Palabra AI
Category: Voice / Speech AI
AI-powered real-time speech translation and voice interpretation for audio and video calls. Palabra AI was founded in 2023. The company is led by Artem Kukharenko. Based in London, United Kingdom. Team size: N/A. Total funding raised: $8.4M. Latest round: Pre-Seed, $8.4M, 2025-08, led by Seven Seven Six. Key investors include Seven Seven Six.
- Founded
- 2023
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Team size
- N/A
- Total funding
- $8.4M
Value proposition
Real-time, highly accurate (99%) speech translation in over 30 languages with minimal latency, enabling seamless communication across various platforms and applications.
Products and solutions
Desktop app for real-time translation of audio and video calls, APIs and SDKs for developers to integrate translation into their products, Real-time AI translation for live events, Upcoming native translation features for content sites like YouTube, Netflix, Twitch, and Vimeo
Unique value
Palabra AI's uniqueness lies in its focus on providing real-time, speech-to-speech translation with minimal latency (under one second) and a high degree of accuracy (99%).
Target customer
Individuals, businesses, and developers requiring real-time translation services.
Industries served
Technology, Media and Entertainment, Events and Conferences, Corporate/Business, Education
Technology advantage
The core technological advantage is the advanced speech recognition and translation algorithms that enable real-time performance. The business advantage comes from a hybrid model that targets both individual consumers with a user-friendly app and enterprise clients with powerful APIs and SDKs.
How they differentiate
Palabra AI differentiates itself by focusing on real-time speech translation that captures cultural nuances and supports underrepresented languages, aiming for more natural and contextually aware communication.
Main competitors
Wordly, Kudo
Key partnerships
Seven Seven Six (venture firm of Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian)
Notable customers
Not publicly available
Major milestones
Secured $8.4M in a Pre-Seed funding round led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six., Launched its real-time AI-powered speech translation and voice interpretation platform.
Growth metrics
Not publicly available
Market positioning
Palabra AI is positioned as an emerging, venture-backed innovator in the AI-powered real-time translation market, focusing on high-quality, nuanced translations for a global user base.
Geographic focus
Global
Patents and IP
No publicly available information on patents.
About Artem Kukharenko
Former Machine Learning Engineer at Samsung
Official website: https://palabra.ai/