Boostlingo names Barnaby Dorfman Chief Product & Technology Officer, Merrie Wallace to President. September 10, 2026 Austin, TX - September 9, 2026 - Boostlingo, the company behind the Language Intelligence Platform, today announced that Barnaby Dorfman has joined as Chief Product and Technology Officer and Merrie Wallace has been promoted to President. Both report to Co-Founder and CEO Bryan Forrester, effective immediately. The appointments organize Boostlingo around what its customers need most right now: a trusted advisor for AI adoption in language access. New customers adopting Boostlingo's AI Interpreter nearly tripled from the first quarter of 2026 to the second, and August was the company's strongest month on record for new AI customers. "AI is changing how interpreting reaches the market faster than any shift this industry has seen, and it's creating opportunities for Boostlingo that didn't exist even two years ago," said Forrester. "Elevating Merrie and bringing in Barnaby are two halves of the same decision. Pairing her customer obsession with his track record scaling companies like Amazon, Payscale, and Go1 through exponential growth gives us the foundation for our next phase: building Boostlingo into the undisputed leader in AI and language intelligence technology." Dorfman to lead product and technology As Chief Product and Technology Officer, Dorfman will unify the product and engineering organizations and lead development across the Language Intelligence Platform, with the AI roadmap as his priority. Dorfman has advised Boostlingo since 2024, first as an advisor to its Board of Directors and, since January 2025, as chairman of its AI Advisory Board, where he guided the company's AI roadmap, including the launch of Boostlingo AI Interpreter. He served as CTO of Payscale and Go1, and held the position of VP of Search Technology at Amazon. Dorfman holds a degree in Hispanic Studies from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and an MBA from Dartmouth, and cares deeply about Boostlingo's mission of expanding language access through innovation. "Interpreting is where AI can expand language access fastest, and where getting it wrong costs the most," said Dorfman. "After a year and a half advising this team, I know the approach is right: give customers clear guidance on when AI fits, and keep a human interpreter one step away when needed." Wallace to lead all customer operations Wallace, previously Chief Revenue Officer, adds language access operations and customer support to her go-to-market responsibilities, putting every customer-facing function under one leader. In five years as CRO, she grew Boostlingo's revenue 500%, a run that includes five consecutive appearances on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. Her direct leadership, deep understanding of Boostlingo's customers, and decades of healthcare experience will anchor the company's expansion into new markets. "An organization adopting AI interpreting needs the same partner at every step, from evaluating lower risk conversations to managing change through the user community," said Wallace. "Now the team that recommends the model is the same team that delivers and supports it. Customers will feel that difference." About Boostlingo Boostlingo is an interpreting technology company based in Austin, Texas. Its language intelligence platform provides organizations with video, phone, event and AI interpreting, plus, scheduling, management, and reporting tools to run them, all in one place. The goal: communicate without barriers. Media Contact Morgan Lierley Director of Marketing [email protected]

Boostlingo named on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List for fifth consecutive year. Date posted August 11, 2026 Boostlingo recognized for 177% three-year revenue growth, earning a place among the nation's most successful independent businesses. Austin, TX August 11, 2026 - Boostlingo today announced it has been ranked No. 1928 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation's most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses, recognizing companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the economy. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Oracle, and Patagonia. "Five consecutive years on the Inc. 5000, and we're not slowing down," said Merrie Wallace, Chief Revenue Officer at Boostlingo. "Q2 of 2026 showed why: 31% year-over-year growth in new customers, plus growth in expansion revenue from existing customers' language access programs. We're investing that back into AI development. Boostlingo AI Interpreter is now generally available, so customers can use AI when it fits and a human interpreter when it counts." This year's Inc. 5000 recognizes a new class of companies redefining what growth looks like. From AI and advanced manufacturing to healthcare, consumer products, and professional services, these businesses are expanding their impact, creating jobs and proving that entrepreneurial ambition continues to fuel the U.S. economy. Among the 5,000 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate was 130%, and those companies have collectively added more than 627,208 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years. For the full Inc. 5000 list, honoree company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, please visit: www.inc.com/inc5000. "Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still," says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. "Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance-it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact. We congratulate all honorees on this significant achievement." Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2026 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 14-16 in Dallas, Texas and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. Magazine. Tickets are on sale now. Inc. 5000 List Methodology Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent - not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies - as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. About Boostlingo Boostlingo is an interpreting technology company based in Austin, Texas. Its platform provides organizations with video, phone, and AI interpreting, plus scheduling, management, and reporting tools to run them, all in one place. The goal: communicate without barriers. About Inc. Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

