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. Continue reading
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The startup panel at SlatorCon San Francisco had CEOs and Co-Founders from Boostlingo, Cadence Translate, and Wovn sharing exclusive data points, unique experiences, and hard-learned lessons. Continue reading
Slator readers give their opinion on public sector demand for language services and technology, the impact of startups on the industry in the next three years, the highest potential growth regions, and how neural machine translation should be evaluated. Continue reading
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How many translation startups are still active? How many have shut down? Where are they located and what are the common startup ideas? Here’s a look at the translation startup ecosystem in the language services market according to AngelList. Continue reading
As technology is boosting productivity and changing buyer expectations, dropping unit prices presents opportunities to vendors that bring the tech, specialization, and size to seize them but it is an existential threat to generalists lacking focus. Continue reading
Slator went big in Japan with SlatorCon Tokyo on Feb 28, 2018. Language industry leaders from Japan and Asia gathered at the hip Trunk Hotel in the heart of Shibuya to get an update on what’s happening in Japan’s language industry and network with peers. Continue reading
Traditional language service businesses typically does not attract venture capital investments. However, with the internet driving online services as well as use of AI in machine translation, some language technology startups have secured interest and funding. Continue reading
The language industry’s fast growing market and rapid technological progress offer fertile ground for entrepreneurs looking to upend the status quo. It is in app and mobile localization, translation project management, and remote interpreting that this batch of founders see opportunity. Continue reading
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