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$2MM RAISED! Less than 24 hours to invest!
24 days ago
There are less than 24 hours left to invest and we just hit $2MM raised!
Once again we’re overwhelmed with gratitude for your support. And we’re not stopping yet! If you’re considering investing and you haven’t yet, now is the time.
This offering (most likely our last one) is closing tonight at 11:59pm PST. Don’t miss your chance to become a shareholder in Waverly Labs and help us make language barriers a thing of the past.
If you’re planning on investing today, we highly encourage you to do it sooner rather than later. The form to create your investor account is lengthy and can take up to 30 minutes to complete (or longer). In addition to that, fund clearance can also take a few hours and, especially for larger sums, may require additional steps to authorize with your bank. All this to say, this is not the time to procrastinate.
Whether you already invested, are investing today, or not at all, we want to thank you. Everything we’ve been able to accomplish is because of your continued support and sharing our story with those around you. We hope you’ll continue to join us on this journey for years to come! If you haven’t yet, sign up for our email newsletter and follow us on social to stay up to date on all things Waverly Labs!
REMINDER: OFFER CLOSES TODAY AT 11:59 PM PST!
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This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
1 DAY LEFT TO INVEST! Closing tomorrow!
25 days ago
With only one day left to invest, we’re so close to $2MM raised! Can you help us get there?
We know deciding on investing is a big decision so we compiled a few resources to answer any last minute questions you may have. Check them out below!
Product questions about Ambassador Interpreter?
Ambassador Interpreter Tutorials
Questions about investing?
Frequently asked investor questions
Waverly Labs lead investor webinar
StartEngine investors leave raving reviews for Waverly Labs
The top 6 reasons to Invest in Waverly Labs
Curious about what others are saying about us?
WIRED: Waverly Labs Ambassador Interpreter
InvestorPlace: 7 Highly-Funded Crowdfunding Opportunities on StartEngine
ReadWrite: The Waverly Labs Ambassador Interpreter—Wow
International Business Times: Google Translate vs. Dedicated Translation Headphone
Still have questions? Email us at investor@waverlylabs.com and we’ll do our best to get back to you as soon as possible!
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
While the company has signed a quotation agreement to trade the securities offered on StartEngine Secondary’s new alternative trading system (the “ATS”), a company which intends to be quoted on the marketplace will be subject to certain requirements which the company may or may not be able to satisfy in a timely manner. Even if a company is qualified to quote its securities on the market, there is no guarantee an active trading market for the securities will ever develop, or if developed, be maintained. You should assume that you may not be able to liquidate your investment for some time or be able to pledge these shares as collateral.
2 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! Last chance to ask questions!
26 days ago
We encourage you to join our final investor webinar tomorrow 11/9 to have all your burning questions answered! This is your last chance to speak directly with our team before the close of our campaign.
Trust us, you don’t want to be left in the dark on this one! Our CEO Andrew Ochoa, will be joined by fellow co-founder and VP of Product, Sergio Del Río.
Per your request, Sergio will be available to answer your question in Spanish. Tune in to our bilingual webinar—it'll be an unforgettable event!
If you haven’t yet, register here for the event set for tomorrow 11/9 at 12 PM PST / 3 PM EST.
Spread the word with your friends, family, and network, and we look forward to seeing you there!
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
3 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! Upcoming product updates
27 days ago
Yesterday we shared our long term goals for the Ambassador Interpreter. Today we want to give you a sneak peek into product updates you can expect before the end of the year.
Custom Terms
The Custom Terms feature allows users to add unique words that may not have exact translations to their translation dictionary. This can be anything from industry-specific jargon to a rare name that gets misunderstood often. Users can expect this feature in the next few weeks!
Auto-reconnection for iOS
Once you connect your Ambassador Interpreter via Bluetooth to your phone it will automatically reconnect every time after that. We already released auto-reconnection for Android earlier this year. The iOS version of this highly requested feature is almost ready and will launch in the next few months.
Continuous Mode
Continuous Mode eliminates the need for users to click the Ambassador Interpreter button before speaking. This feature is already available for Lecture and Listen Modes, and will be available for Converse Mode before the end of the year.
If you have any outstanding questions about our product roadmap or investing, join us for our last Town Hall Tuesday 11/9 @ 3pm ET/ 12pm PT. Our CEO Andrew Ochoa will be joined by fellow co-founder and VP of Product, Sergio Del Río. Per your request, Sergio will be available to answer your questions in Spanish.
