Lourdes Agapito
Unicorn founderCo-Founder at Synthesia
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedSynthesia$4B
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Itxaso del PalaciounlockedLourdes: together at University College London (2013–2026)
×4Lourdes: together at University College London
×7Lourdes: together at Queen Mary University of London
About
Lourdes 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.
Co-Founder at Synthesia
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Synthesia's investors · 21
AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checksAir Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checksAtlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checksConnetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checksFirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checksFoothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksGelt VC$25K checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025Jazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checksKyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoLDV CapitalNew York · $500K – $1.5M checksManta Ray VenturesLondonMMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksNVenturesSanta ClaraNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Radical InvestmentsSeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checksSeven Stars VenturesSan FranciscoSID Venture PartnersKyiv · $200K checks
Co-founders at Synthesia
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Victor RiparbelliCo-founder & CEO
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Steffen TjerrildCo-Founder & COO/CFO
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Matthias NiessnerCo-Founder
Experience
- University College LondonProfessor of 3D Computer Visioncurrent2013 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Synthesia TechnologiesCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Queen Mary, University of LondonReader2001 — 2013London Area, United Kingdom
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lourdes Agapito?
- Lourdes 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.
- Where does Lourdes Agapito work?
- Lourdes Agapito is Co-Founder of Synthesia.
- What companies did Lourdes Agapito found?
- Lourdes Agapito founded Synthesia.
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