# HeyGen

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/heygen

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Los Angeles, US
- Website: www.heygen.com
- Total disclosed funding: $60M
- Latest round: Series A (Jun 20, 2024)
- Investors on record: 7

## About

Based in California, US, and established in 2020, HeyGen, Inc. is an artificial intelligence content production system developer that can automatically generate visual content instead of camera shooting. The content generation engine uses the technology of deep learning and graphics, including 3D modeling, neural radiation field, and neural rendering. The founder is Mr.Zhuosuo Xu, who graduated from Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in computer science, and was one the top 100 employees of Snapchat, a serviced advertising division engineer.

HeyGen, Inc. was founded as Surreal AI, later changing its name to Movio, and then to its current name HeyGen.

It provides interactive 3D multi-dimensional content, including video face change, picture face swap by one click, and avatar that can create artificial intelligence images on demand and is high authenticity and has no copyright risk. It is used in the advertising and e-commerce industry, such as providing a video version of Google Translate for cross-border e-commerce customers, which can automatically match the look and mouth shape of the advertising model. 

The company plans to expand the market, and research and develop products.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Jun 20, 2024, $60M — Benchmark, SV Angel, Thrive Capital, Conviction, Bond Capital
- Angel, Mar 2, 2021 — Hong Shan, ZhenFund

## Investors

- Hong Shan — Angel
- ZhenFund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/zhenfund) — Angel
- Benchmark (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/benchmark) — Series A
- SV Angel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sv-angel) — Series A
- Thrive Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/thrive-capital) — Series A
- Conviction (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/conviction) — Series A
- Bond Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bond-capital) — Series A