One Hour Translation (LLC)

One Hour Translation is an international web-based human translation platform headquartered in Washington, D.C. The company handles over 50,000 translation projects per month according to Forbes USA.[2] The company currently draws from a network of approximately 15,000 certified Translators from over 100 different countries working across 75 languages.[3][4][5][6]

One Hour Translation
LLC
IndustryTranslation
Founded2008
FounderOfer Shoshan, Yaron Kaufman, Lior Libman, Oren Yagev[1]
Headquarters
Washington, D.C.
ServicesTranslation, Crowdsourcing, API
Websitehttps://www.onehourtranslation.com/

History

One Hour Translation was founded in 2008 by Ofer Shoshan, Yaron Kaufman, Lior Libman and Oren Yagev. The company provides traditional human translation services across the world.[7][8]

As a promotion the company started a free on-demand Twitter translation services campaign in real time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.[9][10]

Funding

Private equity group Fortissimo Capital invested $10 million in One Hour Translation.[11]

Patents
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gollark: You can s till make it interesting with simpler rules. The interestingness comes from the interaction of all the bots and whatever.
gollark: You need to understand *æll* the rüles to write a good player though.
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References
  1. "One Hour Translation | Crunchbase". Crunchbase.
  2. Strauss, Karsten. "Want People To Download Your App? Translate It Into Chinese". Forbes.
  3. "Mobile App Users Want Apps in Their Native Language". eWeek.
  4. "One Hour Translation sees jump in China-related translations". Reuters. 2014.
  5. "Israeli App 'One Hour Translation' Proves Popular at Sochi Olympics (VIDEO)". Algemeiner Journal.
  6. Reed, Eric (13 March 2015). "How That Magical Universal Translator Technology Works on Our Real Travels". TheStreet.com.
  7. Shu, Catherine. "One Hour Translation's Patented Tech Enables Speedy And Accurate Real-Time Translation Of Online Content". TechCrunch.
  8. Herald, Karissa Neely Daily. "One Hour Translation expands to Lehi; Vivint Solar closes tax equity investment fund; Solutionreach a Red Herring finalist". Daily Herald.
  9. ROPPOLO, MICHAEL. "Top translation apps for real-time help in dozens of languages". CBS News.
  10. Jolly, Jennifer (13 June 2014). "Couch surfing and more: Tech to keep up with World Cup". USA Today.
  11. "Fortissimo takes one-third stake in One Hour Translation". Reuters. 2014.
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