Iyuno

What Iyuno does

Iyuno is a privately held media localization company founded in 2002 by David Lee and headquartered in Burbank, California. The company provides end-to-end dubbing, subtitling, media services, creative post-production, and accessibility services to major film studios, streaming platforms, broadcasters, and gaming companies. It operates 40 owned and operated facilities across 29 countries with a global network of voice talent and linguists, supported by over 50 years of operational legacy. Named customers include Netflix, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, NBCUniversal, Sony, Apple, Amazon, BBC, Riot Games, The Pokémon Company International, and Mattel.

The company's technology stack combines proprietary AI tools with human expertise. Its CLOE (Contextual Lifecycle Orchestration Engine) platform uses 18 specialized AI agents to capture story context into a persistent memory graph for reuse across localization, marketing, and interactive workflows. The X Products Suite includes Sub.X for AI-assisted subtitling, Dub.X for neural voice synthesis with human oversight, and AD.X for audio description, all built on the NEON, ALTO, LSX, and ARC Cloud engine stack. The Rally cloud-based orchestration platform, implemented with SDVI, supports elastic media supply chain management. Supporting infrastructure includes ISO 27001, Netflix NP3, TPN, Apple Preferred Plus Encoding House, Amazon Preferred Vendor, and NIST CSF certifications, which collectively serve as gatekeepers for handling pre-release, security-sensitive content from major studios.

Iyuno operates a direct enterprise sales model with custom-quote, multi-year contracts and dedicated business development teams in every major market. Revenue is generated through professional services across five streams: dubbing, subtitling, media services, creative post-production, and accessibility. The go-to-market combines enterprise field sales to studios and streaming platforms with strategic co-development partnerships (such as Motion Picture Solutions for theatrical mastering). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has no disclosed external institutional investment or parent entity, with ownership concentrated with founder David Lee. Recent strategic activity centers on AI productization (CLOE launch, April 2026), geographic capacity expansion (Mexico City and Burbank, 2024), and ecosystem partnerships (MPS, SDVI) to extend beyond traditional localization into adjacent media services.

Name

Iyuno

Legal name

Iyuno

Website

https://iyuno.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Iyuno is a privately held media localization company operating 40 owned facilities across 29 countries, providing AI-enhanced dubbing, subtitling, media services, creative post-production, and accessibility services to major film studios, streaming platforms, and gaming companies including Netflix, Disney, Apple, and Amazon.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Localization Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (54193), Motion Picture and Video Industries (5121), 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

Multilingual Multimedia Localization (Subtitling, Dubbing, Voiceover) (MPAAANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Localization Technology & Automation (TMS, Subtitle Tools, MT/AI, Speech-to-Text) (MPAHAFAH), Speech Translation & Multilingual Speech Tech (HDAAAFAE), Localization & Culturalization Services (Translation, LQA, VO/Subtitle) (MPAFAKAB)

Keywords

• Media localization services
• Dubbing services
• Subtitling services
• AI localization platform
• Accessibility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Burbank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices30 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dubbing Services: Full-service voice production across global studios and talent network including theatrical and broadcast dubbing, voice replacement, and lectoring for territory-specific delivery.
2. Subtitling Services: AI-enhanced subtitling with expert linguists delivering frame-accurate timing and platform-specific formatting across hundreds of languages.
3. Media Services: End-to-end media management including mastering, packaging, encoding, quality control, localization support, audio processing, security and asset management, and dailies workflows.
4. Creative Post-Production: High-end post-production including sound mixing, editorial, color grading, graphics and VFX, finishing and delivery, and dailies management.
5. Accessibility Services: Subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing, closed and live captions, audio description, and sign language services ensuring compliance with global broadcast mandates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Iyuno is a technology-enabled media localization company providing end-to-end dubbing, subtitling, accessibility, media services, and creative post-production for global entertainment content. The company combines an AI-powered localization platform (CLOE, X Products Suite) with human expertise across 40 owned and operated facilities in 29 countries, serving major film studios, streaming platforms, gaming companies, and content creators.

