an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . october 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message gengo type language translation via crowdsourcing industry translation founded 2008 founder robert laing and matthew romaine headquarters tokyo japan and san mateo california services translation api slogan communicate freely website http www.gengo.com gengo is a web based human translation platform headquartered in tokyo . the platform currently draws from a network of approximately 20 000 pre tested translators working across 37 languages . translations can be ordered via direct order or api integration . the company name gengo comes from the japanese word for language . 1 contents 1 services 2 history 2.1 translators 3 funding 4 references 5 external links services edit users can order translations through gengo s direct order form or api . 2 gengo s api was launched in april 2010 . it allows developers to integrate gengo s translation platform into third party applications or web sites and is aimed at the translation of dynamic content such as blog posts and product descriptions on e commerce sites . 3 the api is integrated with services such as youtube and drupal . history edit gengo was founded in 2008 by matthew romaine and robert laing . prior to starting gengo matthew was an audio research engineer and translator with sony corporation and robert headed moresided a uk based design agency . prior to its early 2012 rebranding the company was known as mygengo . 4 translators edit gengo s translation platform is supported by a worldwide team of 20 000 translators . to become a standard level gengo translator individuals must pass an exam crafted by native speakers . translators must take additional pro exam to complete orders at that level . translation quality is monitored with a translator scorecard . 5 funding edit the company s initial 750 000 seed investment round concluded in september 2010 . investors included dave mcclure of 500 startups last.fm founder felix miller delicious founder joshua schachter brian nelson ceo at japan based valuecommerce pageflakes co founder christoph janz benjamin joffe ceo at china based plus eight star and a number of japanese angel investors . this was followed by a further seed funding round of around 1 000 000 in mid 2011 . a 5.25 million series a round led by atomico and joined by 500 startups ended in september 2011 followed by an early 2013 series b investment of 12 million led by intel capital . 6 references edit 1 my gengo offers fast reliable and low cost language translation sf newtech october 18 2010 . 2 gengo is mechanical turk for translations techcrunch january 11 2010 . 3 gengo s new api let s you plug human translation into websites and apps april 29 2010 . http robertlaing.com 2012 12 30 rebranding your startup http blog.gengo.com translator scorecards 5 gengo raises 12mm led by intel capital gengo blog april 23 2013 . external links edit gengo.com website 4 techcrunch human translation platform gengo raises 5.25 million from atomico 500 startups 5 zdnet japan 6 inc.com 6 cool crowdsourcing business tools 7 the japan times japanese now a little less lost in translation 8 crunchbase profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gengo & oldid 730594234 categories crowdsourcingoutsourcing companiestranslationhidden categories articles with a promotional tone from october 2013all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 20 july 2016 at 01 18 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view