Iyuno-SDI

What Iyuno-SDI does

Iyuno-SDI is a privately held global media localization company headquartered in Burbank, California, formed through the 2021 merger of Iyuno and SDI Media. The company provides end-to-end localization services — dubbing, subtitling, media processing, mastering and delivery, creative post-production (colour and VFX for international release), and accessibility solutions (audio description, sign language) — to major entertainment studios and streaming platforms across 35 markets worldwide. Its named customer base includes Netflix, Disney, Apple, Amazon, WBD, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Sony, BBC, Riot Games, The Pokémon Company International, and Mattel, with Iyuno holding Preferred Partner designations from Netflix (Audio Localization), Amazon (Fulfillment & Localization), and Apple (Preferred Plus Encoding House for Video Delivery).

The company's core technology asset is CLOE, a proprietary AI-powered localization intelligence platform that captures story context and activates it across localization workflows spanning script, video, audio, metadata, subtitles, dubbing, marketing, interactive content, and continuity. CLOE combines NLP, generative AI, and speech/audio capabilities to support AI-driven processes under enterprise governance, with the stated objective of faster turnaround and consistent creative intent across languages. The broader product set also includes an "X Products" AI innovation line, and the company operates an ISO 27001-certified information security posture.

Iyuno generates revenue through professional services sold via enterprise B2B sales motions to global entertainment brands; pricing is quote-based and negotiated per project. The company employs 1,001–5,000 people globally and has raised approximately USD 206 million+ across disclosed funding rounds, including a USD 160 million investment from SoftBank Vision Fund 2 in April 2021 and a funding round led by IMM Investments Corp. that valued the company at USD 1.2 billion in January 2022 (with a subsequent USD ~22.6M tranche in November 2022). Iyuno has pursued inorganic expansion through acquisitions of regional dubbing studios, including Ak'la Kara International in Turkey (June 2023) and Unidub Brazil in São Paulo (January 2024), extending its in-region capacity into new geographies.

Name

Iyuno-SDI

Legal name

Iyuno

Website

https://iyuno-sdi.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Iyuno-SDI is a global media localization company providing dubbing, subtitling, media services, creative post-production, and accessibility solutions to major entertainment studios and streaming platforms across 35 markets, powered by its proprietary AI platform CLOE.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Localization Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930), Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries (51219)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution (7829)

akta.pro primary industry

Localization Technology & Automation (TMS, Subtitle Tools, MT/AI, Speech-to-Text) (MPAHAFAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Translation & Transcreation Services (Script/Dialogue Adaptation) (MPAHAFAD), Localization & Culturalization Services (Translation, LQA, VO/Subtitle) (MPAFAKAB), Media Localization Operations & Fulfillment (Packaging, Naming, File Prep, Delivery) (MPAHAFAI)

Keywords

• Media localization services
• Audio dubbing
• Subtitle production
• Creative post-production
• Accessibility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Media Localization Services: Iyuno generates revenue through providing end-to-end media localization services including dubbing, subtitling, media services, creative post-production, and accessibility services to entertainment studios and streaming platforms worldwide. Services are delivered across a global studio infrastructure.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Iyuno-SDI provides end-to-end media localization services for global entertainment studios and streaming platforms, including dubbing, subtitling, media processing/mastering/delivery, creative post-production (colour, VFX), and accessibility solutions (audio description, sign language). The company pairs these services with CLOE, a proprietary AI-powered localization intelligence platform that captures story context and activates it across localization workflows to drive faster turnaround and consistent creative intent worldwide.

