Yuval Tal – Linguana co-founder (Linkedin)
Linguana, an Israeli startup and a new creator-first global distribution and monetization partner, has officially launched with an $8.5 million seed round aimed at revolutionizing how content creators expand and monetize their audiences worldwide.
The significant investment comes from several high-profile angel investors, including Oren Zeev, Zohar Gilon, Eyal Waldman and Oren Dobronsky.
Early-stage venture firm 2LVC also participated in the round, demonstrating strong confidence in Linguana’s vision and market potential.
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Linguana was founded by an experienced team with proven success in global business and content technology.
Yuval Tal (CEO) is a serial entrepreneur who previously founded Payoneer (Nasdaq: PAYO) and Borderfree (Nasdaq: GLBE), bringing extensive expertise in global business expansion. Oded Shafran (CTO) is a video technology executive with leadership experience at IMGN Media (acquired by Warner Music Group, Nasdaq: WMG) and TVinci (acquired by Kaltura, Nasdaq: KLTR)
Shafran is leading Linguana’s technical innovation efforts, focusing on high-quality content adaptation technologies that will enable creators to reach new markets effectively.
The platform aims to solve key challenges in the creator economy by offering advanced tools for global audience development and revenue optimization. As content creation continues to grow as an industry, Linguana positions itself as an essential partner for creators looking to maximize their international reach and financial success.
“Creators want their content to reach massive new audiences and fully maximize their revenue potential. Linguana makes that happen – effortlessly, globally, and profitably,” said CEO Yuval Tal. “Our unique video-to-video localization approach harnesses multiple AI models to ensure the highest-quality dubbing, capturing the emotion, energy, and style of the original content so that it feels natively created in each language. This means creators not only expand their reach but also maintain their unique creative identity across global markets.”
Since its inception, Linguana has been growing exponentially, partnering with hundreds of creators globally, producing 10,000 localized videos each month in multiple languages and generating hundreds of thousands of USD of new revenue each month. Some creators have even seen their newly localized channels generate more views than their original channels.
