Simli
Founded 2021 · 7 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Simli creates AI-powered facial avatars that can be customized to resemble users' faces, enabling personalized digital representations. The platform serves creators and businesses looking to generate realistic video content with custom avatars.
Founders & leadership
Simli was founded in 2021 by Lars Vågnes.
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Lars VågnesCo-Founder & CEOFounder of Simli, which builds customizable AI-powered facial avatars for creating realistic video content. He previously co-founded the text-to-video company Personate, led engineering at Yatek (AI avatars for social anxiety exposure therapy), and co-founded the AI Mad Lab community and the Mad House hacker house; he studied Computer Engineering at SJTU's Joint Institute and AI/ML at KTH.
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Heidi Frost EriksenFounder
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Lars Traaholt VågnesFounder
Investors · 2
Frequently asked questions
- What does Simli do?
- Simli creates AI-powered facial avatars that can be customized to resemble users' faces, enabling personalized digital representations. The platform serves creators and businesses looking to generate realistic video content with custom avatars.
- Who founded Simli?
- Simli was founded by Lars Vågnes in 2021.
- Who are Simli's investors?
- Simli's investors include Farvatn Venture, Planet 9 Capital.

