Why the World’s Most Valuable LSP Bought a Machine Translation Startup
Analysis of RWS’ decision to acquire 7-year old Irish machine translation startup Iconic for USD 20m or up to 16-times revenue. Continue reading
Tag: Lilt
Lilt Raised USD 25m Just Before Pandemic Hit
Tech-enabled LSP Lilt raised USD 25m just in time before Covid-19 disruption. CEO Spence Green talks about how they plan to expand within the enterprise and which MT trends excite him most. Continue reading
How ASICS Runs Localization: Insights on Vendors, Processes, Technologies
Director of Localization at ASICS Digital explains how a human-machine translation pilot project became standard operating procedure and why a TMS should be independent of a language service provider. Continue reading
Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
Download the Slator 2019 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report — an in-depth summary and analysis of the 60 language industry M&A and 15 start-up and tech funding rounds. Continue reading
SlatorCon 2019 — Your Definitive Guide and Key Takeaways
SlatorCon toured three global cities across Europe and the US in 2019 and featured 28 speakers representing the full breadth of the language industry. Continue reading
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Language Industry Hires at EasyTranslate, lingoking, Lilt, Vistatec, and Summa Linguae
EasyTranslate names a CMO; lingoking, a CTO; Lilt, a Director of Services; Vistatec, a Director of Sales and a Strategic Accounts Director; and Summa Linguae, a Nordic Sales Manager. Continue reading
The Right Dynamics: Why Private Equity and Venture Capitalists Invest in the Language Industry
Two Silicon Valley venture capitalists and a private equity investor discuss their rationale for investing in the language industry, weighing in on an industry undergoing a profound shift. Continue reading
Unbabel Raises USD 60m Series C Taking Language Industry Startup Crown
Language services and tech startup Unbabel raises massive USD 60m Series C from Point72 Ventures as it takes lead among emerging group of language industry AI agencies. Continue reading
Key Takeaways from SlatorCon San Francisco 2019
Industry leaders met at a sold out SlatorCon San Francisco to discuss market opportunities, technology, and investment trends, and to network with peers. Continue reading
German LSP lengoo Raises EUR 6.0m Series A from Redalpine, Angel Investors
Germany-based language service provider lengoo secures EUR 6.0m in Series A funding, targets scale with NMT and post-editing for mature enterprise customers. Continue reading
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SlatorCon San Francisco 2019: Full Agenda Announced
Over 120 language industry leaders will meet at the language industry’s premier executive forum in San Francisco on September 12. Browse the full agenda now. Continue reading
‘Incredibly Vibrant’ — VCs Excited About Natural Language Processing in 2019
Venture capitalists see opportunity as startups begin to apply breakthroughs in transfer learning and new language models, such as BERT, ELMo, OpenAI's GPT-2, and ULMFiT. Continue reading
Lilt Adds 40th Language
Lilt now supports 40 languages after the addition of Bulgarian and Slovenian. Continue reading
Slator Job Index Edges Up Again in July 2019
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), which tracks how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, climbs anew in July 2019. Continue reading
Lilt Hires Lionbridge Veteran Roberto Sastre in Bid to Expand Enterprise Business
San Francisco-based Lilt continues to execute on its new strategy of selling services into the enterprise, hires Dublin-based Lionbridge veteran Roberto Sastre. Continue reading
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