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Synthesia

Unicorn · $4B

London, GB · Founded 2017 · 23 known investors

synthesia.io

Synthesia is an AI video platform that lets businesses generate videos with AI avatars and agents, aimed at helping organizations train, onboard, and upskill employees. It also offers skill development products and visual communication tools for enterprise use.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Founders & leadership

Synthesia was founded in 2017 by Victor Riparbelli, Steffen Tjerrild, Lourdes Agapito, and Matthias Niessner.

VRVictor Riparbelli
Victor RiparbelliinCEO & Co-founderVictor Riparbelli co-founded Synthesia in 2017 and runs it as CEO, turning research on synthetic video into a corporate video tool used by more than half the Fortune 100. A $200m Series E led by GV in January 2026 valued the company at $4bn. He is Danish and was rejected by more than a hundred investors before the company's first round.
STSteffen Tjerrild
Steffen TjerrildinCOO & Co-founderSteffen Tjerrild co-founded Synthesia in 2017 and serves as its chief operating and financial officer, running the company's commercial and finance functions through its seed-to-Series E growth.
LALourdes Agapito
Lourdes AgapitoinCo-FounderLourdes Agapito co-founded Synthesia in 2017. She is professor of 3D computer vision at University College London, where her research on reconstructing deformable 3D shape from video underpins the company's synthetic presenters.
MNMatthias Niessner
Matthias NiessnerinCo-FounderMatthias Niessner co-founded Synthesia in 2017. He is professor of visual computing at the Technical University of Munich and a leading researcher on neural rendering and facial reenactment, including the Face2Face work that made real-time video synthesis practical.

Investors · 23

Also in the syndicate · 2

GooglePSP Growth

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$400M disclosed across 2 of 3 rounds · 2026

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Valuation · disclosed

Disclosed events
$4Bvaluation at Series EJan 2026
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Source: SEC prospectus filings, and round valuations the company or its investors disclosed — follow each entry's link for the claim.

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Companies House · registry record

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Registered name
SYNTHESIA LIMITED
Company number
10933652
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
25 Aug 2017
Registered office
Level 3 (South) 20 Triton Street, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3BF
Nature of business (SIC)
62012 — Business and domestic software development
Accounts
last made up to 31 Dec 2024 · next due 30 Sept 2026
Confirmation statement
last made up to 24 Aug 2025 · next due 7 Sept 2026

Current officers · 8

  • Steffen Tjerrild-Hansen secretary, appointed 25 Aug 2017
  • Oakwood Corporate Secretary Limited corporate secretary, appointed 21 Aug 2023
  • Philippe Laurent Alain Botteri director, appointed 2 Jun 2023
  • Philip Karim Chopin director, appointed 9 Dec 2024
  • Joshua David Coyne director, appointed 1 Nov 2021
  • Victor Riparbelli Rasmussen director, appointed 25 Aug 2017
  • Steffen Tjerrild-Hansen director, appointed 25 Aug 2017
  • Matt Turck director, appointed 12 Feb 2021

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 24 Jul 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Synthesia do?
Synthesia is an AI video platform that lets businesses generate videos with AI avatars and agents, aimed at helping organizations train, onboard, and upskill employees. It also offers skill development products and visual communication tools for enterprise use.
Who founded Synthesia?
Synthesia was founded by Victor Riparbelli, Steffen Tjerrild, Lourdes Agapito, Matthias Niessner in 2017.
Who are Synthesia's investors?
Synthesia's investors include Accel, Air Street Capital, FirstMark Capital, GV (Google Ventures), Kleiner Perkins, MMC Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Atlassian Ventures and 13 more.
How much funding has Synthesia raised?
Synthesia has disclosed $400M raised across 2 of its 3 known rounds.
Where is Synthesia headquartered?
Synthesia is headquartered in London, GB.