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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.

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Synthesia's investors · 22

AccelPalo Alto · $500K – $100M checks · since 2023Air Street CapitalSt. Peter Port · $500K – $10M checks · since 2026Atlassian Ventures$1M – $5M checksConnetic VenturesCovington · $250K – $500K checksFirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checks · since 2021Foothill VenturesLos Altos · $100K – $10M checksGelt VC$25K checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2025Jazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasKleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2026Kyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoLDV CapitalNew York · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2021Manta Ray VenturesLondonMMC VenturesLondon · $635K – $13M checks · since 2021New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2025NVenturesSanta ClaraNVIDIASanta Clara · since 2026Radical InvestmentsSeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checks · since 2021Seven Stars VenturesSan FranciscoSID Venture PartnersKyiv · $200K checksWorld Innovation Lab (WiL)Palo Alto · $5M – $30M checks

Co-founders at Synthesia

VRVictor Riparbelli
Victor RiparbelliCo-founder & CEO
STSteffen Tjerrild
Steffen TjerrildCo-Founder & COO/CFO
LALourdes Agapito
Lourdes AgapitoCo-Founder

Experience

  1. SpAItial AICo-Founder / CEOcurrent2025 — presentMunich, London
  2. Synthesia TechnologiesCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  3. Technical University MunichProfessorcurrent2017 — presentMunich Area, Germany
  4. Stanford UniversityVst. Assistant Professor2013 — 2017Palo Alto California
  5. University of Erlangen-NurembergPhD Student2010 — 2013
  6. University of Erlangen-NurembergStudent Assistant2007 — 2013
  7. MicrosoftResearch Intern2011
  8. 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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