Palabra AI, known for its sub-second speech-to-speech translation technology, has significantly expanded its market reach by acquiring the interface startup Talo. This strategic move marks Palabra's evolution from a pure infrastructure provider to a comprehensive product company. The acquisition is coupled with the launch of a new user-facing suite of five real-time translation solutions designed to make seamless multilingual communication accessible across various formats for businesses and individuals.
Palabra AI has acquired Talo, integrating its team and user interface technology.
The company is launching a suite of five real-time multilingual communication products.
The products cover video calls, webinars, live streams, in-person events, and an API platform.
The technology features sub-second latency and preserves the speaker's original voice tone.
The platform supports over 60 languages and 3000+ language pairs for natural conversation.
This move transitions Palabra from a backend API to a full, user-facing product ecosystem.
The newly launched product suite is a direct result of the Talo integration and is designed to address language barriers in virtually any scenario. It includes dedicated solutions for Video Calls, where a Palabra bot joins to interpret; Webinars, offering personal translation streams for each listener; and Live Streams for creators. For physical settings, the Events product allows audiences to listen to real-time interpretation on their phones. Underpinning all these solutions is the core Palabra API Platform for developers and enterprises.
This ecosystem is powered by Palabra's proprietary predictive-context translation engine, which begins voicing translations mid-sentence. A key feature is its ability to preserve the original speaker's unique tone, timbre, and rhythm, ensuring the translated speech still sounds authentic. The platform's extensive support for 60+ languages facilitates natural conversation across diverse contexts.
The acquisition unites Talo's elegant interface design with Palabra's powerful translation engine. Artem Kukharenko, Co-founder and CEO of Palabra AI, stated, “By joining forces with Talo, we’re making real-time translation not just possible, but accessible — for everyone, in every language.” He noted that Talo built one of the most convenient interfaces for their technology, accelerating the path to user-friendly products.
Anton Selikhov, former CEO of Talo and now CPO at Palabra AI, emphasized the shared mission, saying, “Our mission at Talo was to make multilingual communication effortless. With Palabra’s real-time voice technology, that vision becomes reality — people can finally talk across languages without even thinking about translation.” This strategic combination positions Palabra to directly help millions of people overcome language barriers in business, education, and daily life through an accessible and powerful product suite.
Palabra AI is a real-time speech-to-speech translation engine that breaks down language barriers with sub-second latency and human-level voice fidelity. Built by a world-class team with deep expertise in speech systems, Palabra translates and reproduces voices in real time, enabling natural multilingual communication for developers, enterprises, and individuals. Backed by Seven Seven Six, Creator Ventures, and leading angels from DeepMind, Instacart, and Andreessen Horowitz.
Founded in 2024 by Anton Selikhov and Michael Dansey, Talo designed intuitive, human-centered interfaces for live multilingual communication. With over 10,000 users worldwide, Talo’s focus on seamless UX and natural interaction shaped the next generation of real-time translation products — now part of the Palabra platform.
Before launching Talo, Anton Selikhov built Rask.ai, an AI dubbing platform that grew from 0 to $7 million ARR and 2 million users in its first year, following a successful exit from CopyMonkey (AI for e-commerce content). Michael Dansey brought legal and fundraising expertise from Gunder, where he advised startups on Series B+ rounds.
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