# Nicolai Baldin

> Nicolai Baldin is the co-founder and CEO of Synthesized, a London and New York-based DataOps and AI-powered test data automation platform he launched after a PhD in machine learning and statistics at the University of Cambridge. Synthesized generates synthetic, compliant, production-like data that enterprises use to test software, train models, and share information across regulatory boundaries. In September 2025 the company raised a $20M Series A led by Redalpine to expand into automated software testing for the age of 'vibe coding.'

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer & Founder at Synthesized
- **Organizations:** Synthesized, University of Cambridge (alumnus), Forbes Technology Council
- **Nationality:** British (Russian-born)
- **Education:** PhD, Machine Learning and Statistics, University of Cambridge, Master of Arts/Science, Humboldt University of Berlin
- **Known for:** PhD in Statistics and Machine Learning, University of Cambridge, Founder and CEO of Synthesized (2017/2020-present), Raised over $26M in total funding across multiple rounds

## Career timeline

- **pre-2017** — PhD in Statistics and Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge
- **2017** — Founded Synthesized during transition from academia to work with UK public bodies
- **2020** — Closed a £2.2M seed round two weeks before UK pandemic lockdown
- **2021** — Joined Forbes Technology Council; published 'Coming Together To Create Unbiased Data'
- **2023** — Google Cloud partnership announcement
- **2025-09** — Raised $20M Series A led by Redalpine, with IQ Capital, Mercia, UBS, Seedcamp, Deutsche Bank

## Achievements

- PhD in Statistics and Machine Learning, University of Cambridge
- Founder and CEO of Synthesized (2017/2020-present)
- Raised over $26M in total funding across multiple rounds
- Led $20M Series A close in September 2025
- Forbes Technology Council member
- Published peer-reviewed research on statistical estimation and graph logistic regression

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Synthesized closed a $20M Series A led by Redalpine Venture Partners.
- **2026-03** — Published 'Agentic QA Myths: What AI test agents will actually replace' on the Synthesized blog.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synthesized.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nbaldin/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/npbaldin

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Last updated: 2026-07-09