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Synthesia

AI video platform for business

synthesia.io

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded year: 2017
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 800–1,000
Industry: Software

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Latest news about Synthesia

In short: Synthesia launched Express-3 avatars, expanded globally with new offices, and secured a $200M Series E to scale its AI video platform.

Company announcements

July 23 Synthesia

Synthesia has signed the EU Article 50 Code of Practice

The company is among the first AI video firms to adopt the transparency rules taking effect August 2.

July 22 Synthesia

Synthesia introduces Roleplay Sessions for interactive coaching with avatars

The platform allows employees to practice critical conversations with lifelike avatars and receive real-time coaching, with managers able to track skill improvement.

July 13 Synthesia

Synthesia releases Dubbing 2.0 with improved lip sync and voices

The new model offers more natural voices, better timing, and a glossary for terminology, enhancing reach across languages.

June 22 Synthesia

Synthesia expands to Seattle and hires Amazon veteran Brett Taylor

The new Director of Engineering will lead a US West Coast team focused on APIs-first engineering for AI video integration.

Media coverage

July 31 MSN

Rejected by 100 investors, CEO built a $4 billion AI startup before ChatGPT boom

After being rejected by more than 100 investors, Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli remained convinced AI-generated video would transform business communication.

July 22 MSN

Synthesia launches AI role-playing training product, moving beyond video into real-time coaching.

British AI startup Synthesia recently launched "Roleplay Sessions" an interactive training product where employees can practice high-stakes conversations such as sales pitches, performance reviews, and customer complaints with AI avatars. The AI provides real-time feedback and scores according to evaluation criteria. This product is the first release of Synthesia's broader "Sessions" platform, which will expand to scenarios like job interviews in the future. This move marks Synthesia's transformation from content generation to a performance management platform, and multiple top companies in Europe and the US have completed commercial deployment...

June 24 Sifted

Records broken as eight European startups raised $1bn+ rounds in 2026

It’s an unprecedented cohort, overwhelmingly AI-native for one, and sovereign-heavy for the technology they develop.

April 21 Sifted

Synthesia announces major hiring push, opens three new offices | Sifted

The AI video platform is opening new offices in Austin, Paris and Berlin...

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