Mk:translations

Name

Mk:translations

Legal name

Компанія локалізації та перекладу MK:translations

Website

https://mk-translations.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MK:translations is a Kyiv-based translation and localization agency founded in 2014 that serves B2B clients (IT, gaming, gambling, blockchain, financial) and B2C customers with services across 80+ languages, using CAT tools, a dedicated LQA department, and WaveCAST interpretation technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Translation and Localization Services

NAICS

Translation and Interpretation Services (541930), Translation and Interpretation Services (54193)

SIC

Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production (7819)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAHAFAD

Translation & Transcreation Services (Script/Dialogue Adaptation)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Localization & Versioning (Subtitling, Dubbing, QC)

SECONDARYMPAHAFAH

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

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Media Technology & Services (Post-Production, VFX, Animation, Streaming Infrastructure)/Localization & Versioning (Subtitling, Dubbing, QC)

SECONDARYMPAAANAH

Multilingual Multimedia Localization (Subtitling, Dubbing, Voiceover)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Advertising, Marketing & PR Services/Marketing Localization & Transcreation Services

Keywords

• Translation services
• Localization services
• Multilingual interpretation
• Certified document translation
• Language service provider

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Written translation services: Per-word pricing model for written translation services. Individual project pricing based on language pair, complexity, subject matter, and deadlines. The company offers a word-count pricing system (not character-count), providing transparency for clients.
2. Document translation: Fixed per-page or per-document pricing for notarized translations and personal document translation services.
3. Localization and software/game translation: Volume-based pricing for localization projects including websites, mobile apps, software, and computer games. Pricing varies based on scope and complexity.
4. Oral/simultaneous interpretation: Hourly or daily rate pricing for consecutive interpretation, simultaneous interpretation, and remote simultaneous interpretation services. Used for negotiations, conferences, webinars, and presentations.
5. Audio and video translation: Pricing based on minutes of content or word count for subtitle translation, voice-over, dubbing, and song translation services.
6. International marketing services: Transcreation and multilingual copywriting services with project-based pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MK:translations is a translation and localization service provider founded in 2014 in Kyiv, Ukraine, delivering professional translation, software and website localization, certified/notarized document translation, and conference interpretation across 80+ languages. The company serves both business clients requiring enterprise localization and event interpretation and individual clients needing certified personal document translation. Workflows are supported by CAT tooling and WaveCAST interpretation equipment.

Product overview

MK:translations is a professional translation and localization services company founded in 2014 in Kyiv, Ukraine, offering over 80 language pairs. The company provides a comprehensive suite of translation and localization services organized around several core offerings: Written Translation Services (covering legal, medical, technical, financial, literary, and business domains with proofreading, editing, and DTP), Translation and Localization (full-service localization of websites, iOS/Android apps, software, video games, gambling, and blockchain products with LQA testing), Audio and Video Translation (subtitling, voice-over, dubbing, transcription, and song translation), Notarial Translation (official document translation with notarial certification), Oral Interpretation (consecutive, simultaneous, and remote simultaneous interpretation with portable Wi-Fi-based smartphone solutions), International Marketing (transcreation and multilingual copywriting), and Apostille and Legalization (document authentication). Additional specialized sub-products include website, app, and game localization modules, gambling/blockchain industry translations, linguistic testing (LQA), YouTube subtitle translation, multilingual voice-over, simultaneous/remote/consecutive interpretation, transcreation, multilingual copywriting, DTP, and proofreading services. The company uses CAT (Computer-Assisted Translation) programs as process automation tools and a five-level quality assurance system to deliver consistent, professional results across all service lines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Translation and Localization Services End-to-end translation and localization of business content including websites, software, marketing materials, and technical/legal documents for corporate clients, delivered in 80+ languages using CAT-tool-assisted workflows.
• Conference Interpretation Services Simultaneous and consecutive interpretation for conferences, corporate events, and multilingual meetings, using WaveCAST interpretation infrastructure to support live multilingual audiences.
• Certified and Notarized Document Translation Certified and notarized translation of personal documents such as passports, diplomas, and certificates for individual clients requiring official or legal-purpose translations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quality loss minimized by 98% through technological processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• LanguageLine Solutions: Largest interpretation services provider globally (over-the-phone, video, and on-site) with translation services as well. Comparable to the interpretation arm of MK:translations' business, though with an enterprise/government focus rather than mixed B2B/B2C.
• SDL (now part of RWS Group): Long-established translation technology and services provider (Trados CAT tooling, language services); now under RWS. Overlaps with MK:translations both as a translation services competitor and as the vendor of Trados — a CAT tool MK:translations uses.

Emerging players

• Lokalise: Cloud-based localization platform for apps, websites, and games with integrated translation services. Adjacent to MK:translations' iOS/Android/web/game localization offerings, particularly relevant for SaaS and tech customers.
• Smartling: Translation management system and localization services provider for digital content (websites, apps, software). Comparable to MK:translations on software/web/app localization but differentiating via proprietary TMS technology and SaaS platform model.

Regional players

• Crowdin: Ukrainian-founded localization management platform with strong presence in the local tech ecosystem. Closest geographic peer to MK:translations — similar Ukrainian origin and overlap in software/app localization customers.

Direct peers

• TransPerfect: One of the world's largest full-service language service providers, offering translation, localization, interpretation, and multimedia services across many languages and verticals — directly comparable scope and customer base to MK:translations, though at global scale.
• RWS Group: UK-listed language, content, and intellectual-property services provider combining translation/localization (via SDL and RWS Moravia) with technology tools. Directly comparable service breadth to MK:translations across translation, localization, and AV media services.
• Welocalize: Mid-to-large full-service LSP offering translation, localization, and multilingual content across 250+ languages including specialized gaming and digital content practice. Closely comparable B2B service mix and target customers.
• Translated.net: Rome-based LSP combining human translation services with proprietary AI (ModernMT). Directly comparable service offering to MK:translations across enterprise translation, localization, and MT-augmented workflows.
• Lionbridge: Global LSP with deep translation, localization, interpretation, and AI data services across 350+ languages. Operates in the same product/market combination as MK:translations (enterprise B2B localization including games, software, and content) at materially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCqdISZIB-n-5aWD9CPJ41lA
• Facebookfacebook.com/mk.translations.ua
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mk-translations
• Instagraminstagram.com/mk.translations

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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