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== History ==
== History ==
vidby AG was founded by Alexander Konovalov and Eugen von Rubinberg. Konovalov is a native of Gornyak in the [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk region]] of [[Ukraine]];<ref>[https://www.ausweis.io/en/blog/detail/13/ ''ausweis.io'', "Alexander Konovalov", December 12, 2020]</ref> Rubinberg came to Germany from [[Kirgistan]] at the age of five. The latter founded his first company, a trading firm, at age 16.<ref>[https://www.oe24.at/digital/software/neuer-messenger-drotr-fordert-whatsapp-heraus/283525888 ''oe24'', "Neuer Messenger greift WhatsApp an" (German text), staff writers, May 18, 2017]</ref> In 2013, the two launched a consumer-oriented video-call translation service called TIW (Technology Improves the World), utilizing the Konovalov-created DROTR (Droid Translator), an AI-powered language translation technology enabling simultaneous translation of messages, voice and video calls in 104 languages (written), with 44 available in spoken form.<ref>[https://www.chip.de/news/Wie-im-Science-Fiction-Film-Uebersetzer-Tool-laesst-Sie-in-fremden-Sprachen-telefonieren_128118697.html ''Chip.de'', "Wie im Science-Fiction-Film: Gratis-Tool lässt Sie in fremden Sprachen telefonieren",
vidby AG was founded by Alexander Konovalov and Eugen von Rubinberg. Konovalov is a native of Gornyak in the [[Donetsk Oblast|Donetsk region]] of [[Ukraine]];<ref>[https://www.ausweis.io/en/blog/detail/13/ ''ausweis.io'', "Alexander Konovalov", December 12, 2020]</ref> Rubinberg came to Germany from [[Kirgistan]] at the age of five. The latter founded his first company, a trading firm, at age 16.<ref>[https://www.oe24.at/digital/software/neuer-messenger-drotr-fordert-whatsapp-heraus/283525888 ''oe24'', "Neuer Messenger greift WhatsApp an" (German text), staff writers, May 18, 2017]</ref> In 2013, the two launched a consumer-oriented video-call translation service called TIW (Technology Improves the World), utilizing the Konovalov-created DROTR (Droid Translator), an AI-powered language translation technology enabling simultaneous translation of messages, voice and video calls in 104 languages (written), with 44 available in spoken form.<ref>[https://www.chip.de/news/Wie-im-Science-Fiction-Film-Uebersetzer-Tool-laesst-Sie-in-fremden-Sprachen-telefonieren_128118697.html ''Chip.de'', "Wie im Science-Fiction-Film: Gratis-Tool lässt Sie in fremden Sprachen telefonieren",
Karsten Bunz, November 24, 2017]</ref> The firm, based in [[Cham, Switzerland|Cham]] with an office in [[Zurich]],<ref>[https://www.oe24.at/digital/software/neuer-messenger-drotr-fordert-whatsapp-heraus/283525888 ''oe24'', "Neuer Messenger greift WhatsApp an" (German text), staff writers, May 18, 2017]</ref> was the world’s first video calling app with translation.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinrozario/2021/12/17/startups-yougiver-and-prsnt-unwrap-shiny-new-social-gifting-concepts/?sh=206e529825ff ''Forbes'', "Startups YouGiver And Prsnt Unwrap Shiny New Social Gifting Concepts, Kevin Razario", Dec 17, 2021,]</ref><ref>[https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/business/ukrainian-companys-translation-app-to-help-transcend-language-barriers-327169.html 'Kyiv Post', "Ukrainian company’s translation app to help transcend language barriers", Isabel Douglas-Hamilton, July 18, 2013]</ref> The technology was pronounced a competitor of [[Skype]] and [[Viber]] by ''[[Forbes]]'' and claimed first prize at the "Innovative Breakthrough 2013" Competition.<ref>[https://www.ausweis.io/en/blog/detail/13/ ''ausweis.io'', "Alexander Konovalov", December 12, 2020]</ref>
Karsten Bunz, November 24, 2017]</ref> The firm, based in [[Cham, Switzerland|Cham]] with an office in [[Zurich]],<ref>[https://www.oe24.at/digital/software/neuer-messenger-drotr-fordert-whatsapp-heraus/283525888 ''oe24'', "Neuer Messenger greift WhatsApp an" (German text), staff writers, May 18, 2017]</ref> was the world’s first video calling app with translation.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/kevinrozario/2021/12/17/startups-yougiver-and-prsnt-unwrap-shiny-new-social-gifting-concepts/?sh=206e529825ff ''Forbes'', "Startups YouGiver And Prsnt Unwrap Shiny New Social Gifting Concepts, Kevin Razario", Dec 17, 2021,]</ref><ref>[https://www.kyivpost.com/article/content/business/ukrainian-companys-translation-app-to-help-transcend-language-barriers-327169.html ''Kyiv Post'', "Ukrainian company’s translation app to help transcend language barriers", Isabel Douglas-Hamilton, July 18, 2013]</ref> The technology was pronounced a competitor of [[Skype]] and [[Viber]] by ''[[Forbes]]'' and claimed first prize at the "Innovative Breakthrough 2013" Competition.<ref>[https://www.ausweis.io/en/blog/detail/13/ ''ausweis.io'', "Alexander Konovalov", December 12, 2020]</ref>


