Startpinch provides a real‑time AI speech translation platform that preserves the speaker’s voice, emotion, and natural timing, enabling authentic dubbing and multilingual meetings. Its streaming API and SDKs for Node, Python, and the browser let developers integrate voice‑preserving translation for over 50 languages into any product.
Funding
$500K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Current speech translation tools often produce output that sounds artificial, losing the original speaker’s voice, emotion, and natural timing, which makes dubbed videos and multilingual meetings feel disjointed and impersonal.
Solution
Pinch offers a real-time AI speech translation platform that preserves the speaker’s voice characteristics, emotional tone, and conversational timing. By using a proprietary self‑supervised audio encoder and streaming architecture, Pinch can translate spoken content on‑the‑fly while maintaining overlap and natural pauses. The service is accessible via a single API that supports dubbing, live interpretation, and voice‑preserving translation, with SDKs for Node, Python, and browser environments. This enables creators, teams, and developers to integrate high‑fidelity, cross‑lingual speech experiences without sacrificing authenticity.
Target Audience
Primary users include video creators needing authentic dubbing, enterprises conducting multilingual meetings, and developers building speech‑enabled products that require high‑quality, voice‑preserving translation.
Features
- Self‑supervised JEPA audio encoder that captures voice, emotion, and timing for accurate speech‑to‑speech translation
- Streaming API that accepts input audio and returns translated audio in real time
- Voice‑preserving translation that retains speaker identity and natural conversational overlap
- SDKs for Node.js, Python, and browser to simplify integration into applications and workflows
- Support for 50+ languages with low latency suitable for live meetings and video dubbing
- Falcon v1.3 engine offering voice cloning and faster time‑to‑first‑translation for smoother live conversations