Smartling Closes USD 160 Million Growth-Funding Round
US-based language services and technology provider Smartling raises USD 160m from Battery Ventures in the translation and localization industry’s biggest funding round to date.
US-based language services and technology provider Smartling raises USD 160m from Battery Ventures in the translation and localization industry’s biggest funding round to date.
Female co-founders position for expansion with venture capital funding and innovative software solution
Berlin-based startup Lengoo raises USD 20m Series B on thesis that custom machine translation combined with human-in-the-loop service can outcompete incumbent language service providers.
Slator launches the Language Industry Investor Map, an interactive database of more than 180 investment transactions, spanning 5+ years of translation and localization investment.
Captioning, translation and transcription provider Ai-Media is reported to be preparing for a listing in Australia, which could value the company in the triple digit million range.
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, rose to 109.59 in February 2020.
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, fell for the first time after six consecutive months of growth.
From technology, markets, and M&A to investment and the competitive landscape, the language industry leaders we interviewed in 2019 commented on a wide range of issues. Here are our top picks.
Polish LSP Summa Linguae closes deals to acquire two North American companies, Globalme and GlobalVision; sells 51% stake to PE firm V4C.
Key highlights and insights from SlatorCon Amsterdam 2019 including video interview, photos, and speaker presentations.
In crucial step toward planned private equity sale, language service provider Summa Linguae signs deal to buy Canada-based localization and data annotation provider Globalme.
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity trends across the global language industry, rises again in November 2019.
Language I/O, a women-founded and Wyoming-based startup, has closed a seed round for an undisclosed amount.
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity trends across the global language industry, jumps 1.5 points in October 2019.
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