# Victor Riparbelli

> Victor Riparbelli is the Danish co-founder and CEO of London-based Synthesia. His work has taken the company from AI dubbing experiments to enterprise video and conversational avatars, with a continuing focus on making video creation accessible to people without production skills.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-founder at Synthesia
- **Organizations:** Synthesia, Project Europe
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** Bachelor’s studies in computer science and business, IT University of Copenhagen, Exchange semester during undergraduate studies, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Synthesia in 2017 and continues to serve as CEO., Named to TIME100 AI in 2024., Led Synthesia through its transition from AI dubbing to enterprise avatar video.

## Career timeline

- **Teenage years** — Built online shops for local businesses in Denmark.
- **2016** — Moved to London and explored virtual and augmented reality.
- **2017** — Co-founded Synthesia with Steffen Tjerrild, Matthias Niessner and Lourdes Agapito.
- **2020-2021** — Shifted toward self-service avatar video for business users.
- **2024** — Included in TIME100 AI.
- **2025** — Synthesia announced more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue in April.
- **2026** — Synthesia announced a $200 million Series E in January and launched Sessions in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Synthesia in 2017 and continues to serve as CEO.
- Named to TIME100 AI in 2024.
- Led Synthesia through its transition from AI dubbing to enterprise avatar video.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 22, Synthesia announced a Hays partnership following a Roleplay Sessions pilot.
- **2026-10** — On October 1, Synthesia launched Sessions, including conversational roleplays and surveys.
- **2026-07** — Synthesia announced it had signed the EU AI Act Article 50 Code of Practice.
- **2026-01** — Synthesia announced a $200 million Series E at a $4 billion company valuation, led by GV.

## Links

- Website: https://www.synthesia.io/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorriparbelli/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/vriparbelli

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Last updated: 2026-10-24