HeyGen CTO Rong Yan on AI Video Generation and the Language Challenge – slator.com

Rong Yan, CTO of HeyGen, joins SlatorPod to recount the company’s transformation from a Metaverse-focused startup to leading the emerging field of AI video generation. Rong recounts HeyGen’s beginnings and the pivot to its current avatar model, which saw ARR go from zero to USD 1m within six months. Rong attributes HeyGen’s success to its […]

AI Dubbing as a Feature Accelerates as Synthesia Raises USD 180M Series D – slator.com

AI multilingual video generation platform Synthesia has announced that it has raised USD 180m in a Series D funding round. Led by NEA, the round included participation from new investors WiL, Atlassian Ventures, PSP Growth, and existing investors GV, MMC Ventures, and FirstMark. The latest funding comes 18 months after its Series C, bringing the […]