Palabra AI is a London-based startup building real-time voice AI translation. Its speech-to-speech engine translates live conversations across 60+ languages in under one second, preserving the speaker's voice through automatic voice cloning. The product works with Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, OBS, and YouTube, and is also available as an embeddable API with ultra-low-latency WebRTC and WebSocket streaming, custom glossaries, and enterprise-grade security. The company positions itself as roughly 9x cheaper than a human interpreter. In 2025 Palabra AI raised an $8.4M pre-seed round led by Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six.
Palabra AI
ActiveReal-time AI voice translation that replaces interpreters
Total raised
$8.4M
1 round
Stage
Pre-Seed
Team
11-50
since 2023
Pricing
Freemium
free plan
Founded
2023
London, United Kingdom
Agent-ready
API
Score 55/100
Real-time speech-to-speech translation
60+ supported languages
Sub-second latency
Automatic voice cloning of speakers
Works with Zoom, Teams, Meet, OBS, YouTube
Embeddable translation API
WebRTC and WebSocket streaming
Custom glossaries for domain terms
55/100
Developing
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
— Pre-Seed $8.4M incl. Alexis Ohanian +1
Capital network
$8.4M raised ·2 backers·7 network links
- Backers2
- Shared portfoliocompanies these backers also fund
- Extended networkfunds that co-invest alongside them
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- What does Palabra AI do?
- It provides real-time speech-to-speech translation that preserves the speaker's voice across 60+ languages.
- How fast is it?
- It targets sub-second latency for live conversations.
- Does Palabra AI have an API?
- Yes, an embeddable speech-to-speech translation API with WebRTC/WebSocket streaming.
- How much has Palabra AI raised?
- It raised $8.4M in pre-seed funding led by Seven Seven Six in 2025.
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