Victor Riparbelli
Unicorn founderCo-founder & CEO at Synthesia
London, United Kingdom
FoundedSynthesia$4B
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About
Victor Riparbelli co-founded Synthesia in 2017 and built the AI-video platform used by most of the Fortune 100 to a $4 billion valuation in its January 2026 Series E, led by GV with Nvidia's NVentures — roughly $150 million of ARR on the way to $200 million. A Dane who built websites and e-commerce stores for local businesses as a teenager, he studied computer science at the IT University of Copenhagen with an exchange semester at Stanford, ran growth at the Copenhagen startup studio Founders, and moved to London for its VR scene. Synthesia began as an AI dubbing tool for film; enterprise demand for training videos redirected it to corporate avatars around 2021.
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Co-founded Synthesia in London in 2017 with Steffen Tjerrild and two academics — UCL 3D-vision professor Lourdes Agapito and TUM visual-computing professor Matthias Niessner.
- Education
- Grew up in Denmark building websites and e-commerce stores for local businesses before studying computer science at the IT University of Copenhagen.
- Communities
- A frequent public voice on AI safety and reducing deepfake harm, and a member of the Forbes Technology Council.
- Awards
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Technology) in 2020.
- More
- Synthesia started in AI dubbing and translation for film and advertising; unexpected enterprise demand for training and onboarding videos drove the pivot to corporate avatars. Chose London over the US after a Stanford exchange semester, specifically for its VR ecosystem; he describes first seeing AI-generated video as seeing magic for the first time.
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Co-founder & CEO at Synthesia
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Experience
- SynthesiaCEO & Co-foundercurrent2017 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CoincallCo-founder2017 — 2019London
- Immersive FuturesCo-founder2016 — 2017London Area, United Kingdom
- FoundersGrowth/Product Marketing2014 — 2016
- RBLIOwner2012 — 2015Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- Aller Media A/SDigital Marketing2012 — 2013
- Aller Media A/SIntern2012Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
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Social MediaSQLHTMLCSSJavaScriptPythonLanguages Danish · English
- SQL for Beginner Data Analysis — Udemy
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Podcasts & interviews
featuring Victor RiparbelliOpenAI vs Anthropic vs X.ai — Who Wins and Why
20VC · thetwentyminutevc.com
Think for Yourself | Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli
CNBC International
The Role of Rebelliousness in Innovation — with Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli
CNBC International
The 'rebellious' instincts that turned Riparbelli into a generative-AI trailblazer
CNBC Executive Decisions · cnbc.com
95% Faster Video Production with Synthesia | Victor Riparbelli
Kleiner Perkins
Victor Riparbelli - Co-Founder & CEO at Synthesia.io
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Victor Riparbelli?
- Victor Riparbelli co-founded Synthesia in 2017 and built the AI-video platform used by most of the Fortune 100 to a $4 billion valuation in its January 2026 Series E, led by GV with Nvidia's NVentures — roughly $150 million of ARR on the way to $200 million. A Dane who built websites and e-commerce stores for local businesses as a teenager, he studied computer science at the IT University of Copenhagen with an exchange semester at Stanford, ran growth at the Copenhagen startup studio Founders, and moved to London for its VR scene. Synthesia began as an AI dubbing tool for film; enterprise demand for training videos redirected it to corporate avatars around 2021.
- Where does Victor Riparbelli work?
- Victor Riparbelli is Co-founder & CEO of Synthesia.
- What companies did Victor Riparbelli found?
- Victor Riparbelli founded Synthesia.
- Where did Victor Riparbelli go to school?
- Victor Riparbelli studied at IT-Universitetet i København (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science / Business Informatics); Stanford University (Computer Science, Management Science).
- What awards has Victor Riparbelli received?
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Technology) in 2020.
- What podcasts and interviews feature Victor Riparbelli?
- Tracked appearances include "OpenAI vs Anthropic vs X.ai — Who Wins and Why", "Think for Yourself | Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli", "The Role of Rebelliousness in Innovation — with Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli", and 6 more.
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