Joshua Xu
CEO
HeyGen
HeyGen provides an AI‑powered platform that converts scripts, images, presentations, or PDFs into full‑length, high‑resolution videos without any cameras or manual editing. Users can select AI avatars, add voiceovers in 175+ languages, and generate content such as explainers, product ads, or social media clips, with automatic lip‑sync, background music, and visual composition. The service also offers API integrations for automated video workflows, enabling marketers, creators, and training teams to produce multilingual video at scale.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Content & Publishing
- Creator / Creative Economy
- Media & Entertainment
- Software Only
Updated 5 months ago
Funding
Raised to date
$60MRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Funding rounds are not available yet.
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Product
Problem
Creating professional video content traditionally requires expensive equipment, a production crew, and editing expertise, which limits the speed and scale at which individuals and businesses can produce visual media. This barrier makes it difficult to generate multilingual, localized videos quickly for marketing, training, or social media.
Solution
HeyGen offers an AI-powered video generation platform that transforms scripts, images, presentations, or PDFs into full-length, high‑resolution videos without any cameras or manual editing. Users select or create AI avatars, input text, and choose from over 175 languages and accents; the system automatically handles voice synthesis, lip‑sync, background music, and visual composition. The platform supports photo‑to‑video conversion, product placement ads, and faceless UGC style clips, enabling rapid production of explainer, onboarding, and social media videos. Integrated multilingual dubbing and voice‑cloning allow instant localization, while a web‑based editor and template library streamline the workflow for creators of any skill level.
Target Audience
HeyGen serves marketers, content creators, and training teams in enterprises and SMBs who need to produce high‑quality video at scale without filming or editing resources, as well as developers integrating video generation via API.
Features
- Text‑to‑video generation with 1080p or 4K output, AI avatars, and automatic background selection
- Photo‑to‑video conversion with realistic lip‑sync and expressive AI voices
- Product ad creator that places product images in avatar hands and adds music, captions, and voiceovers
- UGC and reaction video mode for faceless TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts content
- Multilingual dubbing in 175+ languages and dialects with voice cloning and natural‑sounding AI voices
- Custom digital twin avatars generated from a single photo or user‑recorded video, supporting unlimited reuse
- Library of 1,000+ stock AI avatar models and 500+ stock digital twins for quick selection
- API and integrations (Zapier, Make, HubSpot, n8n) for automated video workflows and enterprise LMS/SCORM export