Synthesia raises $200M Series E at $4B valuation to drive the next era of video creation

In 2019, we had the privilege of meeting and supporting Victor, Steffen and their team. Back then, Synthesia was ahead of the generative AI boom, and was one of the first companies to bet that AI would reduce the barriers to producing enterprise video content, shifting corporate communications from static text documents, to accessible, inexpensive AI-powered video. 

Today, the results speak for themselves. Synthesia has reached a $4 billion valuation following a $200 million Series E led by Google Ventures, bringing total funding raised to over $300 million. The company now serves over 1 million users across 60,000 businesses, including 90% of the Fortune 100, with $150 million in annual recurring revenue.

Steffen speaking at Seedcamp’s 2015 AGM

The company has grown from a ten-person team to over 500 employees, and recently moved into a new 20,000 square foot headquarters in London’s King’s Cross, cementing the UK as its global headquarters.

The Series E funding follows some significant product and commercial developments.

• Next-gen AI avatars: Synthesia’s new Express-2 model generates full body avatars that gesture like professional speakers, capable of performing naturalistic “B-roll” movements like walking to a whiteboard or waving to the camera. 
• Personalisation: Users can now describe an avatar’s outfit (e.g., “high-vis vest” or “smart-casual blazer”) and environment via text prompts, creating a fully customised, consistent presenter.
• Commercial partnerships: Synthesia continues to build enterprise partnerships with some of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies, including recent collaborations with Amazon Web Services and Decathlon.
• Safety-first approach: Most importantly, the team continues to prioritise safety through its “3Cs” framework (Consent, Control, and Collaboration), requiring explicit consent for all avatar likenesses and maintaining heavy content moderation to prevent the creation of deepfakes or misinformation.

Partner Carlos Espinal welcomed the news: “We backed Synthesia early because they understood that global organisations need a faster, more consistent, and more trusted way to communicate at scale, and that synthetic media could become core infrastructure rather than a novelty. 

“They have executed relentlessly on that vision, helping companies deliver clearer, more trustworthy messages across markets, which is why we continue to back them.”

Partner Reshma Sohoni added: “We’ve been proud partners of Synthesia from day zero, way before product-market fit. It’s been an incredible journey (nearly a decade together!) and a real privilege to support their global expansion. 

“The quality and breadth of their customer base speaks volumes about the trust and reputation they’ve built in the video generation market. We remain very happy shareholders, and we’re excited to see what comes next for the team.”

Synthesia is among the fastest-growing AI-native companies in Europe, according to Sifted.  

Synthesia is hiring across a variety of roles.