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HeyGen

HeyGen is an AI Avatar Video company founded in 2020 and based in Los Angeles, United States. It has raised $65.6M in total funding, most recently a Series A in 2024 at a $500M valuation.

HeyGen, founded in 2020 by Joshua Xu and Wayne Liang and based in Los Angeles, turns scripts into studio-quality video featuring AI avatars and cloned voices. Users can create a photorealistic digital twin from a short clip and reuse it across unlimited videos, or translate existing footage into 175+ languages with natural lip-sync. The platform also integrates leading foundation video models, positioning it as a direct competitor to Synthesia in the enterprise and creator avatar markets.

A fast-growing avatar video platform known for instant avatar cloning and 175+ language translation with lip-sync.

heygen.com AI Avatar Video

United Statesprivate

At a glance

Total raised

$65.6M

last round series a

Headcount

201-500

approximate · public range

Headquarters

Los Angeles

United States

Founded

2020

6 years active

Status

Private

AI Avatar Video

Latest valuation

Funding history

Total raised

$65.6M

Rounds tracked

2

Latest stage

Series A

Latest valuation

$500M

Date	Stage	Amount	Valuation	Lead investors
Jun 20, 2024	Series A	$60M	$500M	Benchmark
Nov 29, 2023	Seed extension	$5.6M	$75M

Products

AI Video Generator
Core platform that enables users to create studio-quality videos by typing a script. Generates complete videos with AI avatars, natural voiceovers, captions, and animations, and supports text-to-video, image-to-video, and audio-to-video workflows. Users can choose pre-made avatars or create custom digital twins, rendering in 1080p or 4K in minutes without cameras, crews, or production equipment. Designed for marketing, communications, sales, learning & development, and social media content.
Instant Avatar / Digital Twin
Lets users record a brief video (around 15 seconds) of themselves to generate a photorealistic digital clone that looks, moves, and sounds like them. The digital twin can be reused across unlimited videos without re-recording, helping users scale personal brand and content creation. Includes voice cloning to match the original speaker, plus customizable looks, outfits, backgrounds, and expressions to keep brand identity consistent across different video projects and campaigns.
Video Translation & Dubbing
Translates existing videos into 175+ languages and dialects with AI-generated voiceovers, natural lip-sync, and auto-generated subtitles. Preserves the original speaker's voice characteristics, tone, pacing, and emotional impact while delivering authentic localized content. Eliminates the need for re-recording, hiring voice actors, or manual audio synchronization, enabling global content distribution and multilingual marketing campaigns, training, and communications at scale across markets.
AI Voice Cloning
Captures a user's voice from a short audio sample and creates a reusable AI voice clone that speaks in multiple languages while keeping original voice characteristics. Cloned voices apply across unlimited videos with adjustable emotion, delivery, and tone through Voice Director controls. Supports both instant cloning for quick projects and professional cloning for higher-quality output, and integrates with text-to-speech across 175+ languages and accents for multilingual content creation.