# Kotoba Technologies Lands $11.83M Seed 2 for AI Interpretation
_Kotoba Technologies secured $11.83 million in Seed 2 funding. Globis Capital Partners and Boost Capital led the round, accelerating commercialization of its AI-..._
**Published:** 2025-08-05
**Source:** https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/kotoba-technologies-lands-1183m-seed-2-for-ai-interpretation
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[Kotoba Technologies](https://www.kotoba.tech/en/home) secured $11.83 million in Seed 2 funding. Globis Capital Partners and Boost Capital led the round, accelerating commercialization of its AI-powered simultaneous interpretation technology.

## Advancing Real-Time Speech AI

Kotoba Technologies develops state-of-the-art foundation models for real-time speech applications. For instance, its DOTSU iOS app, offering speech-to-text simultaneous interpretation, recorded 500,000 sessions. This app achieves sub-500 ms latency. Furthermore, the company pushes speech-to-speech models, approaching human-interpreter quality for Japanese↔English. This advancement leverages cutting-edge [speech recognition](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/wispr-flow-secures-30-million-in-series-a-funding/) and [natural language processing](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/nebulock-raises-8-5m-for-ai-powered-threat-hunting/) techniques.

The new funding supports team expansion and increased research and development. Consequently, Kotoba Technologies plans global deployments in August. These events will showcase its AI-powered speech-to-speech simultaneous translation. Ultimately, this technology aims to break language barriers, a goal also pursued by major tech firms like [Google](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/ai-video/2025/google-unveils-agentic-stack-to-tame-ai-development-chaos/) and [Microsoft](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2025/inforcer-raises-35m-for-microsoft-365-security-automation/) in the broader [artificial intelligence](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/startup-news/2025/ai-math-the-silent-foundation-behind-artificial-intelligence-gets-a-10m-boost/) field. Notably, the company previously demonstrated its real-time speech AI at an Nvidia AI Summit.
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