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TL;DR
Seed (YC)Pinch — Real-Time Speech Translation Dubbing, Rooms meetings, desktop translator, and API.
Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Jan 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).
Funding
Raised $500K across 1 funding round. Latest: $500K Pre-seed (Jan 2025). Investors: Y Combinator. (High).
Hiring
1 hiring‑related row(s); role‑spam risk if mostly generic boards (Low).
Product / news
1 product/news‑styled row(s); headline risk without filings (High).
Verified facts
Winter 2025 batch; real-time voice translation API and dubbing products.
Weak funding evidence: mention does not include a parsed raise amount/round and may refer to non-funding context.
No open roles indexed yet.
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Signal timeline
16 dated public signals · newest on the right
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Strongest / recent news-style rows
Pricing · Thu, Jul 2, 03:36 PM · confidence 90%high quality
Wed, May 20, 06:24 PM · confidence 88%high quality
wikipedia · Mon, Jun 29, 06:12 AM · confidence 50%medium quality
Newest first · 16 event(s)
Source: Pricing
Simple usage-based pricing for Pinch. $0.02/min real-time translation API, $0.04/min Pinch Desktop, $0.02/min per participant for Pinch Rooms. $5 free to start, no subscriptions.
Source: Blog
Explore Pinch's research on real-time speech translation, cross-lingual communication, and voice technology. Read our latest papers and findings.
Source: Careers page
Join Pinch and help build the future of real-time cross-lingual communication. We're hiring engineers and researchers passionate about speech technology.
Source: hackernews
Source: official_site
Pinch — Real-Time Speech Translation & AI Video Dubbing Pinch Dubbing Rooms Desktop Developers Pricing Research Log in Try free Your voice, in any language. Real-time AI translation that keeps how you actually sound. For creators dubbing video, teams meet…
Source: official_site
Careers at Pinch | Join Our Real-Time Speech Technology Team Pinch Dubbing Rooms Desktop Developers Pricing Research Log in Try free Build the future of real-time speech. We are looking for founding researchers and engineers to solve hard problems in frontier…
Source: official_site
Pinch Research | Real-Time Speech Translation Research & Papers Pinch Dubbing Rooms Desktop Developers Pricing Research Log in Try free Exploring the future of human communication. Technical deep dives, research notes, and updates on our journey to build…
Dubbing, Rooms meetings, desktop translator, and API.
Winter 2025 batch; real-time voice translation API and dubbing products.
Source: npm_registry
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Source: npm_registry
minimal two-finger pinch gesture detection
Source: npm_registry
Pinch zoom component for Angular.
Source: npm_registry
PixiJS filter to apply a bulge or a pinch effect
Source: npm_registry
Pinch zoom component for Angular 20.
4 row(s)
The company's own site — the authoritative description of what they sell and to whom. Marketing-controlled, so treat claims as positioning rather than verified traction.
Pinch — Real-Time Speech Translation & AI Video Dubbing Pinch Dubbing Rooms Desktop Developers Pricing Research Log in Try free Your voice, in any language. Real-time AI translation that keeps how you actually sound. For creators dubbing video, teams meet…
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗Careers at Pinch | Join Our Real-Time Speech Technology Team Pinch Dubbing Rooms Desktop Developers Pricing Research Log in Try free Build the future of real-time speech. We are looking for founding researchers and engineers to solve hard problems in frontier…
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗Pinch Research | Real-Time Speech Translation Research & Papers Pinch Dubbing Rooms Desktop Developers Pricing Research Log in Try free Exploring the future of human communication. Technical deep dives, research notes, and updates on our journey to build…
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗Dubbing, Rooms meetings, desktop translator, and API.
Why it matters: Primary source — the company's own positioning; best read for what they sell and to whom, not for traction claims.
Open source ↗3 row(s)
Third-party press coverage. Independent reporting corroborates company claims; repeated coverage across outlets is a momentum signal.
Simple usage-based pricing for Pinch. $0.02/min real-time translation API, $0.04/min Pinch Desktop, $0.02/min per participant for Pinch Rooms. $5 free to start, no subscriptions.
Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗Why it matters: Independent coverage — third-party corroboration of company claims; recurring coverage indicates rising visibility.
Open source ↗1 row(s)
Funding announcements and investor-database records. The strongest public signal of capitalization: round, amount, and syndicate quality when disclosed.
Winter 2025 batch; real-time voice translation API and dubbing products.
Why it matters: Funding signal — Pre-Seed per this source; verify against the linked original before relying on it.
Open source ↗1 row(s)
Open roles and careers pages. Active hiring implies runway to spend and shows where the company is investing (engineering vs GTM vs ops).
Join Pinch and help build the future of real-time cross-lingual communication. We're hiring engineers and researchers passionate about speech technology.
Why it matters: Hiring signal — open roles imply runway to spend and show where the company is investing.
Open source ↗5 row(s)
Public engineering activity. Sustained commits, releases, and stars indicate real product development and, for dev tools, developer adoption.
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Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗minimal two-finger pinch gesture detection
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗Pinch zoom component for Angular.
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗PixiJS filter to apply a bulge or a pinch effect
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗Pinch zoom component for Angular 20.
Why it matters: Engineering signal — public repo activity evidences active development and possible developer adoption.
Open source ↗1 row(s)
Social presence and mentions. A soft signal — useful for gauging attention and launch reception, not a substitute for verified traction.
Why it matters: Attention signal — social mention or presence; soft signal of market interest.
Open source ↗1 row(s)
Company blog and newsletters. Shipping cadence and technical depth of posts hint at product velocity and team quality.
Explore Pinch's research on real-time speech translation, cross-lingual communication, and voice technology. Read our latest papers and findings.
Why it matters: Company publishing — post cadence and depth hint at product velocity.
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