If you haven’t yet, register here. This will be the last chance to get answers before the close of the campaign. Bring your burning questions—in English or Spanish.
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
4 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! What’s next for Waverly Labs?
28 days ago
When describing the Ambassador Interpreter, people often compare us to the Star Trek universal translator or the Babel Fish from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. While we’re flattered, it’s not a perfect comparison… yet.
The fact is that for us to reach science fiction levels of translation technology, there are a few key features we need to develop. The exciting news is that we think it’s possible we’ll achieve them in the next 5–7 years (maybe even sooner).
Here’s what Waverly Labs is planning to tackle in the next few years:
Achieve true real-time translation
We see the term “real-time translation” thrown around quite a bit, but it’s not quite accurate. Existing translation technology has only figured out consecutive translation—where the translation is done once the speaker has completed their thought. From a user’s perspective, this can feel like real-time since there’s only a fraction of a second delay before the translation begins. This is why a lot of translation devices use the term “real-time” in their product descriptions anyway.
But true real-time translation, or simultaneous translation, occurs when the translation is occurring at the same time as the user is speaking. Human interpreters are great at this because they can pick up on context clues and adjust for differences in sentence structure between languages. Machines have yet to figure out how to do this effectively.
We have a version of simultaneous translation already in the works that we hope to release in beta by the end of 2021.
Develop offline translation
Currently, our entire solution is cloud-based as the earbuds must have connectivity to the servers. We have developed incredible compression technology that ensures that the Ambassador Interpreter works even with the slightest signal, but it does need that signal. It’s possible to create an offline model for a few languages, but chips that can store the amount of data necessary to make this possible for a large number of languages don't exist yet. We expect this to change in the next few years. When that does, it’ll open new opportunities for offline translation technology in even the most remote areas—from the middle of the Sahara all the way to space.
Speaker characteristics
This is the one that would truly make us feel like we’ve achieved Star Trek status. We aim to develop translation devices that will not only simultaneously translate, but will also match the speaker’s voice, emotions, and small nuances that makes each person unique. We think we’ll develop this in the next 7–10 years. And when we do, who knows? Maybe we’ll hire Spock as our spokesperson 🖖🏼
Until then, if you have any outstanding questions about investing, join us for our last Town Hall Tuesday 11/9 @ 3pm ET/ 12pm PT. Our CEO Andrew Ochoa will be joined by fellow co-founder and VP of Product, Sergio Del Río. Per your request, Sergio will be available to answer your questions in Spanish.
If you haven’t yet, register here. This will be the last chance to get answers before the close of the campaign. Bring your burning questions—in English or Spanish.
Hope to see you there!
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
5 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! We took the Ambassador Interpreter to NYC 🗽
29 days agoOver the summer we took the Ambassador Interpreter to New York City, the most linguistically diverse city in the world. The plan was to introduce the Ambassador Interpreter to 3 professionals who deal with language barriers on a regular basis—a language instructor, a tour guide, and a shoe designer who works with international suppliers.
In the process of filming, we ended up having conversations with way more than 3 people. Above is the resulting video. All real people sharing their real experiences.
If you have any outstanding questions about investing, join us for our last Town Hall Tuesday 11/9 @ 3pm ET/ 12pm PT. Our CEO Andrew Ochoa will be joined by fellow co-founder and VP of Product, Sergio Del Río. Per your request, Sergio will be available to answer your questions in Spanish.
If you haven’t yet, register here. This will be the last chance to get answers before the close of the campaign. Bring your burning questions—in English or Spanish.
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
These testimonials may not be representative of the experience of other customers and are not a guarantee of future performance or success.
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
6 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! New school district using Ambassador Interpreter 🍎
30 days ago
We’re picking up steam in the education industry! Another school district (this time in Georgia) has recently ordered 25 Ambassador Interpreters.
The school district plans to use their Ambassador Interpreters to help ELL (English-language learners) students better communicate with their teachers. Studies show that the sooner ELL students achieve English proficiency, the narrower the achievement gap becomes between them and their English-speaking peers.
Using a tool like the Ambassador Interpreter can help more students reach English proficiency faster. By eliminating the initial friction in communication between teachers and students, the devices allow students to focus on what’s most important: learning.