Product overview

Iyuno is a unified media localization platform providing end-to-end localization services powered by AI technology. The core product is CLOE, an AI-powered localization intelligence platform that captures story context and activates it across all localization workflows. The service portfolio includes Dubbing (global voice production with AI-enhanced workflows), Subtitling (precision across hundreds of languages), Media Services (end-to-end processing, mastering, and delivery), Creative Post-Production (finishing, colour, VFX for international release), and Accessibility (audio description, sign language, inclusive solutions). Together these products enable studios to deliver content seamlessly across languages and markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLOE: AI-powered localization intelligence platform that captures story context and activates it across localization workflows.
• X Products

Products and services

• CLOE AI-powered localization intelligence platform that captures story context and activates it across localization workflows (Script, Video, Audio, Meta, Subtitles, Dubbing, Marketing, Interactive, Continuity), enabling AI-driven processes with enterprise governance, faster turnaround, and consistent creative intent worldwide for entertainment studios and streaming platforms.
• Dubbing Global voice production service delivering premium dubbing at scale across world-class studios and talent, with AI-enhanced workflows powering multilingual dubbing for entertainment studios and streaming platforms.
• Subtitling Precision subtitling service delivered at scale across hundreds of languages using AI-enhanced workflows combined with expert linguists, targeting global entertainment content distribution.
• Media Services End-to-end media workflow solutions covering processing, mastering, and delivery, built for global operations and designed for entertainment studios and streaming platforms distributing content worldwide.
• Creative Post-Production Finishing, enhancement, and creative execution services for global content, including colour grading and VFX work, built specifically for international release by entertainment studios and content owners.
• Accessibility Accessibility service that makes content inclusive through audio description, sign language, and other inclusive media solutions, targeted at entertainment studios and streaming platforms serving diverse audiences.
• X Products AI innovation product suite by Iyuno supporting advanced localization workflows for entertainment studios and streaming platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Content delivered in 100+ languages

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Unidub BrazilcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 January 2024Iyuno acquired Unidub Brazil, a São Paulo-based dubbing studio, marking its expansion into the South American market. The acquisition enhances Iyuno's service offerings and strengthens its presence in the Americas.
• Ak'la Kara InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 June 2023Iyuno acquired Turkish dubbing studio Ak'la Kara International, which was rebranded as Iyuno Turkey. This acquisition expanded Iyuno's operational footprint to 35 markets worldwide and enhanced its services in the EMEA region.
• SDI MediamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Iyuno completed a major merger with SDI Media in 2021, creating one of the largest global media localization companies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• VSI Group: Media localization specialist providing dubbing, subtitling, and access services for film, TV, and gaming. Direct competitor with similar service portfolio and enterprise media customer base.
• Keywords Studios: Largest direct competitor providing media localization (dubbing, subtitling, LQA), game localization, and post-production services globally. Closest publicly traded comp with overlapping enterprise customers and similar professional-services model.
• Deluxe Media: Long-standing provider of media and entertainment services including localization, dubbing, subtitling, and post-production for major studios and streamers. Competes directly with Iyuno on enterprise localization contracts.
• Welocalize: Enterprise localization services company offering translation, transcreation, and multimedia localization including subtitling and dubbing. Competes for similar large-enterprise content localization engagements.
• ZOO Digital Group: Media localization and digital distribution services company specializing in dubbing, subtitling, and localization workflow technology. Competes for similar streaming and studio localization contracts.

Broad incumbents

• TransPerfect: One of the world's largest language-services companies offering translation, interpretation, and media localization. Larger and more diversified than Iyuno across enterprise verticals (legal, life sciences, media), with overlapping media-localization capabilities.
• Lionbridge (now part of TELUS International): Global localization and translation services provider with strong media and entertainment practice. Comparable scale, broad language coverage, and overlapping service lines in dubbing, subtitling, and media processing.
• RWS Group: Publicly listed language services and IP services company with significant media localization practice. Comparable translation, interpretation, and multimedia localization offerings across multiple verticals.

Regional players

• LanguageLine Solutions: Major interpretation and translation provider, particularly strong in North America. Adjacent in language services space though focused more on interpretation than studio-grade media localization.

Emerging players

• ABBYY: AI-driven document and language technology provider whose OCR, translation, and content intelligence tools increasingly intersect with media localization workflows — an emerging technology-side competitor to CLOE.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A6 records

Investments2 records

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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