At Slator’s Tokyo Meetup, held at the Grand Hyatt in Roppongi, participants discussed what’s driving the language industry in 2017. The meetup was well attended by language service providers, industry consultants, and localization buyers. Continue reading
Finnish language service provider Transfluent targets raising at least EUR 0.6m at a EUR 8m valuation through a crowdfunding platform. Over 70 investors have signed up, so far, believing the company can deliver on its hockey stick growth projections. Continue reading
After acquiring SimulDirect, Cadence shifts focus from on-site to remote simultaneous interpretation; joins 500 Startups accelerator program. Co-founder says they will use program’s Demo Day to launch new fundraising round in May. Continue reading
Study of over 500,000 user-generated reviews on TripAdvisor reveals stark contrasts in the relevance of ratings across different languages. French and Spanish agree the most; Chinese and Danish, not so much. Continue reading
Localization platform vendor Transifex invests some of the funds it raised in mid 2015, hires new CFO, VP of Marketing, and VP of Sales. CEO tells Slator he is considering a Series B funding round in 2016. Continue reading
Eventbrite Localization Program Manager Patrick McLoughlin gives Slator an exclusive peek into how the world’s fastest growing ticketing platform manages localization. Continue reading
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