Synthesia
A company turning text into avatar presenter videos
United Kingdom Startup Closed
WHAT IT IS
Synthesia was founded in London in 2017 and provides avatar video generation. A user enters text and gets a video presented by a virtual person, used mainly for corporate training and explainer content.
Why it matters
It made "avatar video" a product enterprises can use directly, an early instance of synthetic media landing at scale in commercial settings.
Key milestones
- 2017
Founded in London
- 2019
Launched the avatar video platform