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How it all started
Signapse is building technology for tomorrow that answers the needs of today.
We are a strong team of successful entrepreneurs, leading AI researchers, and translation experts.
We came together during lockdown, looking for a solution to the eternal cry from hearing clients and Deaf contacts of “how do I get this interpreted, right now?" and “why can’t I have access to what is being said?”. We were also aware that we needed to do it right at a fundamental level in terms of cultural and linguistic awareness.
What do we believe in?
This means striving for Deaf leadership, partnering with Deaf organisations and seeing inclusion and equality as a global issue to be tackled. It also means recognition of sign language users as a diverse community with a language and culture of their own.
This means clarity in communication, excellent quality of product and delivery. Clients trust that we will deliver and that everyone has high expectations of all the team.
We are unique and the best in the globe. This means doing everything as fast as possible and always coming up with new ways of improving processes either for internal working and to delight our clients.
This means taking ownership, saying “Thank You”, fixing problems, realising that the contributions of all people are equal, working ethically, using our language with care, being punctual, communicating when there are issues. We are transparent and work with integrity.
We capture and share information accurately, using digital tools and with honesty to clients. Remote working has challenges and we make sure staff are comfortable and have all the tools that they need. We are always specific in our language and our goals with no hot air.
Awards
University of Surrey Vice-Chancellor's Award:
Innovator of the Year
Surrey Business Awards 2022
Start-Up of the Year
The Dynamic Awards 2023
Finalist
Who are we?
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Sally Chalk
CEO
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Ben Saunders
CTO
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Prof. Richard Bowden
Chief Research Officer
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Rachel Benyon
Head of Translation and Data
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Leia Clancy
Head of Growth
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Stacey Searle
Head of Marketing
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Suzie Campbell
CFO
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Peter Whale
Head of Projects
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Alex Le Peltier
VP of Engineering
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Joe Matusiak
Head of Grants
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Craig Crowley
Deaf Leadership Board
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Marcel Hirshman
Deaf Leadership Board
And others
Edmund Lepre
Machine Learning Engineer
Basheer Alwaely
Deep Learning Research Engineer
Marcus Oaten
Deaf Impact Officer
Alexandru Balau
Front End Engineer
Marcel Niebylski
Front End Developer
Zoe Hurst
Product Manager
Rowan Warnock
Videographer
Lauren Feeney
Deaf Translator
Samantha Kenward
Deaf Translator
Help us make sign language accessible for anyone.
We have some great laughs and are dedicated to delighting our clients. Why not join us?
Investment Board members
Pearse Coyle
Mark Wheatley
Noah Isserman
Michal Sikyta
Johnathan Matlock
Paul Lyristis
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Get involved with us
We are seeking forward-thinking clients that aim to build the next generation of access for sign language users.
We value working with those who want to be part of the future of equality and are keen to improve operational efficiency. If you would like to transform accessibility for sign language users at your business, please contact us.
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Partnerships
We share values; peerless quality of service and clarity of vision that includes cultural and linguistic ownership of sign by the Deaf Community.
Current organisation partnerships in the UK help us in working toward the common cause of d/Deaf accessibility.
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