Our Story

Breaking down language barriers in real time.

In 2023, we noticed something: teams can span the globe, but language still divides them. Meeting productivity drops when people struggle to understand each other. Emails pile up because async communication is slow. Client calls need translators. Innovation stalls at the language barrier.

We built Meetlingua to solve this. Not as a workaround — as a fundamental shift in how global teams communicate. Real-time transcription, instant translation, and natural speech synthesis, all working seamlessly in a single platform.

Today, Meetlingua powers meetings for teams in 40+ countries, processing thousands of conversations every day in 30+ languages.

Our values

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Global by default

Every design decision assumes a global user. No English-first thinking. No assumptions about one language or timezone.

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Privacy first

Audio is never stored without consent. Encryption is mandatory. We comply with GDPR, UK-GDPR, and go beyond legal requirements.

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Honest about limitations

Machine translation isn't perfect. We're transparent about accuracy, latency, and edge cases. No overselling AI.

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Inclusive from day one

Accessibility isn't an afterthought. Captions, keyboard navigation, and screen reader support are built in.

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Data-driven improvement

We obsess over metrics: translation latency, accuracy, user satisfaction. Every feature is tested and validated.

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Developer-friendly

Clear docs, transparent APIs, honest rate limits. We build for developers who love shipping features, not fighting tooling.

Our journey

2023

Founding. Three ex-engineers from translation and VoIP teams spot the gap. Start building Meetlingua in a small SF office.

Early 2024

Alpha launch. 20 beta customers. Feedback is intense. We learn that latency matters more than anything else — users will tolerate imperfect translations if the latency is under 1 second.

Mid 2024

30+ languages. Expand from 5 to 30+ language pairs. Build the quality rating system to continuously improve translation accuracy. Hit 99.8% uptime.

Q4 2024

Enterprise features. Implement screen sharing, recording, and post-call summaries. Land first enterprise customer with 500+ seats.

2025

Present. Scale globally. 40+ countries, thousands of daily users. Focus on calendar integration and meeting history dashboard.

The team

We're a small, focused team of 12. Engineers, designers, and product folks who care obsessively about removing friction from global communication.

We hire for deep domain expertise (not credentials), intellectual humility, and a passion for shipping. Remote-first, async-friendly. We measure by impact, not hours.

Our home base is San Francisco, but we're distributed across 6 time zones. We practice what we preach — most of our team meetings run through Meetlingua.

Join us

We're hiring engineers and designers who want to break down language barriers at scale.

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