How Transcription, Captioning, Linguistic Validation Can Fuel Growth for LSPs
At SlatorCon Remote December 2022, Michael Rosman and Elizabeth McCullough discuss service delivery opportunities, risks, and barriers to entry.
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SlatorCon December 2022 Recap: When the Going Gets Tough, Resilient Industries Adapt
At SlatorCon December 2022, language industry leaders share this consensus: Companies that successfully adapt to the volatile business environment through AI will thrive in 2023.
How Big of a Deal Is ‘Whisper’ for ASR and Multilingual Transcription?
Open-source AI model Whisper uses multilingual, diverse datasets, and weak supervision to build an ASR system that can transcribe and translate.
Verbit Acquires UK Transcription and Localization Services Company Take 1
Transcription and live translated captioning unicorn, Verbit, buys localization and access services provider, Take 1.
Transcription Unicorn Verbit Buys UK Market Research Specialist Take Note
US-based transcription and captioning unicorn, Verbit, acquires market research specialist, Take Note, in the UK to expand note-taking and meeting-minutes service.
Automatic Sync Technologies Next in Verbit’s Acquisition Spree
Multilingual transcription startup Verbit plans to draw on Automatic Sync Technologies’ expertise in education and government verticals; eyes new European markets and future deals.
Verbit Stuns Language Industry With USD 250m Series E; Startup Valued at USD 2 Billion
Verbit, the Palo Alto-based multilingual transcription company, closes a USD 250m series E — which valued the company at USD 2bn less than six months after its unicorn-making series D.
A Panel Most Unique: Verbit, KUDO, and Deluxe on Video Localization’s Convergence
Video localization experts from KUDO, Verbit, and Deluxe trade views on the market for subtitling, dubbing, remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI), and live translated captioning.
The Onset of the Supercycle at SlatorCon Remote September 2021
Currently at the onset of a language industry supercycle, clients and LSPs trade localization strategies and recall journeys to maturity at SlatorCon Remote.
Transcription and Captioning Provider Verbit Raises USD 157m in Unicorn Series D
Transcription and captioning provider Verbit announces USD 157m in series D funding and mulls plans for potential US IPO in 2022.
AI Transcription Agency Verbit Buys Captioning Provider Vitac to Enter Media Sector
Transcription and captioning provider, Verbit, acquires media captioning specialist, VITAC. Enters global media segment with clients such as CNN, Fox, Bravo, and E!; increases staff fourfold.
Verbit Raises USD 60m Series C to Fund AI Agency Strategy and M&A
Transcription and captioning provider Verbit raises a whopping USD 60 million in series C from Sapphire to fund tech development but also growth via acquisition.
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.
Top Language Industry Quotes of 2019
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.
Automated Transcription Provider Trint Secures USD 4.5m in Series A
AI-based transcription provider Trint has increased its total funding raised to USD 7.8m, with the unique twist of adding NMT into its platform to allow multilingual content distribution.
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