Aspena - Jazyková škola Brno

What Aspena - Jazyková škola Brno does

Aspena s.r.o., trading as ASPENA and branded on its consumer-facing site as Aspena - Jazyková škola Brno, is a Czech language services company headquartered in Brno that operates a multi-service B2B platform targeting enterprise and corporate clients. The company organizes its offering into four main lines: (1) translation and interpreting (document translation, AI-assisted translation with human review, certified and court-verified translations, software/web localization, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, court interpreting, AI interpreting, and hybrid/remote modalities); (2) corporate language training (tailored courses, language audits, workshops, e-learning, recruitment testing, and individual development plans coordinated by a dedicated team of education coordinators); (3) AI and data services (data annotation for medical and text datasets via a proprietary annotation portal, chatbot/voicebot/mailbot development, and machine learning dataset preparation); and (4) supporting text and multimedia services (proofreading, post-editing, content creation, transcreation, transcription, subtitling, DTP). Underlying technology includes CAT tools with translation memories, terminology management systems, and an annotation portal designed for ML data workflows.

The company runs a sales-led go-to-market with custom project-based pricing and multi-year contract options, delivered through direct enterprise engagement and a marketed "global network of language experts" that supports any language pair. It is certified to ISO 9001, ISO 17100 (translation quality), and ISO 27001 (information security), and positions itself as GDPR and CCPA compliant, an explicit procurement gate for regulated European buyers. Named enterprise customers include Siemens, Bosch, Deloitte, Adidas, Renault Trucks, Liebherr, Teva, Air Bank, Czech Trade, Bioveta, Sigma Group, Koyo, Valmet, and Alpine Pro, among others. The firm is a privately held Czech limited company (s.r.o.) with 24 employees, no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no disclosed revenue.

Name

Aspena - Jazyková škola Brno

Legal name

Aspena s.r.o.

Website

https://jazykovka.cz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aspena is a Czech B2B language services company headquartered in Brno offering translations, interpreting, corporate language training, and AI/data annotation services to enterprise and government clients across manufacturing, automotive, pharma, banking, and consumer goods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Language Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930), Translation and Interpretation Services (54193), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

AI-Powered Language Tutors, Chatbots & Speaking Practice Tools (EDAFAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

General Language Tutoring (Conversation & Fluency) (EDANACAA), Language Assessment, Placement Testing & Proficiency Certification Tools (EDAFAOAH), Rapid eLearning Authoring Tools (EDAFAHAA)

Keywords

• Translation services
• Interpreting services
• Corporate language training
• Data annotation services
• Localization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Brno

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Translation and Localization Services: Professional document translation and localization services with industry-specific terminology, including AI-assisted translation with human review, court-verified translations, and content/web localization.
2. Interpreting Services: Consecutive, simultaneous, hybrid, remote, and court interpreting services using professional interpreting technology.
3. Corporate Language Training: Customized corporate language courses, language audits, workshops, e-learning programs, recruitment testing, and development plans delivered by education coordinators.
4. AI and Data Solutions: Data annotation services, machine learning data preparation, chatbot/voicebot/mailbot development and delivery.
5. Text Creation and Revision: Proofreading, text revision, post-editing, content creation, transcreation, and transcription services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Aspena provides professional language services to enterprise and corporate clients, including document translation and localization, consecutive and simultaneous interpreting, customized corporate language training, and AI/data solutions such as data annotation and chatbot development. Services are delivered by a global network of language experts and in-house specialists using CAT tools, translation memories, terminology management systems, and an in-house annotation portal.

Product overview

Aspena is a language services company offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into four main service areas: (1) Translation & Interpreting (Překlady a tlumočení) - core translation/localization services including document translation, AI-assisted translation with human review, certified translations, and consecutive/simultaneous/AI interpreting; (2) Corporate Language Training (Firemní výuka) - business language courses, audits, workshops, e-learning, and development plans; (3) AI & Data Solutions (AI & data) - AI language solutions, data annotation services using an annotation portal, chatbots/voicebots/mailbots, and machine learning model training; (4) Supporting services including multimedia/DTP, CAT tools/translation memories, terminology management, proofreading, post-editing, content creation, and transcription. The company operates as a platform-plus-modules model with specialized add-on services that can be combined with core offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Translation and Localization Services Document translation and localization across all world languages with industry-specific terminology, including AI-assisted translation with human review, certified legal translations, and software/web localization with SEO optimization for enterprise clients.
• AI Translation with Human Post-Editing AI-powered translation service followed by human post-editing, leveraging artificial intelligence for speed while ensuring linguistic accuracy and quality.
• Interpreting Services Consecutive, simultaneous, hybrid, remote, and court interpreting services using professional interpreting equipment and technology for enterprise clients across industries.
• AI Interpreting AI-powered interpreting service for real-time speech translation, part of Aspena's AI language solutions portfolio for business meetings and events.
• Corporate Language Training Customized corporate language courses tailored to business needs, delivered online or on-site, supplemented by language audits, workshops, e-learning programs, recruitment testing, and individualized development plans.
• AI Language Solutions Comprehensive AI solutions for language processing including AI translation, AI interpreting, and AI-powered language services tailored for enterprise use cases.
• Data Annotation Services Annotation services for medical and text data using Aspena's proprietary annotation portal, preparing high-quality training datasets for machine learning and AI development.
• Chatbot, Voicebot, and Mailbot Development Conversational AI solutions including chatbots, voicebots, and mailbots developed and delivered for enterprise clients to automate customer interactions and support.
• Machine Learning Data Services Machine learning services for training and improving AI models, providing custom datasets and data preparation support for enterprise AI training initiatives.

Named customers22 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• TransPerfect: World's largest privately held language services company with full-stack offerings across translation, interpreting, AI/data and multimedia localization. Comparable service portfolio to Aspena but at enterprise-global scale.
• RWS Holdings: Publicly listed (AIM) language services and IP localization firm. Comparable across translation, interpreting, AI-driven localization and enterprise content; competes with Aspena for multinational RFPs especially in regulated industries.
• Lionbridge: Global leader in translation, localization and AI training data services. Directly overlaps with Aspena across translation, interpreting and data annotation, but operates at vastly larger scale with global delivery centers, making it the benchmark enterprise LSP competitor.
• Welocalize: Mid-to-large global LSP combining human translation with AI-enabled workflows and data services. Comparable on the AI-data annotation / content services intersection where Aspena is building its annotation portal business.
• LanguageLine Solutions: Largest interpreting services provider globally (telephonic, video and on-site). Direct overlap with Aspena's interpreting, AI-interpreting and court-interpreting offerings, particularly in regulated and enterprise settings.

Emerging players

• Smartling: Tech-forward translation management platform and LSP focused on software/web localization. Comparable in its AI + human translation positioning and CAT/TM infrastructure, though more software-platform-centric than Aspena.
• Phrase (formerly Memsource): Cloud-based translation management system with CAT tools, translation memory and terminology management. Comparable on the CAT/TM technology stack Aspena uses and resells to enterprise clients.
• Lokalise: Continuous localization platform for software, apps and websites with AI-assisted workflows. Comparable on the AI-translation-with-human-review model targeting enterprise and SaaS customers in Aspena's localization segment.

Direct peers

• Skrivanek Group: Czech-headquartered full-service language services provider offering translations, interpreting, localization and corporate training across Central Europe. Most direct regional comparable to Aspena given overlapping geography, service portfolio and B2B enterprise customer focus.
• Lingea: Czech language services company providing translations, interpreting and language tools. Comparable to Aspena on regional focus and core service mix, including dictionaries and language technology components that overlap with Aspena's CAT/TM offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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