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.
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Lionbridge Acquires Gengo to Bolster AI Business
Lionbridge acquires former crowdsourcing translation startup Gengo in bid to boost AI training data and services business.
Slator 2018 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
Download Slator’s 2018 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report — an in-depth summary and analysis of the 48 language industry mergers and acquisitions and ten startup funding rounds Slator covered in 2018.
TransPerfect Bolts on Mobile App and Gaming Localizer Applanga
In second bolt-on-acquisition of the year TransPerfect buys Berlin-based Mobile App and Gaming Localizer Applanga. CEO Phil Shawe says M&A efforts are now in full swing.
Lilt Completes Pivot to Managed Services
Language technology startup Lilt has introduced a new “human-in-the-loop” model, providing language services to their end-customers, but still rejects the LSP label.
Slator Language Industry Jobs Index (LIJI) Dips Slightly in November 2018
The Slator Language Industry Job Index (LIJI), launched in August 2018 to track how employment activity is trending across the global language industry, dipped slightly to 100.85 in November 2018 vs 102.69 the previous month.
Interpretation Startup Interprefy Valued at CHF 11.5m after Fifth Funding Round
Zurich-based remote interpretation startup Interprefy has raised CHF 0.5m in funding and is now valued at CHF 11.5m. Former CLS CEO departs board while CEO of partner company joins new non-exec director.
Qordoba Raises USD 11.5m Series B as VCs Steps up Bet on Language Tech
Language technology startup Qordoba raised USD 11.5m in a series B funding round focused company’s text intelligence and strings products as opposed to its localization product.
Unbabel Raises Series B Round
Translation startup Unbabel secures USD 14m in Series B round with total offering amounting to USD 23m. Round marks the language industry’s biggest startup fundraising in years.
Reader Polls: Translation Rates, End-Markets, Neural MT’s Impact, Buy or Build a TMS
Slator poll-takers say life sciences is the most high-growth vertical, share very positive outlook on neural MT, reveal word rate changes in 2017, and answer whether LSPs should build or buy their tech.
Translation Ubiquity: Qordoba CEO May Habib on the Need to Compete in 40 Languages
A data-driven approach to marketing is changing how content is created and targeted for diverse international audiences, says Qordoba CEO May Habib at SlatorCon New York. At the heart of this strategy is a special role for translation and linguists.
SlatorCon New York 2017 in Video and Photos
When Slator stopped by in New York in mid-October 2017, nearly 80 senior executives were treated to presentations by some of the biggest names in the language industry.
Language Industry Leaders Debate Growth Prospects at SlatorCon New York 2017
At SlatorCon New York, leading language industry leaders gathered to discuss what’s driving this fast-growing space. Participants were treated to insightful and authentic presentations by Lionbridge’s Rory Cowan, TransPerfect’s Phil Shawe, Qordoba’s May Habib, NYU’s Kyunghyun Cho, as well as D&B’s Kevin Giblin and Frontenac’s Ron Kuehl.
D&B’s Chief Procurement Officer Kevin Giblin to Speak at SlatorCon New York
Joining a stacked speaker line-up and representing the buyer-side, Dun & Bradstreet’s Chief Global Procurement Officer, Kevin Giblin, will discuss what language service providers need to know about today’s increasingly sophisticated procurement landscape.
Qordoba Raises USD 5m, Motaword Gets EUR 0.5m
Online translation startup Motaword and localization platform Qordoba raise funds. Qordoba gets a USD 5m investment while Motaword’s EUR 0.5m round values the company at EUR 10m.
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