This platform connects event organizers with remote simultaneous interpreters, making events more accessible to global audiences. By offering a marketplace for translation services, the startup reduces the cost and complexity of providing multilingual event experiences.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Organizing multilingual events can be complex and expensive due to the need for specialized equipment, on-site interpreters, and logistical coordination. Traditional simultaneous interpretation setups require soundproof booths, headsets, and dedicated audio technicians, adding significant costs and logistical challenges.
Solution
Tontongue offers a self-service platform that connects event organizers with remote simultaneous interpreters, making multilingual events more accessible and cost-effective. The platform eliminates the need for traditional interpretation equipment by enabling attendees to listen to translations on their mobile phones. Tontongue's marketplace provides access to interpreters in numerous languages, and its algorithm automatically selects the most suitable interpreter based on event requirements. The platform also offers an AI captioning tool that translates events for display on large screens.
Target Audience
Tontongue serves event organizers, event platforms, event venues, and companies/brands that host international events and require multilingual communication solutions.
Features
- Marketplace of remote simultaneous interpreters in hundreds of languages
- Self-service platform for event organizers to schedule and manage interpretation services
- Mobile app for attendees to listen to real-time translations on their smartphones
- Algorithm-based interpreter selection to match event needs with qualified professionals
- AI captioning tool for real-time translation display on event screens
- Eliminates the need for physical interpretation booths and equipment
- Option to split translation costs with the audience
- Subscription-based and per-event pricing models available