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Synthesia

“Can AI-generated video become the default format for enterprise communications, training, and content at scale?”

Founded2017
HQLondon, United Kingdom
FoundersVictor Riparbelli
Total raisedundisclosed (6 rounds)
Latest roundSeries C, January 2025
Valuation$910M pre-money (Series C, Jun 2023); unicorn at ~$1B+ (2023)
IndustryHorizontal SaaS / AI Video
The story

Founded in 2017 as an AI research-driven video synthesis company, Synthesia commercialized its technology into a self-serve and enterprise SaaS platform for AI video creation. The company scaled rapidly serving Fortune 500 clients for training, onboarding, and communications use cases. Achieving unicorn status in 2023 with Nvidia backing, Synthesia has focused on embedding its platform into enterprise L&D, sales enablement, and compliance workflows globally — with no embedded finance products of its own.

Last 12 months
2025-01
Product timeline
2017
Synthesia founded, pioneering AI-driven video synthesis research.· pivot
2021
Launched commercial SaaS platform enabling businesses to generate AI avatar videos from text.· banking
2023
Raised $90M Series C led by Accel with Nvidia backing, achieving unicorn valuation.· pivot
2025
Latest funding round announced January 2025; expanded avatar library to 240+ and language support to 160+.· pivot
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Synthesia’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none

Synthesia — frequently asked

Who founded Synthesia?

Synthesia was founded by Victor Riparbelli and is founded in 2017, headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

How much funding has Synthesia raised?

Synthesia has raised undisclosed (6 rounds) in total (latest round: Series C, January 2025; valuation: $910M pre-money (Series C, Jun 2023); unicorn at ~$1B+ (2023)).

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