ACCESS Where AI video is headed next, with Synthesia's Victor Riparbelli
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Feb 5, 2026 
Victor Riparbelli, CEO and co-founder of Synthesia, builds generative AI video for enterprise training and comms. He talks fundraising and turning deepfakes into a scalable business. Short takes cover video replacing longform text, avatars for corporate continuity, interactive training role-plays, translation/editability advantages, and provenance, verification, and safety trade-offs.
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Mark Cuban's Early Bet
- Victor Riparbelli tells how Mark Cuban invested after asking tactical questions and believing the long-term vision.
- Cuban provided access to sports stars and introductions rather than hands-on operational help.
David Beckham Demo Moment
- Victor describes the 2018 David Beckham campaign using AI dubbing to create multilingual content.
- That demo reframed deepfakes as useful, consented technology and went viral.
Video As The New PowerPoint
- Victor frames Synthesia as the "next generation of PowerPoint," replacing static docs with video.
- Lowering video creation costs expands internal video volume by 100–200x, unlocking many use cases.