Oregon · Applied AI
AI translation in Portland
AI multilingual + te reo, built for businesses operating in Portland.
What AI translation actually does
Reach more of Aotearoa. AI translation for te reo Māori, Samoan, Tongan, Mandarin, Hindi, and more – with cultural nuance, not Google-Translate stiffness.
The version of AI translation that works for a Portland business is rarely the version a national vendor would sell you. We build the one that fits how your team actually operates – usually with fewer parts than the off-the-shelf pitch.
- 01 Te reo Māori with macron support and reviewed terminology
- 02 Voice translation for support calls in real time
- 03 Glossary-locked terms so brand language stays consistent
- 04 Human-reviewer workflow for high-stakes content
Built on: Claude DeepL ElevenLabs Vercel
Why Portland businesses choose this
Portland runs on a mix of tech, manufacturing and a famously independent small business scene – AI here has to respect a market that's skeptical of hype by default.
Why Portland businesses are a fit for this.
A semiconductor and tech manufacturing base (the 'Silicon Forest'), and a dense scene of independent retailers, restaurants and makers. Portland businesses want AI that's genuinely useful, not just the current trend.
We work with teams across Portland: Downtown Portland · Pearl District · Hawthorne · Beaverton · Hillsboro · Lloyd District.
How we build AI translation for a Portland team
We scope narrow, ship a working pilot, then harden it into production. The first slice is the highest-leverage workflow for your Portland business, so value lands before the build is finished. Every engagement starts with a short call and a paid discovery if the brief needs one.
AI multilingual + te reo.
The outcome for Portland teams
What changes for Portland teams after this lands: the work that used to need a person stays done, the work that needs a person gets done with their attention undivided. Expanded customer reach by 22% with multilingual support live.
Expanded customer reach by 22% with multilingual support live.
AI translation in Portland – common questions
How long does AI translation take to ship for Portland businesses?
We aim for a working pilot inside 4-6 weeks – narrow scope, real Portland businesses data, measurable outcome. From there it's another 6-8 weeks of hardening before you'd consider it production. Full rollouts (multiple sites, multiple teams) typically land in 3-4 months.
Are there hidden costs we should plan for?
Three to know about: model/API spend (which we set up under your own account, not ours, so you see and control it), any new SaaS subscriptions we recommend, and your team's time during rollout. We surface all three in the quote so there are no surprises.
Can you walk us through a comparable build?
Yes – on the first call we'll pick the closest engagement we've shipped to what you're describing and walk through the outcome, the headcount and the time it took. Expanded customer reach by 22% with multilingual support live.
Who owns the code and the model setup?
You do, on delivery. We deploy AI translation into your own cloud account where possible, with the model setup, prompts, evals and integration code all checked into a repo you own. Claude sits in your account too – we don't operate it from ours.
Worth a conversation?
Even if you don't end up working with us, you'll leave the call knowing what's worth building.
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Tell us what you're trying to do and we'll reply with how we'd build it — no obligation.