Venture Catalysts Joins Forces with Leading Investors in $500k Seed Round for dubpro.ai, Pioneering AI-driven Video Content Localisation

• ByStartupStory     |    March 5, 2024

Venture Catalysts, India’s premier integrated incubator and the largest early-stage investment firm, has proudly announced its collaboration with key investors in the Seed round of funding for dubpro.ai. The strategic infusion of $500k is set to propel the cutting-edge AI + Human-in-Loop platform, poised to revolutionize video content localisation.

dubpro.ai, co-founded by Ishan Sharma and Rishikesh, is at the forefront of disrupting the localisation industry. The platform seamlessly enables creators and companies to localise their video content through advanced AI-driven dubbing solutions. This unique blend of Artificial Intelligence and human expertise allows for high-quality vernacular content localisation, overcoming previous cost restrictions and time-consuming processes.

Dr. Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, Director & MD of Venture Catalysts, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, stating, “We are thrilled to partner with dubpro.ai on their mission to democratise access to high-quality vernacular content through innovative AI-driven solutions. Their groundbreaking technology is poised to set new benchmarks for quality and scalability, rendering efficiency across the video production value-chain.”

dubpro.ai’s revolutionary solution utilizes Language Model (LLM) technology, reducing human intervention in video dubbing by over 80%. By combining AI-powered dubbing with human expertise, the platform delivers highly realistic dubbing experiences at an extremely scalable cost point, ensuring unparalleled efficiency and affordability. Emphasizing quality assurance, dubpro.ai’s human experts conduct 10+ quality checks, ensuring a seamless localisation process.

Ishan Sharma, Founder & CEO of dubpro.ai, emphasized the dedication to revolutionizing the content localisation industry, stating, “Dubpro.ai is dedicated to revolutionising the content localisation industry, making high-quality vernacular content accessible to creators and companies of all sizes. We are extremely excited to work with leading investors and a passionate team to build generative AI capabilities in Indic languages that could unlock great potential for video content being available across all vernacular languages from Education to Entertainment content.”

The Seed funding round was led by re-investments from Anicut Capital, 9Unicorns, Venture Catalysts, and JJFO, with new participation from FirstCheque. This underscores the confidence of industry-leading investors in dubpro.ai’s disruptive potential and market traction.

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