"Synthesia", which produces professional videos in AI, raises a total of 7.6 billion yen
notebook-laptopSynthesia, a video platform utilizing AI (artificial intelligence), announced on December 8 that it had raised $ 50 million in the series B -round. The company's cumulative procurement in 2017 has reached $ 67 million (about 7.6 billion yen). The feature of Synthesia is that you can quickly create videos using software without using video production equipment. The round was led by Cliner Perkins, with GV (formerly Google Ventures) and existing shareholders' firstMark Capital, LDV Capital, SeedCamp, and MCC Ventures. According to the Synthesia co -founder and CEO Victor Riparbelli, videos and audio are the challenges of making a lot of money and time for production. Riparbelli was selected in 2020 as the European version of Forbes's "30 Under 30". Synthesia users can make themselves an avatar, and when you enter a script, a video will be generated. At present, it is compatible with 63 languages, and if the user enters in Spanish, the avatar speaks in Spanish and speaks French in French. Synthesia has a SaaS -type business model and offers two types of personal and corporate plans. Personal fees are $ 30 per month, and users can create 10 minutes a month video. For corporations, you can set the use time according to your needs. Currently, about 5,000 customers have used Synthesia, and more than 6 million unique videos have been created. Customers include Anst and Young (35 partners of the company are making avatars in Synthesia) and TeleperFormancy, UIPATH, WPP, etc. According to RIPARBELLI, companies use Synthesia for communication for the company, and the most useful use is for training. "It is possible for companies to provide more effective training, and which is better to read 15 pages of materials for seminars and watch a 2-3 minute video. If you choose, the answer is clear, "Riparbelli says. RIPARBELLI believes that the company's technology has the potential to spread widely in the entertainment field. "Our goal is to make it possible to make Hollywood movies with laptops alone," Riparbelli said.
