Software Localization Startup Lingo.dev Raises USD 4.2M Seed Round – slator.com

Y Combinator, the accelerator known for helping some of the most innovative startups get off the ground, has recently backed a newcomer to the localization world. Lingo.dev raised USD 4.2m in a December 2024 seed round led by Initialized Capital, with participation from Y Combinator and a number of angels. A February 18, 2025, TechCrunch […]

Will Podcasts Become the Key Use Case for AI Dubbing? – slator.com

A couple of studies evaluating scientific research (found here and here) published in 2024 concluded that many challenges remain in AI speech translation, such as shortcomings in nuance, prosody, and latency; lack of a single, comprehensive evaluation metric; and a scarcity of annotated training data. But a lot of progress has been made, and AI […]