Synthesia key facts
Last updated- Legal entity
- Synthesia Limited
- Headquarters
- United Kingdom (GB)
- Ownership
- Independent
- Founded
- 2017
- Data hosting
- Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, United States
- Infrastructure
- Multi-cloud (OpenAI, AssemblyAI, Deep Zen)
- Deployment
- SaaS
- Open source
- No
- US Cloud Act exposure
- Exposed
- Replaces
- Loom, Adobe Premiere Pro (for corporate instructions), HeyGen, Colossyan
About Synthesia
Synthesia is an enterprise-grade AI video communications platform that enables businesses to create high-quality videos without the need for cameras, microphones, or studios. Founded by AI researchers from leading universities, the platform uses proprietary generative AI to turn text into video featuring realistic digital avatars. The service is primarily used for corporate training, onboarding, and internal communications, allowing for rapid localization across dozens of languages. While headquartered in London, Synthesia maintains a significant presence across Europe with subsidiaries in Germany and the Netherlands, serving a large portion of the Fortune 100 with a focus on scalable, secure video production.
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Multi-cloud (OpenAI, AssemblyAI, Deep Zen)
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