Streamlingo

What Streamlingo does

Streamlingo GmbH is a Karlsruhe, Germany-based software company, founded in 2024 by Tim-Cedric Inhoff alongside co-founders Elly (Communication) and Nathan (Design), that delivers a live AI-powered speech-to-speech translation platform purpose-built for churches and Christian events. The product captures spoken audio from a service (via XLR-to-USB, USB, AUX, Dante network audio, or built-in microphones), translates it into 80+ output languages with 140+ input languages, and streams translated audio plus real-time transcription to attendees via a frictionless QR-code listener experience that requires no app download. A proprietary Christian Glossary improves translation accuracy for biblical terminology, and supplementary modules - including Human Translator Channels and Non-AI Audio Streaming (for hearing-impaired users, parents, and replay scenarios) - extend the platform beyond pure AI translation. The company states GDPR compliance and a policy of not using customer data for AI training.

The commercial model combines a freemium entry (2 free AI translation hours, no credit card required) with tiered subscription plans (Small, Medium, Large) priced with annual discounts (~20% off yearly), and per-hour/per-listener usage-based overage for services exceeding plan limits. Go-to-market is multi-modal: self-serve product-led growth via app.streamlingo.net, weekly Thursday online demos over Zoom, Calendly-driven inside-sales calls handled by Bennet Lugeder, and a Refer-a-Church referral program combined with marketing cooperation agreements with church networks and associations. All named customers to date are small independent churches (Jesus Freaks Remscheid, FeG Bochum, Agape Eschweiler), positioning the company firmly in the SMB segment of a single vertical.

The legal entity is a private German GmbH (HRB 754728, Amtsgericht Mannheim), headquartered at Ludwigsburger Str. 20, 76228 Karlsruhe. Streamlingo has not publicly disclosed any funding rounds, revenue figures, or ARR; the team comprises approximately 8 members spanning CEO, communication, design, development, social media, support, and strategy functions.

Name

Streamlingo

Legal name

Streamlingo GmbH

Website

https://streamlingo.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Streamlingo GmbH (founded 2024, Karlsruhe, Germany) provides an AI-powered live speech-to-speech translation platform with a Christian glossary for churches and Christian events, serving SMB congregations across 80+ output languages via a QR-code-based listener experience on a freemium-plus-subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Speech Translation Software

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930), Translation and Interpretation Services (54193), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (5162)

akta.pro primary industry

Speech Translation & Multilingual Speech Tech (HDAAAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Music & Audio Streaming Platforms (BPAMAJAC)

Keywords

• AI translation services
• Church interpretation software
• Live speech translation
• Multilingual congregation tools
• Religious event translation

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (Small, Medium, Large): Monthly or annual subscription plans with included AI translation hours per month. 20% discount for annual payment. Tiered based on monthly service translation needs.
2. Usage-Based Overage: Pay-per-hour pricing for AI translation beyond plan limits. Per-listener pricing for additional attendees.
3. Freemium Trial: 2 hours of free AI translation offered to all new users as a trial (can be used once, no credit card required).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Streamlingo provides real-time AI-powered speech-to-speech translation and transcription of live church services and Christian events, supporting 80+ output languages from 140+ input languages. Attendees access translated audio by scanning a QR code on stage or in print and selecting their language, then listening through personal headphones without downloading an app. The platform also offers supplementary audio streaming, human translator channels, and a Christian Glossary that improves accuracy of biblical and religious terminology across supported languages.

Product overview

Streamlingo is a single, unified AI translation platform designed specifically for churches and Christian events. At its core is the Streamlingo AI Translation Platform, which provides real-time speech-to-speech translation of live services into 80+ languages via a QR-code-based listener experience. The platform is supplemented by additional modules including Non-AI Audio Streaming (for original audio streaming to hearing-impaired or parents), Human Translator Channels (for integrating human translators alongside or instead of AI), and a Christian Glossary feature that enhances translation accuracy for biblical terminology. A Refer-a-Church Program enables user-driven growth. The company offers tiered pricing plans (Free, Small, Medium, Large) to serve churches of different sizes, with all plans including AI translation, listening features, and GDPR compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Streamlingo AI Translation Platform Real-time AI-powered live audio transcription and translation service for church services and Christian events. Operators capture audio via XLR-to-USB, AUX, Dante, USB, or external/built-in microphones; attendees access translations by scanning a QR code, selecting one of 80+ output languages, and listening through personal headphones without downloading an app. The platform also includes a Christian Glossary for accurate biblical terminology and runs on under 1 Mbit/s per stream.

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-minute setup time
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Church Networks & AssociationsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarketing cooperation with church networks and associations. Special conditions offered for associations wanting to promote Streamlingo to member churches. Refer-a-church-program supports organic growth through existing church relationships.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boostlingo: Boostlingo offers remote interpretation management and live AI captioning/translation for events and organizations. Comparable to Streamlingo in delivering live multilingual interpretation at scale, with broader enterprise/government orientation.
• Interprefy: Interprefy provides remote and AI interpretation services for conferences, events, and webinars in dozens of languages. It directly competes with Streamlingo in the live AI speech translation market, though it targets corporate and event-organizer customers rather than faith-based venues.
• Kudo: Kudo offers AI-assisted and human remote interpretation for multilingual meetings, conferences, and events. Like Streamlingo, it focuses on live speech translation across many languages for live audiences, and competes for the same live-event translation wallet.
• Akkadu: Akkadu provides AI-powered live captions and speech translation for conferences and live events. It overlaps directly with Streamlingo's core capability of streaming real-time translated audio to attendees' devices.
• Wordly: Wordly provides real-time AI-powered speech translation and interpretation for live events and meetings, supporting dozens of languages via web/mobile apps. It is the closest direct competitor to Streamlingo in live event AI translation, differing primarily by serving broader event/corporate markets rather than a religious vertical.

Broad incumbents

• DeepL: DeepL is an established high-quality machine translation service used by enterprises globally. While not focused on live speech-to-speech events, it is a credible adjacent competitor as it expands into voice and real-time use cases.
• Microsoft Azure AI Translator: Azure AI Translator is a broad cloud-based speech and text translation service supporting 100+ languages with real-time APIs. It is an incumbent alternative for churches/IT teams that prefer general-purpose big-tech platforms over vertical specialists like Streamlingo.
• Google Cloud Translation / Google Translate: Google's translation stack — including live speech translation via Translate and the Google Cloud Translation API — is widely available and free/low-cost. It represents a baseline incumbent that any AI translation startup must differentiate against on quality, latency, or vertical specialization.

Emerging players

• Speechmatics: Speechmatics provides enterprise-grade automatic speech recognition and translation APIs with strong multilingual support. As a speech-AI infrastructure provider, it enables competing live-translation solutions and represents a potential technology partner or competitor to Streamlingo.

Others

• Translated (translated.net): Translated is a large translation services and AI platform combining human and machine translation for enterprises. While primarily a translation services provider rather than a live event SaaS, it competes for the same underlying translation budget and signals big-picture market dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/streamlingo

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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