Boostlingo Acquires Interpreter Intelligence and VoiceBoxer

Mainsail Partners Makes Growth Equity Investment in Boostlingo

August 5, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Mainsail Partners made a growth equity investment in Boostlingo to support the company's product development, executive hires and international expansion. Boostlingo, an Austin-based provider of language interpretation management software and an on-demand interpreter network, will use the capital to scale its software, expand into new markets and strengthen customer success for Language Service Company and healthcare customers.

Voices Acquires Voices.ai to Launch Developer Platform for Voice Applications

April 24, 2023

AI & Machine Learning

Voices, the global voice-over marketplace, has acquired Voices.ai and plans to launch a next-generation developer platform for voice applications that will include APIs, libraries, documentation and cloud infrastructure. The acquisition supports Voices’ push into AI-generated voices and developer-focused tools to serve use cases such as voice assistants, eLearning and real-time synthetic voice applications.

Unbabel Acquires Lingo24

December 16, 2021

AI & Machine Learning

Unbabel has acquired Lingo24 to expand its AI-powered language operations platform into marketing localization and multilingual customer support. The acquisition adds Lingo24’s enterprise customer relationships, localization expertise and tech-enabled translation capabilities, enabling Unbabel to deliver more consistent multilingual experiences across CRM and CMS channels.

LiveVox Acquires SpeechIQ

January 27, 2020

AI & Machine Learning

LiveVox, a cloud customer engagement platform provider, has acquired SpeechIQ, an AI-driven speech analytics and quality assurance platform headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. The acquisition strengthens LiveVox’s workforce optimization (WFO) and speech analytics capabilities, enabling deeper insights from call recordings and improved customer engagement for contact centers.

Sensory Acquires Vocalize.ai

February 13, 2019

AI & Machine Learning

Sensory Inc. acquired Vocalize.ai, a software tools and services provider that benchmarks and evaluates speech recognition and natural language interfaces. Vocalize.ai will operate as an independent division under Sensory to provide independent, real-world testing and benchmarking capabilities to Sensory and the broader voice-enabled industry.

BIG Language Solutions Acquires Language Link

April 30, 2021

Professional Services

BIG Language Solutions (BIG) has acquired Language Link, a Vancouver, Washington-based language service provider specializing in over-the-phone (OPI) and video remote interpreting (VRI). The deal closed April 30, 2021; Language Link (founded 1991) reported roughly USD 27.5m revenue in 2020 and ~120 full-time employees. BIG said the acquisition accelerates its regulated-industry expansion (healthcare, government) and complements its buy-and-build strategy.