Eriksen Translations

What Eriksen Translations does

Eriksen Translations Inc. is a privately held, founder-owned language services provider founded in 1986 by Vigdis Eriksen and headquartered in Brooklyn, New York. The company delivers translation, interpreting, accessibility, multimedia localization, e-learning localization, transcreation, multilingual typesetting, and language quality assurance services in 100+ languages, targeting enterprise and government clients across financial services, healthcare, legal, museums and cultural institutions, education, public sector, NGOs, and creative services verticals. Its technology stack centers on a Translation Management System (TMS) integrated with Computer-Assisted Translation (CAT) tools, Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE), terminology management, translation memories, and Multidimensional Quality Metrics (MQM) for LQA; the company does not publish a software platform and operates primarily through direct enterprise sales and a client/linguist portal.

The business model is project-based and unit-priced: human translation and MTPE are billed per word by language pair and content complexity; typesetting is hourly; interpreting is session-, hourly-, or usage-based across simultaneous, consecutive, face-to-face, Zoom, and over-the-phone (200+ languages) modalities. Go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales supported by RFP responses, government contract vehicles (NYS OGS #23253, Delaware State #GSS24602-LINGUIST), and long-term relationship cultivation, with many client relationships spanning 15–20+ years. Marketing is primarily content-led (blog, SEO, Instagram) and PR-driven via Inc. 5000, CSA Research, and WBE awards rather than paid advertising. The company is certified as a Woman-Owned Business Enterprise by WBENC, NYC, NYS, NJ, and the Port Authority of NY & NJ, providing preferred-supplier access for diversity-sourcing mandates. Named clients include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA, Smithsonian, Guggenheim, National Gallery of Art, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, Montefiore, the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and unnamed preferred-provider relationships with two of the top ten US banks and three of the top ten US insurance companies.

Name

Eriksen Translations

Legal name

Eriksen Translations Inc.

Website

https://eriksen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eriksen Translations is a Brooklyn-based, founder-owned language services provider founded in 1986, delivering translation, interpreting, accessibility, and multimedia localization in 100+ languages to enterprise and government clients across healthcare, financial services, legal, museums, and public-sector verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Language Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Content Localization, Translation & Transcreation (BPAFAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Machine Translation & Multilingual NLP (HDAAADAD), Speech Translation & Multilingual Speech Tech (HDAAAFAE), Localization, Translation & Multilingual Publishing Tools (EDAFAHAJ), Multilingual/Translation Communication Apps (BPAMACAJ)

Keywords

• Translation services
• Interpreting services
• Multimedia localization
• Language quality assurance
• Accessibility compliance

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Translation Services: Core translation services rendered into 100+ languages, billed per word based on language pair, content type, and turnaround requirements. Includes human translation and MTPE options.
2. Interpreting Services: Simultaneous, consecutive, face-to-face, and over-the-phone interpreting (OPI) services in 200+ languages. Billed per session, hourly, or per usage.
3. Multilingual Typesetting: Billed on an hourly basis and quoted based on analysis of design files. Handles InDesign, Illustrator, and other design formats for print and electronic distribution.
4. Multimedia Localization (Voiceover, Subtitling, Captioning): End-to-end voiceover production, subtitling, and captioning services, including talent casting, audio engineering, and synchronized delivery for training, marketing, and public outreach content.
5. Transcreation Services: Creative adaptation of marketing and advertising content for specific cultures, maintaining intent, style, and voice. Used for campaigns, taglines, brand messaging, and social media content.
6. Accessibility Services (ADA/508): Braille transcription, large print, ASL interpreting, captioning, audio description, and WCAG/PDF/UA compliance services. Often bundled with translation or provided as standalone engagements.
7. Language Quality Assurance (LQA): Quality review of translated content, including comprehensive reviews and spot checks, plus maintenance of glossaries, TMs, and style guides. Typically billed as part of ongoing client engagements.
8. E-learning Localization: Localization of e-learning courses including narration, on-screen text, quizzes, animations, and interactive elements, synchronized with authoring tools and LMS platforms.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eriksen Translations is a privately held, founder-owned language services provider delivering human translation, Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE), interpreting (simultaneous, consecutive, Zoom, and over-the-phone), transcreation, multilingual typesetting, multimedia localization, e-learning localization, ADA/508 accessibility services, and Language Quality Assurance across 100+ languages. Services are billed per word, per hour, or per session, with revenue earned through project-based engagements with enterprise and government clients supported by a Translation Management System and a global vetted linguist network.