In 2021, with a new business-oriented focus, DROTR became vidby, with the former [[Google]] technology partners Konovalov and Rubinberg remaining at the helm. While headquartered in Switzerland, vidby’s development team is based in Ukraine.{{cn}} The technology behind vidby is reported to have an accuracy level of up to 99 percent, equalling the highest level of human translation.<ref>[https://www.techtimes.com/articles/276426/20220607/how-ai-powered-speech-translation-will-shape-the-future-of-video-content.htm ''Tech Times'', "How AI-powered Speech Translation Will Shape the Future of Video Content", David Thompson, June 07, 2022]</ref> Currently, some 70 languages plus 60 dialects are possible with the [[algorithm]]-based technology.<ref>[https://www.moneycab.com/startups/vidby-ein-neuer-globaler-markt-entsteht-aus-dem-herzen-der-mehrsprachigen-schweiz-heraus/ ''Moneycab'', "vidby: Ein neuer globaler Markt entsteht aus dem Herzen der mehrsprachigen Schweiz heraus" (German text), staff writers, May 31, 2022]</ref>
In 2021, with a new business-oriented focus, DROTR became vidby, with the former [[Google]] technology partners Konovalov and Rubinberg remaining at the helm. While headquartered in Switzerland, vidby’s development team is based in Ukraine.{{cn}} The technology behind vidby is reported to have an accuracy level of up to 99 percent, equalling the highest level of human translation.<ref>[https://www.techtimes.com/articles/276426/20220607/how-ai-powered-speech-translation-will-shape-the-future-of-video-content.htm ''Tech Times'', "How AI-powered Speech Translation Will Shape the Future of Video Content", David Thompson, June 07, 2022]</ref> Currently, some 70 languages plus 60 dialects are possible with the [[algorithm]]-based technology.<ref>[https://www.moneycab.com/startups/vidby-ein-neuer-globaler-markt-entsteht-aus-dem-herzen-der-mehrsprachigen-schweiz-heraus/ ''Moneycab'', "vidby: Ein neuer globaler Markt entsteht aus dem Herzen der mehrsprachigen Schweiz heraus" (German text), staff writers, May 31, 2022]</ref>

Revision as of 15:06, 25 November 2022

vidby AG
Company typeAI-based language translator for videos
IndustryTechnology
PredecessorDROTR (Droid Translator)
Founded2021; 4 years ago (2021) in Rotkreuz
FounderAlexander Konovalov, Eugen von Rubinberg
Headquarters
Rotkreuz
,
Switzerland
Websitehttps://vidby.com/de (German)

vidby AG (stylized in lower-case) is a start-up based in Rotkreuz, Switzerland specializing in AI language translation for videos. Founded by Alexander Konovalov (Ukrainian: Олександр Коновалов) and Eugen von Rubinberg (Ukrainian: Ойген фон Рубінберг, Russian: Ойген фон Рубинберг) in September 2021, the company has especially garnered attention for its use in translating speeches given by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine.[1][2][3][4]

History

vidby AG was founded by Alexander Konovalov and Eugen von Rubinberg. Konovalov is a native of Gornyak in the Donetsk region of Ukraine;[5] Rubinberg came to Germany from Kirgistan at the age of five. The latter founded his first company, a trading firm, at age 16.[6] In 2013, the two launched a consumer-oriented video-call translation service called TIW (Technology Improves the World), utilizing the Konovalov-created DROTR (Droid Translator), an AI-powered language translation technology enabling simultaneous translation of messages, voice and video calls in 104 languages (written), with 44 available in spoken form.[7] The firm, based in Cham with an office in Zurich,[8] was the world’s first video calling app with translation.[9][10] The technology was pronounced a competitor of Skype and Viber by Forbes and claimed first prize at the "Innovative Breakthrough 2013" Competition.[11]

