AI translation startup Linguana, led by Yuval Tal, secured $8.5 million in seed funding to help YouTubers create multiple channels in different languages.
Linguana works with over 100 YouTubers, translating 10,000 videos monthly, generating significant revenue.
The company uses AI to capture creator voices, enhancing authenticity in translations with human verification.
Linguana takes care of selection, translation, thumbnail creation, and revenue sharing, targeting 1 million+ view creators.
Its AI technology optimizes video localization, allowing for better engagement and revenue growth for creators.
Localization has proven successful for creators like Charles Dowding, with channels seeing substantial views and earnings.
Linguana's revenue model involves a 50/50 revenue split with creators, attracting investments from angel investors and venture firms.
The company's pitch deck emphasizes optimizing content localization, revenue sharing, and offloading tedious localization work.
Localized video viewership grew rapidly for Linguana, showing promising results and expanded monetization opportunities.
The deck showcases successful use cases of video translations, unlocking additional revenue for creators in various niches.