Effortless
global reach

NEW YORK, April 2, 2025 - Linguana, a creator-first global distribution and monetization partner, is officially launching with an $8.5M seed round to revolutionize content monetization for creators worldwide. The investment was made by top angel investors, including Oren Zeev, Zohar Gilon, Eyal Waldman, and Oren Dobronsky, and early stage venture firm, 2LVC, reinforcing confidence in Linguana’s vision.
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Founded by serial entrepreneur Yuval Tal (CEO) and Oded Shafran (CTO), Linguana is redefining how creators grow and monetize their audiences worldwide. Tal, the founder of Payoneer (Nasdaq: PAYO) and Borderfree (Nasdaq: GLBE), brings deep expertise in global business expansion. Shafran, an experienced video technology executive from IMGN Media (acq. by Warner Music Group, Nasdaq: WMG) and TVinci (acq. by Kaltura, Nasdaq: KLTR), is driving Linguana’s innovation in high-quality content adaptation.
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Maximizing Monetization from Existing Assets 

Linguana partners with successful creators to help them expand their audiences and grow revenue without additional effort. The company manages the entire process - translation, dubbing, distribution, and monetization - by fusing multiple best-of-breed AI models, together with its own proprietary AI technology, and expert human review.  Linguana is redefining the game - using its technology to make a Netflix-level quality of dubbing and adaptation that captures the spirit, energy and charisma of the creator, as well as the complexity of multiple voices and background noise. 

Linguana isn’t a localization tool - it’s a global revenue engine. By managing the entire process end-to-end, Linguana enables creators to unlock new income streams from international audiences without lifting a finger or spending a cent. Its AI-powered predictive engine intelligently selects which videos to localize, in which languages, and when to publish - maximizing reach, accelerating growth, and driving revenue.

“Creators want their content to reach massive new audiences and fully maximize their revenue potential. Linguana makes that happen - effortlessly, globally, and profitably,” said CEO Yuval Tal. “Our unique video-to-video localization approach harnesses multiple AI models to ensure the highest-quality dubbing, capturing the emotion, energy, and style of the original content so that it feels natively created in each language. This means creators not only expand their reach but also maintain their unique creative identity across global markets.”

Since its inception, the company has been growing exponentially, partnering with hundreds of creators globally, producing 10,000 localized videos each month in multiple languages and generating hundreds of thousands of USD of new revenue each month. Some creators have even seen their newly localized channels generate more views than their original channel.

“Linguana has opened the door to entirely new audiences for my content - my videos are now available in Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Polish, and German, and the viewers feel like I’m speaking each language myself,” said Charles Dowding, world-renowned gardening expert and popular YouTuber. “I’m impressed by the quality of the dubbing and how well it preserves my tone and message. We’re now seeing more than 250,000 views per month on these localized channels, which has brought both new reach and meaningful revenue growth - all without adding to my workload.”

Oren Zeev, founder of Zeev Ventures, commented: “Linguana is addressing one of the biggest challenges in the creator economy - scaling audiences and revenue globally with minimal friction. Their team’s proven ability to execute, combined with their impressive early traction, makes this an incredibly exciting opportunity to support.”

Linguana’s founding team also includes Eyal Baumel, President of Yoola and a leading expert in the creator economy, Team8, former Payoneer executives - former CEO, Scott Galit, Galit Assaf (COO), and Jonny Steel (CMO), and top talent from other leading tech companies.

Top YouTube creators looking to expand their global reach can partner with Linguana by applying at www.linguana.com. 

About Linguana

Linguana is transforming global content distribution by enabling creators to scale audiences and revenue globally with minimal friction. By managing the entire process - AI-driven localization, distribution, and monetization - Linguana helps creators to scale their success without operational overhead. Founded in 2023, Linguana is backed by leading angel investors and partners with some of the world’s top video creators.
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Jonny Steel, CMO