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Live Voice Translator & Real-Time Speech Translation

Founded year: 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Funding rounds: Not set
Total funding amount: $8400000

Description

Palabra.ai is a cutting-edge AI platform revolutionizing global communication through real-time speech-to-speech translation that delivers sub-second latency, natural voice cloning, and seamless support for 70+ languages across 3,000+ pairs.

Unlike traditional text translators or delayed voice solutions, Palabra.ai's proprietary end-to-end AI stack—combining custom automatic speech recognition (ASR) with auto language detection, predictive large language model (LLM) translation that understands context mid-sentence, and text-to-speech (TTS) with voice cloning—preserves each speaker's unique timbre, emotion, and accent, making multilingual conversations feel completely native.

The platform offers versatile products for multiple use cases: a desktop/web Live Translator App that instantly integrates with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp for meetings; a powerful Streaming API with SDKs in Python, JavaScript, and Java for developers embedding translation into custom applications via WebRTC/WebSocket; and Event Mode for conferences with QR-code audience access and multi-language audio output. It powers online meetings, webinars, live streams (OBS, YouTube, Twitch), and enterprise deployments with 99.9% uptime, GDPR compliance, and on-premises options.

Founded in 2023 as PALABRA.AI LTD (London, UK), the company—led by CEO Artem Kukharenko, CPO Anton Selikhov, and co-founder Alexander Kabakov—has raised $8.4M in pre-seed funding (2026), acquired consumer AI startup Talo (Nov 2025), and serves a growing B2B base with a minutes-based pricing model starting from a free 30-minute trial up to enterprise custom plans.

Awards and Recognitions

#1 Product of the Day (Nov 11, 2025)
#1 Product of the Month (trending Feb 2026)
800+ upvotes, 500+ B2B clients in first week

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