Victor Riparbelli
Victor Riparbelli co-founded Synthesia, where AI avatars turn typed text into business video. He studied computer science at the IT University of Copenhagen, spent a semester at Stanford, and moved to London in 2016. Synthesia launched in 2017, built an enterprise business around training and staff communication, and planned interactive, personalized video products. TIME named him to its 2024 TIME100 AI list; as of October 2026, he is Synthesia’s CEO.
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Timeline
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2016
Between Copenhagen and Stanford
He studies computer science at the IT University of Copenhagen and spends a semester at Stanford. In 2016, he moves from Copenhagen to London to build a company.
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2017
Launching synthetic media
Synthesia launches with Riparbelli as a co-founder and AI researchers on its team.
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December 2021
Finding enterprise customers
By December 2021, Synthesia has raised $50 million in Series B funding as enterprise customers use its AI video tool for employee training and team updates.
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2024
Video from typed text
Its AI platform turns text into video hosted by realistic avatars for corporate training, onboarding, customer support, and marketing.
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2024
A place on TIME100 AI
TIME names him to its 2024 TIME100 AI list.
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January 2025
Planning interactive video
Synthesia raises $180 million in Series D funding. Riparbelli says the company will build interactive, real-time, and personalized video experiences.
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June 2025
Adding avatar safeguards
At the Fortune Brainstorm AI conference in London, he says content moderation is an emerging focus for Synthesia.
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As of October 2026
Leading Synthesia today
He is Synthesia’s CEO and co-founder. Its enterprise AI avatar platform serves more than 65,000 businesses.
Sources and credits
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