{"id":11403,"date":"2019-03-18T10:38:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-18T06:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=11403"},"modified":"2019-03-18T10:38:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-18T06:38:06","slug":"tarjama-the-regions-leading-language-service-provider-raises-5-million-in-series-a-funding-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/tarjama-the-regions-leading-language-service-provider-raises-5-million-in-series-a-funding-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarjama, The Region&#8217;s Leading Language Service Provider, Raises $5 Million In Series A Funding Round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tarjama, the Middle East\u2019s leading Language Service Provider, successfully raised $5 Million in Series A funding round led by Saudi based Anova Investments.<\/p>\n<p>This strategic investment round will enable Tarjama pursue growth opportunities and scale its business operations and will also allow the company to further boost its technology platforms. Such platforms will focus on Arabic content and translation services, including the Ureed Platform, the region\u2019s first and only dedicated online marketplace focusing on translation and content services. www.ureed.com<\/p>\n<p>This series A funding round will also allow Tarjama launch its specialized Arabic machine translation engine which will employ artificial intelligence along with other technology products related to the translation and content industry.<\/p>\n<p>Tarjama was founded in 2008 by Nour Alhassan, Tarjama\u2019s Chief Executive Officer. Tarjama has a presence in eight countries and, since its founding, has translated over 500 million words. Tarjama\u2019s portfolio offers translation services in over 150 languages, including Asian, African, and European language pairs. The company employs over 130 full-time translation specialists and experts at its offices in the UAE, KSA, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and the United States. Since its inception 11 years ago, Tarjama established numerous partnerships and long-term relationships with public and private sector stakeholders, both regionally and globally.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very excited about the possibilities this funding round brings to Tarjama encompassing core service offerings and equally technology platforms. The strategic partnership with Anova will further strengthen Tarjama\u2019s ability to expand and support its offerings in all markets, especially in the Saudi market. We are confident this partnership will further consolidate Tarjama\u2019s position as the leading service and technology provider trusted by customers in the region and across the globe\u201d, said Nour Alhassan, Tarjama CEO.<\/p>\n<p>Anova Investments adds several value-added resources to Tarjama and brings valuable access to the Saudi Market, enabling Tarjama accelerate resource allocation to emerge as the leading force for language services in the Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTarjama took the translation industry from a traditional business model to a highly advanced technologically driven platform featuring accuracy, speed and flexibility, all key ingredients in today\u2019s business environment. As Tarjama strengthens its presence in the Saudi market, Anova Investments will support this important phase to accelerate Tarjama\u2019s growth said Eng. Nouf Aljeraiwi, executive Director &#8211; Anova Investments\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11404\" src=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/B-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"158\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarjama, the Middle East\u2019s leading Language Service Provider, successfully raised $5 Million in Series A funding round led by Saudi based Anova Investments. This strategic investment round will enable Tarjama pursue growth opportunities and scale its business operations and will also allow the company to further boost its technology platforms. 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