# UneeQ

> UneeQ builds AI-powered digital humans - lifelike, real-time animated avatars that give chatbots and enterprise AI a human face, voice and body language. Founded in New Zealand in 2009 as FaceMe and now headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company pairs its Synanim synthetic-animation engine and Synapse AI-orchestration brain to deploy digital humans for customer experience, brand engagement and immersive employee training across banking, airlines, telecom, retail, healthcare and government.

- **Founded:** 2009
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Danny Tomsett (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~56-68 employees
- **Products:** UneeQ Digital Human Platform (Digital Human OS), Synanim, Synapse, Immersive Training Platform, UneeQ Studio
- **Notable:** Deloitte Fast 50 New Zealand (2018) with 317% revenue growth, Winner of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Business Challenge, Danny Tomsett named EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist

## Products & services

- **UneeQ Digital Human Platform (Digital Human OS)** — The core platform for creating, deploying and managing branded digital humans across web, kiosk, app and event channels, with APIs and cloud or on-premise deployment.
- **Synanim** — UneeQ's real-time synthetic-animation engine that drives lifelike facial expression, lip-sync, breathing and body language; integrates NVIDIA ACE and Audio2Face.
- **Synapse** — The AI orchestration 'brain' that connects large language models, speech, company data and trusted sources - teaching digital humans specific jobs quickly while reducing hallucinations.
- **Immersive Training Platform** — AI roleplay environment for practicing high-stakes conversations (sales, service, leadership) without a VR headset.
- **UneeQ Studio** — Creative-agency service that designs premium branded digital human ambassadors and experiences.

## Achievements

- Deloitte Fast 50 New Zealand (2018) with 317% revenue growth
- Winner of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Business Challenge
- Danny Tomsett named EY Entrepreneur of the Year finalist
- Deutsche Telekom doubled online conversion rates (reported up to 5.8x growth) after deploying UneeQ digital humans
- City of Amarillo reported a 98% citizen satisfaction score with digital assistant Emma
- Built Sama for Qatar Airways, billed as the world's first AI cabin crew

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — UneeQ announced record global growth as digital humans expand across enterprise customer experience and training.
- **2026-01** — Unveiled 'AI Buddy' at the Gartner CSO & Sales Leader Conference 2026.
- **2024-03** — Deepened NVIDIA partnership, integrating ACE/Audio2Face into Synanim for next-generation realism.

## Links

- Website: https://www.digitalhumans.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/uneeq
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/UneeQAI
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/uneeqdigitalhumans
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uneeq_digital_humans/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UneeQDigitalHumans/

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Last updated: 2026-07-17