Global Start-up Taps Former DAZN Japan President Takashi Nakamura Leading Company’s Expansion of Real-Time Multilingual Voice Translation to Asian Content 

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Tokyo and San Francisco, July 24, 2025 – CAMB.AI, a start-up building a global content localization infrastructure driven by AI-powered multilingual translation, has announced the opening of its new APAC office.  Former DAZN Japan President Takashi Nakamura has been appointed as President APAC, leading the company’s expansion into the region from Tokyo. 

The APAC expansion marks a key step in CAMB.AI’s mission to make sports, entertainment and other content accessible to all (i.e., not just English-speakers the Internet was initially built for), using its state-of-the-art content localization technology. This region was strategically chosen in particular due to the immense growth of Asian media and entertainment throughout the last decade. In fact, according to a study by Mordor Intelligence, this market is estimated at $1.34 trillion U.S. dollars in 2025 and is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.77%  over the next five years. 

With CAMB.AI’s speech-to-speech translation capabilities, available in more than 150 languages, content creators in Japan, South Korea, Indonesia and more can use immersive AI dubbing to expand beyond borders with their popular anime, manga, K-dramas, sinetron and more. Content can now be globalized at scale and in cost-effective ways, engaging new audiences while preserving the authenticity of its storytelling.

To lead this strategic expansion, CAMB.AI has appointed a seasoned executive with deep roots in the Japanese media and sports ecosystem. Nakamura is well-known for his leadership at DAZN Japan, where he served as the sports channel’s president and managing director, and for his extensive network within the Japanese sports industry. He also has an expansive resume featuring leadership roles in Japan as well as the United States. 

“APAC represents a major opportunity and priority for us, with the breadth and depth of its content industry, from sports to entertainment,” said Akshat Prakash, co-founder & CTO of CAMB.AI. “We’re thrilled to welcome Takashi Nakamura to lead our efforts in the region.  His expansive industry expertise and pioneering work with DAZN Japan makes him uniquely capable of driving our mission forward, particularly in the area of multilingual real-time translation in sports. His connections and insights are expected to play a significant role in promoting the adoption of CAMB.AI’s technology both domestically and internationally.”

With the opening of the new Japan office, CAMB.AI has operations in the USA, Canada, APAC, Europe, the Middle East, and India.

CAMB.AI’s advanced real-time voice translation technology preserves the speaker’s original tone and intonation while simultaneously translating into multiple languages and accents. The company initially focused on the technically-challenging realm of live sports broadcasting as its primary use case, in order to showcase its limitless capabilities.  This localization technology has a wide array of uses, from real-time translation for live events, to dubbing of VOD and social media content to subtitles and audio descriptions for accessibility purposes.  

Under Nakamura’s leadership, CAMB.AI plans to actively build partnerships and expand real-world use cases within the APAC region. This includes a landmark deal with Dentsu to support the overseas expansion of Japanese content, starting with a radio show featuring Shinnosuke Tachibana talking about Japanese culture, translated into English and Chinese, with plans to use its global network to distribute overseas content translated into Japanese.

“I am honored to join the CAMB.AI team in its mission to globalize content through localization, including real-time translation of sports and live entertainment,” said Nakamura.  “Asian markets have consistently been at the forefront of content creation and tech innovation, making it the perfect place for CAMB.AI to expand and grow within the global market.”

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About CAMB.AI

CAMB.AI is building a global content localization infrastructure driven by AI-powered multilingual translation. With the world's most advanced speech and translation AI capabilities, CAMB.AI enables seamless multilingual communication via video, audio and text, and across 150+ languages – including one spoken by less than 650 indigenous people in Costa Rica – preserving cultures, retaining authenticity, and making stories accessible to new audiences. Its philosophy: “the Internet was made for English-speakers. It’s time to re-design it for the world.”

The company works with the world’s biggest brands including the Australian Open, Comcast/NBCUniversal, Dentsu, Eurovision Sport, IMAX, Ligue 1, MLS, and NASCAR.  Its MARS generative text-to-speech model was the first to be available on AWS Bedrock and the Google Vertex AI Model Garden. Other milestones include the first AI-driven multilingual live sports commentary (in the world, in Europe, in motorsports, and in a press conference); the biggest real-world deployment of AI; and the first Arabic movie to be dubbed using AI. 

Currently in its Series A funding round, CAMB.AI has raised $15.5 million to date from investors including Comcast NBCUniversal Sports Tech, TRTL Ventures, Oraseya Capital, Courtside Ventures, Ikemori Ventures, 5Point Venture Partners, and Dubai Future District Fund. It has operations in the USA, Canada, APAC, Europe, the Middle East, and India.