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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
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This is 20VC with me, Harry Stebbings. Now, six or seven years ago, this Danish entrepreneur walked into my office and presented his vision for the future.
I did not invest and it keeps me up at night. It is one of my greatest mistakes. Today, that same entrepreneur joins me in the hot seat. His company is now worth billions of dollars. Welcoming Victor Ripperbelly, CEO and co-founder of Synthesia. the world's leading AI video communications platform for enterprises. And to date, Victor has raised over $250 million from Excel, GV, NEA, and more. And check this out, more than a million users and 55,000 businesses love and use Synthesia today. But before we dive in today, here are two fun facts about our newest brand sponsor, Kajabi. First, their customers just crossed a collective $8 billion in total revenue. Wow. Second, Kajabi's users keep 100% of their earnings, with the average Kajabi creator bringing in over $30,000 per year.
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Victor, dude, we met like six, seven years ago when I was very, very young and, you know, very naive. I can't believe it's been that long. But thank you so much for joining me, dude. I'm glad to be here, man.
I'm sorry for you that we're meeting under these circumstances.
So am I. I said to you before, I would have done better if I'd invested in every single company I'd ever met, because it would have been you, Deal, Vanta, Eleven Labs. I mean, oh, God. But I want to start today on some really exciting news that you have. So what is the exciting news you have for us today?
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