Synthesia's Victor Riparbelli: Using AI To Replace Boring PowerPoints With Interactive Video
Startup founder Victor Riparbelli has always been drawn to counterculture ideas. "Life's more interesting at the fringes," he says.
When Victor co-founded Synthesia in 2017 to produce AI video, most investors didn't buy it — nearly 100 said no. A pivotal refocus away from Hollywood toward unglamorous business use cases like training videos and internal communications changed everything, helping Synthesia reach $150 million in annual recurring revenue, a $4 billion valuation, and customers across more than 90% of the Fortune 100, from Amazon to IKEA and Merck.
On The Upstarts Podcast, Victor…
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