Synthesia
AI video platform that lets enterprises create presenter-led videos from text using digital avatars.
- AI & Data
- Series B+
- London
- Sector
- AI & Data
- Stage
- Series B+
- Based in
- London
- Founded
- 2017
- Funding raised
- Undisclosed
- Website
- synthesia.io
Synthesia is a London-headquartered AI video company whose platform turns text into videos presented by realistic AI avatars in many languages, used mainly by enterprises for training, onboarding, product and internal communications. It was founded in 2017 by Victor Riparbelli, who is chief executive, together with Steffen Tjerrild and academics Matthias Niessner and Lourdes Agapito. The company moved into a new central London headquarters in 2025. Its funding history includes a $90 million Series C in 2023, a $180 million Series D in January 2025 at a $2.1 billion valuation, and a $200 million Series E led by Google Ventures, confirmed in January 2026, which valued the business at $4 billion. Other investors include Accel, Kleiner Perkins and NEA.
Team
- Victor Riparbelli, Co-founder and CEO
- Steffen Tjerrild, Co-founder
- Matthias Niessner, Co-founder
- Lourdes Agapito, Co-founder
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