Product overview

Eriksen Translations is a language services provider offering a comprehensive suite of translation and localization services through eight core service offerings: Translation Services (human translation and MTPE), Accessibility Services (ADA/508 compliance), Interpreting Services (Zoom, remote, phone, and in-person), Language Quality Assurance (LQA), E-learning Localization, Multimedia Localization, Transcreation, and Multilingual Typesetting. The company operates as a single unified service portfolio rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture, delivering services across 100+ languages to industries including financial services, healthcare, legal, public sector, museums, NGOs, education, creative services, and workforce training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Translation Services Human translation and Machine Translation Post-Editing (MTPE) delivered in 100+ languages, with cultural sensitivity, terminology management, and quality assurance for enterprise and government clients across financial services, healthcare, legal, public sector, museums, and other verticals.
• Interpreting Services
• Accessibility Services (ADA and 508 Compliance) Digital and print accessibility services ensuring ADA, Section 508, and WCAG compliance, including braille transcription, large print, ASL interpreting, audio description, captioning, and PDF/UA compliance for enterprise, government, healthcare, and cultural clients.
• Language Quality Assurance (LQA) Quality evaluation and improvement of translated content using Multidimensional Quality Metrics (MQM) for nuanced, customizable error analysis, supporting comprehensive reviews, spot checks, glossary maintenance, translation memory curation, and style guide updates.
• E-learning Localization Localization of digital learning courses including voiceover, subtitling, multilingual formatting, animation adaptation, and testing across authoring tools and LMS platforms such as Adobe Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Cornerstone OnDemand, Blackboard Learn, Mindflash, and PowerPoint.
• Multimedia Localization Services End-to-end localization of websites, mobile apps, e-learning modules, video content, and presentation decks, including multilingual voiceover production, subtitling, captioning, and typesetting for training, marketing, and public outreach content.
• Transcreation Services Creative adaptation of marketing and advertising content for specific cultures while preserving intent, style, and voice, including SEO transcreation and multilingual, multicultural marketing copy for campaigns, taglines, brand messaging, and social media content.
• Multilingual Typesetting Desktop publishing and typesetting service adapting layouts for right-to-left languages, text expansion, and language-specific typographic conventions across InDesign, Illustrator, and other design formats while maintaining design integrity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 121% revenue growth from 2019 to 2022, earning Inc. 5000 recognition (6th time honoree)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers28 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NYU School of Professional StudiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2024Eriksen Translations and NYU School of Professional Studies co-organized the inaugural GALA (Globalization and Localization Association) Roadshow in NYC on June 25, focused on language accessibility and inclusion. The event featured speakers from the NY State Office of Language Access, NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, Endangered Language Alliance, and NYU.
• ZoomcoreTechnology or IntegrationZoom's simultaneous interpreting function is a key service delivery platform for Eriksen's virtual multilingual events, conferences, training, and workshops. Eriksen hosts meetings on its own Zoom platform when clients lack the feature, providing facilitators to manage setup.
• the STUDIO NYCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributorthe STUDIO NYC is a creative agency that partnered with Eriksen for transcreation of the 'Safe Is Sexy Boston' public health campaign. Eriksen provided language transcreation services while the STUDIO NYC handled creative direction.
• AcoustiguidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcoustiguide is a long-term strategic partner (since 2009) developing multilingual audio tour experiences for museums and cultural attractions. Major joint project: 120+ hours of Ellis Island audio tours translated into 12 languages.
• National Park ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Park Service collaborated with Acoustiguide and Eriksen on the revamped Ellis Island audio tour project, which launched in March 2018.
• The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation collaborated with Acoustiguide and Eriksen on the revamped Ellis Island audio tour project.
• New York State Office of General Services (OGS)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEriksen is an approved vendor for New York State OGS contract #23253 for Language Services (translation and typesetting). The contract is a preferred procurement vehicle for NY State agencies.
• State of DelawareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEriksen is approved as a provider of Written Translation Services under State of Delaware contract #GSS24602-LINGUIST.
• DegreedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEriksen implemented a Language Quality Assurance (LQA) program for Degreed's multilingual e-learning content across 25+ language pairs. Includes dedicated program manager, vetted LQA specialists, TMS integration, and quarterly performance reporting.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TransPerfect: TransPerfect is the world's largest language services provider, also headquartered in New York, offering translation, interpreting, and localization across all major verticals. It is Eriksen's most direct competitor and the dominant alternative in the same RFP pools (government, healthcare, legal, financial services, cultural).
• Lionbridge (now part of某个 group - formerly private): Lionbridge is a top-tier global LSP offering translation, localization, interpreting, and AI training data services. It directly competes in enterprise translation, MTPE, and e-learning/content localization engagements that Eriksen pursues.
• Welocalize: Welocalize is a tech-enabled LSP providing translation, localization, and multilingual content services across regulated and digital verticals. It overlaps directly with Eriksen's enterprise service portfolio and competes for similar healthcare, legal, and financial services work.
• RWS Group: RWS is a global content solutions company specializing in translation, localization, and IP services, with strong regulated-industry coverage (legal, life sciences, financial). It competes for the same enterprise RFPs as Eriksen and is a fellow occupant of CSA Research's top LSP ranks.
• Acolad: Acolad is a global LSP offering translation, localization, interpreting, and multilingual content production across multiple verticals. It is a fellow CSA-ranked top-100 LSP and competes for the same enterprise and government engagements.
• LanguageLine Solutions: LanguageLine Solutions is a leading interpreting services provider (over-the-phone, video, and in-person) owned by Teleperformance. It directly competes with Eriksen's OPI and interpreting practice in healthcare, government, and financial services customer service settings.
• Smartling: Smartling is a tech-forward translation platform combining TMS, MT, and human review, often paired with LSP services. It competes with Eriksen on enterprise content localization and represents the tech-enabled model that pressures traditional LSP pricing.
• CyraCom: CyraCom is a major provider of language access solutions, particularly in healthcare interpreting and translation. It overlaps directly with Eriksen's healthcare segment (Mass General, Boston Children's, NYC DOH) and competing OPI/interpreting offerings.
• Moravia (Acolad): Moravia (now part of Acolad) is a translation and localization services firm with strong technology and content engineering capabilities. It competes with Eriksen on enterprise translation, MTPE, and multilingual content production projects.
• Geneva Worldwide: Geneva Worldwide is a mid-sized language services firm offering translation, interpreting, and localization across multiple industries. It is a peer-tier LSP comparable to Eriksen in scope, scale, and mid-market enterprise focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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