If you have any outstanding questions about investing, join us for our last Town Hall Tuesday 11/9 @ 3pm ET/ 12pm PT. Our CEO Andrew Ochoa will be joined by fellow co-founder and VP of Product, Sergio Del Río. Per your request, Sergio will be available to answer your questions in Spanish.
If you haven’t yet, register here. This will be the last chance to get answers before the close of the campaign. Bring your burning questions—in English or Spanish.
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
7 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! Production update
about 1 month ago
We’re going to production! The global chip shortage has not been easy to navigate, but we finally received the MFI authentication chips that we were waiting for. With those in hand, we are ready to begin production on another batch of Ambassador Interpreters.
Also, this next batch will feature some key improvements:
An updated design that makes the LED lights more visible, allowing users to more clearly see what mode the device is in.
An added gasket to the speaker to minimize feedback loop.
Plus, some minor improvements in the packaging, making it more attractive and intuitive.
The new units will be ready just in time to debut them at CES 2022 along with our new suite of services! We can’t wait to share more as we get closer.
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
8 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! B2B sales are continuing to grow 📈
about 1 month ago
We’ve hit another major milestone! October marked the first month in which our B2B sales surpassed our direct to consumer sales! This has been the goal since we set out to create a translation device specifically designed for professionals. For those of you that are new to our community, here’s a bit of background on how we got here.
We started off our journey with the launch of the world’s first translation earbud, the Pilot Smart Translating Earbuds. The Pilot was a consumer product made for everyday use like travel or speaking to friends in a casual setting. It also had regular earbud functionality for streaming music and taking calls. They were a hit! After launching our first crowdfunding campaign, we became the third most funded tech campaign on Indiegogo, raising over $4.4MM!
As we continued to grow, we noticed a pattern in the feedback we received from our customers and how the Pilot was actually being used. While a translation earbud is definitely useful in casual situations, where it really excels is in longform, more involved conversations.
That feedback is what inspired us to go back to the drawing board and create the Ambassador Interpreter—an accurate translation tool that users can rely on during critical moments, whether that’s a business negotiation or a parent-teacher meeting.
What followed was years of product development, navigating production through a pandemic, and still successfully launching the Ambassador Interpreter with a DTC sales model. Bringing us to the present where we’ve dedicated this year to refining our customer profiles, fine tuning our B2B messaging, and increasing our brand awareness to bring us to this exact moment where it’s all starting to pay off.
This isn’t just a major milestone, but an encouraging one. It tells us we’re moving in the right direction and we’re beginning to reach our target customers. Next step is to hire someone to work full-time on business development. We’re hoping to do that next year, with your help!
The investments from this current campaign will support our continued growth, both for our teams and production.
If you have any outstanding questions about investing, join us for our next Town Hall today Tuesday 11/2 @ 3pm ET/ 12pm PT. Our CEO Andrew Ochoa will be joined by fellow co-founder and VP of Product, Sergio Del Río. Per your request, Sergio will be available to answer your questions in Spanish. That’s right, we’re hosting our first ever bilingual webinar!
If you haven’t yet, register here. There are only 2 left before the close of the campaign. Bring your burning questions—in English or Spanish.
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
13 DAYS LEFT TO INVEST! $1.5MM Raised 🎉
about 1 month ago
We have officially raised $1.5MM! The best part? It happened live during our last town hall. It was so special to get the news as we were doing one of our favorite things—speaking to you, the ones who make it all possible.
We are overwhelmed with gratitude. Your trust in our team means we’re now that much closer to creating a world without language barriers.
And speaking of our town halls, you won’t want to miss the next ones. Our CEO Andrew Ochoa will be joined by fellow co-founder and VP of Product, Sergio Del Río. Per your request, Sergio will be available to answer your questions in Spanish. That’s right, we’re hosting our first ever bilingual webinar!
If you haven’t yet, register here for the next one on Tuesday, November 2 @ 3pm ET/ 12pm PT. There are only 2 left before the close of the campaign. Bring your burning questions—in English or Spanish.
REMINDER: Last day to invest in Waverly Labs is November 10, 2021!
This investment is speculative, illiquid, and involves a high degree of risk, including the possible loss of your entire investment.
In addition, as described in the Offering Circular, the Company retains the right to continue the offering beyond the Termination Date, in its sole discretion.
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