try to keep multilingual products and support materials current. General Translation operates in an enterprise localization market that includes Phrase, a Germany-based translation software company, and Smartling, a US-based translation software company. Phrase publishes platform comparisons, while Microsoft's Azure AI Translator documentation addresses how translation services process customer content, and Translated.com discusses how translation systems protect sensitive data. How would you feel if you could no longer use Tech in Asia? Share, tag us, and land on our Wall of!

General Translation has raised a Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with Martin Casado joining the board. The startup embeds AI localisation directly in code and docs. Localisation, adapting a product's text and layout for other languages, often slows shipping. Text is spread across code, docs, marketing and media, copies drift out of sync, and longer German sentences can break the UI. Companies spend billions a year on the problem, according to a16z investors. Developers use General Translation's primitives inside React apps and documentation. Changes flow through GitHub, Figma and Slack, and AI translates during the normal build cycle. Early users include Cursor, Cognition, Ramp, and ClickHouse.