Whatever Happened To VerbalizeIt After Shark Tank?

In 2016, Sarda and Frankel sold their business to Smartling, another New York City-based translation company that at the time had raised $63 million in venture capital. The deal came together after three years of discussion, and terms weren't disclosed.

Joining up with Smartling represented a shift away from the company's original goal to help travelers in foreign countries. Now, it focuses on translations for businesses, especially online media companies, that want to expand their content offering into new markets. That includes text, audio, and video captioning translation. At the time, Spotify, Pinterest, and GoPro were three of Smartling's clients (via New York Business Journal). 

More recently, Smartling has seen continued growth and success. In December 2021, the company received a "growth investment" of $160 million from the investment firm Battery. It's considered an industry leader in providing translation for businesses (via Smartling.com). 

That spells "success," in any language.