What it sells
Real-time voice AI platform for East Asia.
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
UnverifiedProduct/engineering teams at enterprises and device makers licensing the voice model; consumers for the app.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Enterprises plug Koto speech-to-text, text-to-speech (sub-50ms) and speech-to-speech translation into voice agents and devices, deployed in cloud, on-premise or on-device; consumers use the Kotoba app for real-time simultaneous translation.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedModel licensing (cloud, on-prem, on-device) plus a consumer translation app; no prices shown.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Model licensing to enterprises and device makers/partners (e.g. Salesforce Agentforce Voice Japanese, jig.jp SABERA smart glasses), plus a consumer mobile app; "Try Kotoba" and contact-led.
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Seed | $10M | — | news.google.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.