Palabra raises $8.4M
Palabra announced a Pre-Seed round of $8.4M on 4 August 2026. The company operates in AI & Machine Learning and is based in United Kingdom. It was founded by Artem Kukharenko, CEO & Co-Founder.
Industry
AI & Machine Learning
Founder
Artem Kukharenko
CEO & Co-Founder, Palabra
Outreach angles
- -Artem Kukharenko previously founded NtechLab, the company behind the FindFace facial recognition technology, before founding Palabra.
- -Kukharenko shifted from computer vision and facial recognition into real-time speech AI when he founded Palabra.
- -Palabra raised an $8.4 million pre-seed round led by Seven Seven Six to build real-time speech-to-speech translation models.
Signals
Pre-SeedAI-NativeAPI-FirstDev ToolsSecond-Time Founder
Round details
Company: Palabra
Domain: palabra.ai
Amount: $8.4M
Stage: Pre-Seed
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Country: United Kingdom
Announced: 4 August 2026
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