Palabra.ai

Palabra.ai is an artificial intelligence company in London, United Kingdom, founded in 2023. It has raised $8.4M across 1 round, most recently an $8.4M Pre-Seed in August 2025.

Real-time AI speech translation for a borderless world

Headquarters
London
Employees
1–10
Founded
2023
Business Model
B2B
Website
palabra.ai
Total Funding
$8.4M
Last Round
$8.4M Pre-SeedAug 2025
Rounds
1

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About

Palabra.ai is a London-based startup founded in 2023 by Alexander Kabakov that develops AI-powered real-time speech translation technology. The platform provides sub-second, simultaneous speech-to-speech translation supporting 60+ languages, enabling seamless multilingual communication for businesses, events, and conferences. Palabra's technology is designed to replace or augment traditional human simultaneous interpreters with AI, delivering live translation for in-person, hybrid, and online events. The company reached $1 million ARR and grew 17x in six months as of mid-2026, and raised $8.4 million in pre-seed funding closed in August 2025 with backing from the venture firm co-founded by Reddit's co-founder. Palabra also acquired Talo to expand its product suite into user-facing multilingual communication products.

Summary

It lists 1–10 employees. It has raised $8.4M in total across 1 round, most recently a $8.4M Pre-Seed round in Aug 2025. Investors include Seven Seven Six, Creator Fund and Max Mullen (Instacart).

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Funding History

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Pre-seedPre-Seed RoundAug 2025
$8.4M

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