Partners & investors
Itara.LikeThis™ is building durable digital infrastructure for the Garifuna language. This page explains the problem we work on, what exists today, and the kinds of partnership that move it forward. We do not publish traction, revenue or user numbers here; if you need those to evaluate a partnership, ask us directly and we will share what is real.
Start a conversationThe problem
Garifuna is recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage and is still losing everyday speakers, because the language is passed on at home and fewer households now pass it. The material that exists is scattered across academic papers, community archives and private family memory — not in a place a fourteen-year-old will open on a phone.
What exists today
- Itara Teacher — an AI conversation partner for learners.
- Itara Dictionary — a searchable Garifuna–English reference with audio.
- Itara Voice — a pronunciation studio with recording and a saved practice log.
- Itara Heritage — documentary film with captions and transcripts, plus an immersive introduction.
- Itara Storyteller — Úraga stories presented for learners.
- Itara Circle — email updates and the optional Keeper membership.
- Practical Skills — a separate offering for plain-language home repair help.
Business model, at a high level
Core reference material — phrasebook, dictionary, daily word, stories, archive — stays free to read. Revenue comes from the optional Keeper membership and a small catalogue of paid guides and ebooks. The separate Practical Skills offering follows the same shape. Cultural material is never paywalled away from the community it came from.
Partnership opportunities
Cultural institutions & community organisations
Co-publish language material, contribute archive footage or recordings, or review cultural content before it is published. Attribution is standard.
Schools & educators
Use the dictionary, phrasebook and archive in a classroom setting, and tell us what a teacher-facing version would need to include.
Media & production
Documentary, music and archival collaborations around Garifuna life on the Central American coast.
Funders & investors
Support the language platform's build-out — more audio, more archive, deeper lessons. We are happy to walk through the current state of the product and roadmap directly.
Technology partners
Speech, translation and accessibility work for a low-resource language is genuinely hard. If that is your field, we would like to talk.
Write to hello@itara.live with what you have in mind. Media enquiries: media@itara.live.