Industry intelligence report - 10 august 2026. August 10, 2026 AI Developments in Translation & Language Services, curated daily by Anova Translation as part of the AICONTEXT Project. #1 - TAUS unveils EPIC Quality Estimation Version 3 with post-editing cost prediction. Machine Translation Executive summary. TAUS has released Version 3 of its EPIC Quality Estimation model, which now predicts post-editing effort and cost at segment level before human review begins. The model evaluates MT output quality and estimates the time and expense needed for post-editing, enabling LSPs to price MTPE projects more accurately. Why it matters. For LSPs, accurate cost prediction at the segment level transforms MTPE pricing from guesswork into data-driven quoting. This directly impacts margins, client negotiations, and the business case for MT adoption. #2 - Boostlingo moves AI Interpreter to general availability with Assure quality system. Interpretation Boostlingo has moved its AI Interpreter product from beta to general availability, simultaneously launching Assure - a quality evaluation system that scores AI interpretation sessions on accuracy, fluency, and completeness. The GA release covers 150+ language pairs for on-demand interpretation. The pairing of AI interpretation with a built-in quality scoring system addresses the biggest objection to AI in interpretation: accountability. Assure gives buyers a framework to evaluate AI output against human benchmarks. #3 - WIPO and INTERPOL recruit language department heads as AI reshapes international communication. Translation Both WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and INTERPOL are simultaneously recruiting heads for their language departments, with job descriptions explicitly referencing AI tool integration, MT governance, and technology-driven workflow modernization. These senior roles signal how international organizations are restructuring language operations around AI. When two major international organizations simultaneously seek language leaders with AI mandates, it confirms that institutional translation is pivoting from pure human workflows to hybrid AI-human models at the highest level. #4 - Interprefy joins Cvent App Marketplace, bringing real-time interpretation to 30,000+ customers. Company News Interpretation Interprefy has integrated with Cvent's App Marketplace, making real-time AI and human interpretation available to Cvent's 30,000+ event management customers through a native integration. The partnership eliminates the need for separate interpretation platform procurement. Distribution through an established event-tech marketplace dramatically lowers the adoption barrier for multilingual events. This positions interpretation as a default feature rather than a specialist add-on. #5 - LILT CEO Spence Green at Ai4 2026: "your AI isn't global until your language stack is" Localization Speaking at the Ai4 2026 conference, LILT CEO Spence Green argued that enterprises deploying AI products globally are underinvesting in language infrastructure, calling it "the last mile that most AI deployments ignore." He emphasized that localization must be embedded in the AI deployment pipeline, not bolted on afterward. This positions language services not as a cost center but as a prerequisite for global AI deployment - a framing that elevates the strategic importance of LSPs in enterprise AI rollouts. #6 - FIFA recruits Spanish Translator with explicit AI integration mandate. Translation FIFA is hiring a Spanish Translator whose job description explicitly requires experience with AI translation tools and the ability to integrate machine translation into daily workflows. The role combines traditional translation expertise with technology adoption responsibilities. When a global sports organization writes AI competency into a translator job description, it signals that hybrid human-AI translation skills are becoming a baseline expectation, not a differentiator. #7 - DeepL launches DeepL Academy for structured enterprise onboarding. Product Update Machine Translation DeepL has opened its Academy platform to all users, offering video tutorials, webinars, and modular training content covering the full DeepL product suite - Translator, Write, Voice, API, and integrations. The Academy aims to reduce enterprise onboarding time from an industry average of 60 days. Structured onboarding signals DeepL's push deeper into enterprise accounts where adoption friction is the primary barrier. For LSPs using DeepL, the Academy provides a ready-made training resource for teams. #8 - Centific appoints former Singapore IMDA chief Chuen Hong Lew as new CEO. Company News Data-for-AI Centific, a data-for-AI platform that provides multilingual data annotation and training data services, has named Chuen Hong Lew as its new CEO. Lew previously led Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), bringing government digital transformation experience to a company that supplies language data for AI model training. The appointment of a government technology leader to run a multilingual data company suggests growing convergence between public-sector AI strategy and commercial language data supply chains. Key patterns. 1. AI quality measurement matures. Both TAUS (MT quality estimation) and Boostlingo (interpretation quality scoring) launched production-ready quality evaluation systems this week. The industry is moving past "does AI work?" toward "how do we measure and price AI output systematically?" 2. International institutions restructure around AI. WIPO, INTERPOL, and FIFA are all hiring language professionals with explicit AI mandates. These are not tech startups - they are established global institutions rewriting job descriptions to require AI competency as a baseline skill. 3. Interpretation goes mainstream via distribution. Interprefy's Cvent integration and Boostlingo's GA launch signal that AI interpretation is leaving the specialist niche and entering mainstream event and business infrastructure through marketplace and platform integrations. 4. Enterprise onboarding as competitive strategy. DeepL Academy's launch shows that winning enterprise language-tech contracts increasingly depends not just on product quality but on reducing adoption friction through structured training and self-serve enablement. Tools gaining momentum. * TAUS EPIC QE - V3 segment-level cost prediction positions it as the MTPE pricing standard * Boostlingo Assure - first integrated quality scoring system for AI interpretation * DeepL Academy - structured onboarding signals deeper enterprise push Names to follow. * Spence Green (LILT) - framing language infrastructure as prerequisite for global AI * Chuen Hong Lew (Centific) - government tech leader entering multilingual data space Emerging themes. * AI quality scoring as a product category (not just a metric) * Hybrid human-AI competency as baseline job requirement * Marketplace distribution replacing direct sales for interpretation tools Founder and Managing Director at Anova Translation. Language industry professional specialising in B2B translation, localisation, and AI-assisted language solutions.