Deepdub, a Tel Aviv-based startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to voice actors in other languages while keeping their original voices, has raised 20 million US dollars in Series A funding led by private and venture capital firm Insight Partners and includes investments from entertainment industry veterans like Kevin Reilly, the former chief creative officer of Insight Partners. HBO Max, and Emiliano Calemzuk, former president of Fox Television Studios and CEO of Shine Group Americas.
Deepdub said it has partnered “with various Hollywood studios on various projects” to localize film and television content, with the new investment going to be used to take on a variety of shows, movies and other projects at a time where foreign programs, such as Squid fishing game and Lupinereached a larger audience in the United States and globally.
“These funds will be used to expand the global reach of the company’s sales and delivery teams, supporting the Tel Aviv-based research and development team with researchers and other leading developers, while further enhancing the company’s deepest learning capabilities. Deepdub said on Thursday.
The new round also includes participation from existing Deepdub investors Booster Ventures and Stardom Ventures, as well as new investor Swift VC. Other new individual investors include Roi Tiger, vp, engineer at Facebook’s parent Meta, and Danny Grander, co-founder of cloud computing Snyk, among others.
Co-founded by Ofir and Nir Krakowski, Deepdub says it “aims to bridge the language barrier and cultural gap in the entertainment sector through high-quality localization,” leveraging “AI technology.” advanced with human touch to enable content creators, owners and distributors to expand their international reach and scale their offering while maintaining quality at home. highest level. And, it notes, for audiences, “this means watching their favorite movies and TV shows dubbed in their native language without sacrificing any aspect of the experience.” initial.”
“We are accelerating to a world where AI is now enhancing humanity’s creative potential,” said George Mathew, managing partner at Insight Partners, who will join the board of Deepdub. “As the media industry continues to globalize, we see Deepdub’s AI/natural language processing-based voiceover platform as essential in extending great content to audiences everywhere. place. We believe Deepdub represents the next big step in global content distribution, interaction and consumption. ”
Deepdub co-founder and CEO, Ofir Krakowski, added: “This funding accelerates our ability to scale the team and expand into new markets based on our shared vision of bringing miracles. the magic of AI-based localization to audiences around the world.”
And co-founder and chief technology officer Nir Krakowski said: “This funding round is an acknowledgment of the revolutionary technology we’ve built that brings innovative AI into an industry where every pixel and Every sound wave is strictly tested. By creating a deep learning platform that can be generated without fail, we have consistently wowed our customers.”
Deepdub says its technology is “suited to content owners’ post-production and fully owns all of their localization needs.”
