Where does Matthias Niessner work?

Matthias Niessner is Co-Founder of Synthesia.

What companies did Matthias Niessner found?

Matthias Niessner founded Synthesia.

Where did Matthias Niessner go to school?

Matthias Niessner studied at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Diploma, Computer Science).

Matthias Niessner

Unicorn founder

Co-Founder at Synthesia

Greater Munich Metropolitan Area

FoundedSynthesia$4B

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About

Matthias 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.

Co-Founder at Synthesia

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Synthesia's investors · 21

AccelPalo Alto · $1.6M – $70M checks Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checks Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checks Connetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checks FirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checks Gelt VC$25K checks GV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025 Jazzya InvestmentsAlcobendas Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Kyber Knight CapitalSan Francisco LDV CapitalNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks Manta Ray VenturesLondon MMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checks New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks NVenturesSanta Clara NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026 Radical Investments SeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checks Seven Stars VenturesSan Francisco SID Venture PartnersKyiv · $200K checks

Co-founders at Synthesia

Victor RiparbelliCo-founder & CEO

Steffen TjerrildCo-Founder & COO/CFO

Lourdes AgapitoCo-Founder

Experience

SpAItial AICo-Founder / CEOcurrent2025 — presentMunich, London
Synthesia TechnologiesCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
Technical University MunichProfessorcurrent2017 — presentMunich Area, Germany
Stanford UniversityVst. Assistant Professor2013 — 2017Palo Alto California
University of Erlangen-NurembergPhD Student2010 — 2013
University of Erlangen-NurembergStudent Assistant2007 — 2013
MicrosoftResearch Intern2011
MicrosoftResearch Intern2010

Frequently asked questions

Who is Matthias Niessner?: Matthias 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.
Where does Matthias Niessner work?: Matthias Niessner is Co-Founder of Synthesia.
What companies did Matthias Niessner found?: Matthias Niessner founded Synthesia.
Where did Matthias Niessner go to school?: Matthias Niessner studied at FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science); FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg (Diploma, Computer Science).

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