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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 17
DeepL Acquires Mixhalo After Startup Raised $39 Million to Expand Live Event Translation
Updated
Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 17

DeepL Acquires Mixhalo After Startup Raised $39 Million to Expand Live Event Translation

1 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 17

Summary

  • Mixhalo will join DeepL to add real-time audio streaming for conferences, sports and other live events, extending DeepL’s push beyond text and meeting translation.
  • 33 languages already underpin DeepL’s voice-to-text offering, and its April voice-to-voice launch gave the company a base to plug Mixhalo’s event audio platform into.
  • San Francisco-based Mixhalo said DeepL was already its primary translation provider, making the deal a natural fit as rising voice AI competition threatened to squeeze pricing in its niche.
  • A Bay Area office will open as part of the acquisition, giving the German company a larger U.S. footprint while using Mixhalo as a live showcase for DeepL’s real-time translation technology.

Insights

After laying off 250 staff, can DeepL's new live audio venture survive the onslaught from giant AI models?
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