Palabra AI, a London, UK–based real-time speech-to-speech translation engine, has raised $8.4 million in pre-seed funding.
Investors
The round was led by Seven Seven Six (776), with participation from Creator Ventures and prominent angel investors including Max Mullen, Anne Lee Skates, Mehdi Ghissassi, and Namat Bahram.
Seven Seven Six is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. Invests from pre-seed to Series A, it focuses on opportunities across a diverse range of sectors, including technology, fintech, healthcare, and Web3.
Palabra AI Use of Funds
The company will utilize the funds to accelerate engineering, expand go-to-market efforts, and scale its real-time multilingual translation technology across Europe and North America.
About Palabra AI
Palabra.ai has developed an AI-powered speech translation engine that provides real-time, low-latency speech-to-speech translation. It translates speech in real-time, preserving both meaning and the speaker’s voice, with latency under 800 milliseconds and offering two-way translation. Its proprietary API enables developers and enterprises to embed multilingual voice into any application. Palabra already supports 30 languages (over 1,000 language pairs) and is used in live global events and virtual conferences, with more than 100,000 translated live minutes delivered to date.
Funding Details
Company: Palabra AI Ltd.
Raised: $8.4M
Round: Pre-Seed
Funding Date: August 2025
Lead Investor: Seven Seven Six
Additional Investors: Creator Ventures, Max Mullen, Anne Lee Skates, Mehdi Ghissassi, Namat Bahram
Company Website: https://palabra.ai/
Software Category: Real-Time AI Translation / Speech AI
Source: https://www.uktechnews.info/2025/08/14/palabra-ai-secures-6-2-million-pre-seed-investment-led-by-seven-seven-six/