Bluente Secures $1.5M Seed Plus to Scale AI-Powered Document Translation

Singapore-based Bluente, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that automates document translation, has raised $1.5 million in a Seed Plus funding round. The investment was led by California-based early-stage venture capital firm Informed Ventures, with participation from other undisclosed backers.

Bluente plans to channel the new funding into expanding its global footprint, advancing product features, and accelerating market reach. In the near term, the company will focus on strengthening its teams in sales, engineering, and marketing, while also forging strategic partnerships to broaden its international presence. It identifies the United States, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East as key growth regions, where its multilingual strengths—especially in Asian and Arabic languages—offer a strong competitive advantage.

The company, which already has traction in the legal sector, aims to meet growing demand for accurate cross-border communication solutions as business activity becomes increasingly international.

Founded by Daphne Tay, Bluente specializes in AI-powered document translation that preserves original formatting, including tables, charts, and layouts. The platform supports over 120 languages and processes a wide range of file types, from PDFs and Word documents to Excel sheets and PowerPoint presentations. This allows global firms to save hours typically lost to manual reformatting, improving productivity and operational efficiency.

Bluente serves over 70 enterprise clients globally, spanning Fortune 500 firms, top law practices, government bodies, and financial institutions. Its website lists customers such as Franklin Templeton, BNP Paribas, Shopify, and ByteDance, underscoring the platform’s reach across varied sectors. While much of its user base is concentrated in Asia, demand from international markets is rising quickly.

Commenting on the company’s strategy, founder Daphne Tay said the new investment would help Bluente “go deeper” in its target regions, where cross-border transactions and multilingual workflows are becoming increasingly complex. “Translation is just the beginning,” she noted, adding that Bluente’s technology could eventually serve as document processing infrastructure, enabling organizations to collaborate seamlessly across languages.

Lead investor Informed Ventures stated that its decision to back Bluente stemmed from the platform’s ability to address a critical pain point in global operations—fast, reliable translation without compromising document structure. “Bluente is solving a massive challenge for enterprises that deal with international transactions daily. We are confident in their potential to capture this underserved market,” said Richard Lim, founder and managing director of the firm.

The funding comes as the global document translation market, currently valued at over $40 billion, is projected to grow at a 6.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) through 2030. With cross-border business expanding and research suggesting that translation roles are among the most likely to be disrupted by AI, Bluente believes the timing is ideal to scale its solution and set new standards for enterprise translation technology.