Product overview

Iyuno is a media localization platform with a modular architecture combining AI-powered intelligence tools with core localization services. The flagship AI platform CLOE provides contextual intelligence that captures story context once for reuse across workflows. The X Products suite offers specialized AI modules (Sub.X for subtitling, Dub.X for dubbing, AD.X for audio description) built on the NEON, ALTO, LSX, and ARC Cloud engine stack. These AI tools are integrated with core services including dubbing, subtitling, media services, creative post-production, and accessibility, all supported by a global infrastructure of 40 owned facilities across 29 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CLOE: Contextual Intelligence Platform - a new contextual intelligence platform designed to reshape how content is prepared, marketed, localized, and adapted across global markets by capturing and structuring story context into a persistent memory graph
• X Products Suite
• Rally
• ARIA

Products and services

• Dubbing Services Full-service dubbing from casting through final mix, including voice over, narration, and lectoring, with AI-powered tools like ARIA supporting human performance across global studios and talent networks.
• Subtitling Services AI-enhanced subtitling workflows with expert linguists delivering frame-accurate timing and platform-specific formatting for hundreds of languages.
• Media Services End-to-end media management including mastering, packaging, encoding, quality control, localization support, audio processing, and security via the Rally orchestration platform.
• Creative Post-Production High-end post-production including sound editorial, final mix, color grading, graphics, VFX, and finishing for global content.
• Accessibility Services Accessibility solutions including subtitles for deaf/hard of hearing, closed and live captions, audio description, and sign language services for global broadcast mandate compliance.
• CLOE (Contextual Lifecycle Orchestration Engine) Contextual intelligence platform that captures story context once and applies it across localization, marketing, and interactive experiences through a persistent memory graph built by 18 specialized AI agents.

Quantifiable outcome

• 500,000+ hours of assistive media delivered
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SDVIcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 April 2026Joint implementation of a cloud-native supply chain using SDVI's Rally media supply chain management platform. The project modernized how content is ingested, processed, and delivered to international audiences, transitioning from traditional localized hardware setups to an elastic, cloud-based framework. SDVI nominated Iyuno for the 2026 NAB Show Project of the Year award.
• Motion Picture Solutions (MPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 September 2025Strategic partnership to create an end-to-end film localization pipeline. The collaboration enables MPS to expand into the US market while adding theatrical mastering, digital cinema QC, packaging, and fulfillment services to Iyuno's portfolio. Both companies remain structurally independent while sharing space at Iyuno's Burbank facility. The deal fills gaps in respective service offerings based on customer feedback for more agile, transparent supply chain.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Keywords Studios: World-leading provider of technical and creative services to the gaming and entertainment industries, with a large localization division. Overlaps with Iyuno on gaming localization (Riot Games, etc.) and broader media localization.
• ZOO Digital: Dubbing, subtitling, and media localization specialist with cloud-based platforms serving entertainment and gaming clients. Directly comparable offering to Iyuno's localization services and tech-enabled workflows.
• BTI Studios: Multi-territory dubbing and subtitling studio network serving film, TV, and streaming clients. Competes with Iyuno on enterprise localization for Hollywood and international content.
• VSI (Visual Sound): Global dubbing, subtitling, and media localization provider with a comparable multi-territory studio footprint. Competes head-to-head with Iyuno on enterprise localization contracts for major streamers and broadcasters.
• Deluxe Media (Deluxe Entertainment Services): One of the largest traditional media localization and post-production houses serving Hollywood studios. Directly competes with Iyuno in dubbing, subtitling, media services, and creative post-production for the same studio and streaming clients.

Emerging players

• ElevenLabs: AI voice synthesis and dubbing platform that has rapidly gained traction in entertainment localization. Represents a disruptive adjacent technology that competes with Iyuno's Dub.X neural voice capabilities.
• Papercup: AI dubbing startup focused on translating video content at scale with synthetic voices. Emerging competitor targeting some of the same streaming and media customers Iyuno serves.
• AppTek: AI-driven speech recognition, translation, and dubbing technology vendor. Competes with Iyuno's X Products Suite (Sub.X, Dub.X) on AI localization tooling, often serving as a tech supplier or alternative to integrated localization houses.

Others

• SDVI (technology partner): Cloud-native media supply chain platform vendor; co-developed Iyuno's cloud-native supply chain initiative (won 2026 NAB Show Project of the Year). Adjacent technology infrastructure partner rather than direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• TransPerfect / RWS (Lionbridge): Large language services and translation incumbents with media localization practices. Compete with Iyuno in translation/subtitling services, though their portfolios span legal, life sciences, and enterprise translation rather than entertainment-only focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IyunoHQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/IyunoHQ

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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