The Fourth Eye: a Human-Sized Partner, at your Service
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Want to expand your business internationally, but can’t find the right words? The Fourth Eye, based in Strasbourg, is a full-service partner for tech-sector entrepreneurs with their eyes set on worldwide growth. We support you in your international strategy and help you meet your legal and linguistic obligations. This page is all about our history, values, and how we support you. |
Your Translation and Interpretation Agency in Strasbourg
| The Fourth Eye is here to help you see (even) more clearly. And to get to know you a little better, let’s start by explaining how we can help you. |
| Our services include: |
| Our purpose: to support you from A to Z in your communication and in your international development—launching a product or service, commercial negotiations, patent translation, etc. We also offer certified translation services for individuals who need to translate legal documents. |
| We work mainly from German and French into English, and collaborate with a network of native professionals (translators, interpreters, editors) in complementary combinations and specializations to meet all your needs. |
Kole Wright, Founder
| Our agency is founded by Kole Wright, an American translator, writer and interpreter specializing in Science and Tech. Passionate about languages, Kole has been studying German and French for over 10 years, including at the Université de Clermont-Auvergne in France, Justus-Liebig Universität in Germany, then at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California, the most prestigious master’s degree in Translation and Interpretation in the Americas. |
| Kole is now a double-certified member of the American Translators Association and a member of the French language professionals’ union, the Société française des traducteurs (SFT). |
| In order to better serve European innovators, Kole decided to move his business from the USA to Strasbourg in 2025. |
Our Areas of Expertise
| By looking to the Fourth Eye, you’re choosing experts with extensive knowledge in legal, scientific, and technical sectors. Combining our skills with additional terminology and documentation research, we deliver quality, accuracy, and compliance. |
Science and Tech
| To achieve your goals while in compliance with your obligations |
Patents
| To protect your innovations internationally |
Innovative Companies
| To build a relevant strategy in all your markets. |
What people say about us
Don’t take our word for it, just listen to our partners!
Of course, if you’d like to see for yourself, feel free to reach out.
“We have been collaborating with Kole, the founder of The Fourth Eye as our English proofreader for about 4 years now. His work consistently demonstrates reliability and timeliness.
We appreciate his prompt communication and the high quality of his proofreading services. As an external expert, Kole continues to be a valuable resource for improving our English-language content.”
– Marketing Director, Techstack
“… Kole Wright, founder of the Fourth Eye, has collaborated with us on several interpretation projects, including remote simultaneous interpretation and voice work in the French-English language pair.
We are very happy with the work, and the professionalism and preparation as evidenced by the consistent quality of interpretation work. Kole has also been a willing and proactive team member when in virtual booths and jobs with multiple other professionals.”
– Executive Director, Signify Translation
Over the last 6 months, Kole Wright and his colleagues have provided English/French interpretation services for our One Risk capacity building project in West and Central Africa. This included virtual technical meetings, an online webinar series and a virtual 3-day knowledge dissemination event. We’ve been very pleased with the quality of their work and their professionalism, and hope there will be an opportunity to collaborate again sometime in the future.
– Managing Director, EpiX Analytics
“I highly recommend the language services that Kole has provided. I recruited Kole, founder of the Fourth Eye, last fall for a special project, and since the beginning of our communication, Kole’s professionalism and willingness to work with us to provide the best solution for our client have left our team a very positive impression […] Kole is always on time, well-prepared, and ready to render top-quality interpretation service for our clients. I believe you will share my observation after you collaborate with him and his team!”
– Chief Operations Officer, aLanguageBank
Kole, founder of The Fourth Eye, has been an active contributor of new articles and translations for the Groover Blog, which is earning its spot on the map as a place for independent musicians and artists to find advice and develop their careers. Kole’s work is always efficient and precise, and has been a clear benefit in growing our traffic. It’s been a real pleasure to work with him!
– Co-Founder, Groover
Given our collaboration these last three years, I’m excited to learn [about the Fourth Eye’s launch in Europe] and its benefits for our collaboration.
– SEO lead at a Lyon-based startup
Our Guiding principles: agility and transparency
With you from A to Z
| From defining your strategy through intercultural and linguistic advice, to translating, writing, or proofreading your multilingual content, all they way through to our interpretation services, we offer a wide range of support to help you succeed in the long term, at every stage of your project. |
AI and Language Services
| Just like you, we love innovation and we don’t outright condemn the use of Artificial Intelligence—quite the contrary. If you’re looking for post-editing or AI-assisted copywriting services, we’re fully prepared to meet that demand. |
| However, our language experts are committed to informing you whether or not the use of AI is actually helpful in your situation, because although they may be faster, the results obtained using these tools are not always good enough. |
Contact the Fourth Eye
| If you need scientific or technical translation, interpretation, writing/editing or consulting services, don’t hesitate to contact us. We’ll be happy to support you in your international development strategy. |
