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Freespeech
Techstars '23Long Island City, US · 1 known investors
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Freespeech provides AI-powered video translation and dubbing, automatically translating spoken content into multiple languages and generating voiceovers to help creators expand their audience globally. The platform integrates with YouTube and other content platforms, targeting content creators and media producers.
Also known as Freespeech · Freespeech Now · freespeechnow.ai
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Company profile
researched Sep 2026Freespeech is a video translation and dubbing service that converts spoken content from existing videos into additional languages and produces voiceovers. The workflow is structured in three steps — transcription, translation, and dubbing — and is presented to users as an experience comparable to editing a shared document: a transcript is generated from the original audio, translated, and then dubbed. The company positions the process as fast, requiring minimal interaction from the user, and states that voiceovers can be produced within minutes.
The service is delivered largely through a Telegram bot that guides users through the three-step process and integrates with Google and Notion, with integrations for Microsoft Office, Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp described as planned. Freespeech works with creators' existing YouTube content and offers delivery in five languages. The site also presents a curated gallery of example translations — including a Zelenskyy interview with German broadcaster ZDF rendered in English, a Queen Elizabeth II segment in Portuguese, and David Attenborough footage in Russian — which it says were translated and reviewed by a community of native speakers and subject matter experts.
Founding story
Freespeech started in March 2022 as a project to give an English-language voice to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. After the first translations were published on the official YouTube channel, the team continued the effort with a broader aim of making notable content available in multiple languages.
Business model
Freespeech offers video translation and dubbing as a service to creators, delivered through a Telegram bot and integrations with existing productivity and content tools.
Traction
Published example translations include a Zelenskyy interview with ZDF in English, a Queen Elizabeth II retrospective in Portuguese, and David Attenborough footage in Russian; the initial Zelenskyy translations were published on an official YouTube channel.
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Market position
Freespeech operates in AI-assisted video localization, serving creators who want existing video content voiced in additional languages.
The company emphasizes a short, three-step workflow producing voiceovers in minutes, integration with tools creators already use, and human review of translations by native speakers and subject matter experts.
Technology
The product converts an original audio track into a transcript, translates it, and generates a dubbed voiceover. Delivery is orchestrated through a Telegram bot with connections to Google and Notion; integrations with Microsoft Office, Slack, Discord, and WhatsApp are described as forthcoming.
Go-to-market
Direct sign-up via the company website with a "Try it now" entry point, a Discord community, and a Telegram bot as the primary user interface.
Video content creators, particularly those with existing YouTube channels seeking to reach audiences in additional languages and grow subscribers.
History
The project began in March 2022 with English translations of speeches and remarks by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, then expanded into a general-purpose video translation and dubbing service supporting five languages. The site credits Code Anyway, with contributions by Alex, Andreas, Artyom, Konstantin, and Petr.
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Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsFreespeech began in March 2022 as a project to produce English-language voice translations of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with the first translations published on an official YouTube channel.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Freespeech do?
- Freespeech translates and dubs spoken video content into multiple languages for creators using a guided transcription-to-voiceover workflow.
- Who are Freespeech's investors?
- Freespeech's investors include Techstars.
- Where is Freespeech headquartered?
- Freespeech is headquartered in Long Island City, US.