In 2021, with a new business-oriented focus, DROTR became vidby, with the former Google technology partners Konovalov and Rubinberg remaining at the helm. While headquartered in Switzerland, vidby’s development team is based in Ukraine.[citation needed] The technology behind vidby is reported to have an accuracy level of up to 99 percent, equalling the highest level of human translation.[12] Currently, some 70 languages plus 60 dialects are possible with the algorithm-based technology.[13]

Notable use

The technology has been provided to Ukrainian authorities and embassies during the ongoing military conflict with Russia free of remuneration. Some 70 speeches given by President Zelenskyy totalling 650 minutes have been translated into 30 languages, for a total of over 10,000 minutes of video material.[14] Of its use in translating Zelenskyy’s wartime speeches, Konovalov has said, “Like any citizen, I want to help defend my country.”[15] Notable corporate users of vidby include Siemens Schweiz AG.[16]

Accolades

vidby topped a list of the five best content translation technologies as judged by European Business Review in October, 2022.[17] Additionally, it was featured as Business Insider’s special start-up recommendation (German: "Unser Lesetipp auf Gründerszene") in August of the same year.[18]

See also

Pavlo Naumenko

References

  1. ^ Forbes, "Ukraine Startup Translates Videos For Zelensky, While Adjusting To Work In A War Zone", Anne Field, July 29, 2022
  2. ^ Die Welt, "Unser patriotischer Beitrag: Schweizer Start-up übersetzt Selenskyj-Reden kostenlos" (German text), Thomas Heuzeroth, August 07, 2022
  3. ^ t3n.de, "KI eines Schweizer Startups übersetzt Selenskyj-Reden in bis zu 30 Sprachen" (German text), Jörn Brien, August 10, 2022
  4. ^ Business Insider, "99 Prozent Genauigkeit: Wie ein Schweizer Startup Selenskyjs Reden übersetzt" (German text), Thomas Heuzeroth, August 16, 2022
  5. ^ ausweis.io, "Alexander Konovalov", December 12, 2020
  6. ^ oe24, "Neuer Messenger greift WhatsApp an" (German text), staff writers, May 18, 2017
  7. ^ [https://www.chip.de/news/Wie-im-Science-Fiction-Film-Uebersetzer-Tool-laesst-Sie-in-fremden-Sprachen-telefonieren_128118697.html Chip.de, "Wie im Science-Fiction-Film: Gratis-Tool lässt Sie in fremden Sprachen telefonieren", Karsten Bunz, November 24, 2017]
  8. ^ oe24, "Neuer Messenger greift WhatsApp an" (German text), staff writers, May 18, 2017
  9. ^ Forbes, "Startups YouGiver And Prsnt Unwrap Shiny New Social Gifting Concepts, Kevin Razario", Dec 17, 2021,
  10. ^ Kyiv Post, "Ukrainian company’s translation app to help transcend language barriers", Isabel Douglas-Hamilton, July 18, 2013
  11. ^ ausweis.io, "Alexander Konovalov", December 12, 2020
  12. ^ Tech Times, "How AI-powered Speech Translation Will Shape the Future of Video Content", David Thompson, June 07, 2022
  13. ^ Moneycab, "vidby: Ein neuer globaler Markt entsteht aus dem Herzen der mehrsprachigen Schweiz heraus" (German text), staff writers, May 31, 2022
  14. ^ t3n.de, "KI eines Schweizer Startups übersetzt Selenskyj-Reden in bis zu 30 Sprachen" (German text), Jörn Brien, August 10, 2022
  15. ^ Forbes, "Ukraine Startup Translates Videos For Zelensky, While Adjusting To Work In A War Zone", Anne Field, July 29, 2022
  16. ^ Global News Wire, "Swiss Startup Vidby.com Helps Achieve Up to 99% Accuracy in Video Translation Thanks to Artificial Intelligence", May 03, 2022
  17. ^ European Business Review, "Video Content Translation – The Five Best Platforms at A Glance," staff writers, October 21, 2022
  18. ^ Business Insider, "Lage beim Berliner Fintech Nuri spitzt sich zu" (German text), Barbara Barkhausen, August 09, 2022
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