Founder of a listed tool
David Čaněk
Founder, Memsource (now Phrase), named behind the Phrase listing on Anchor Terminal.
What David builds
Phrase B · Translation
Localisation platform from Phrase a.s. in Prague. Its Language AI API translates text and files through automatically selected machine translation engines, and its Strings and TMS APIs, CLI and hosted MCP server manage translation projects, term bases and translation memories.
Founder, Memsource (now Phrase), researched 28 October 2026 · the people behind it
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Who is David Čaněk?
David Čaněk founded Memsource in Prague in 2010, with Memsource Cloud launching publicly in early 2011. Memsource acquired the Hamburg localisation tool Phrase in 2021, and the two brands were unified under the Phrase name in 2022.
What does Phrase a.s. make?
Anchor Terminal lists Phrase from Phrase a.s.. Localisation platform from Phrase a.s. in Prague. Its Language AI API translates text and files through automatically selected machine translation engines, and its Strings and TMS APIs, CLI and hosted MCP server manage translation projects, term bases and translation memories.
Who has invested in Phrase a.s.?
The sources our research read name The Carlyle Group.
How are David's tools graded?
Phrase is graded B, 64.2 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.
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