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Jul 22, 2026

Synthesia Launches AI Roleplay Sessions for Interactive Workplace Training

British AI startup Synthesia has launched Roleplay Sessions, an interactive training platform that allows employees to practice workplace conversations with AI avatars that provide real-time feedback, scoring, and analytics. The product marks the company's expansion beyond its core AI video creation business into live coaching.

Jul 22, 2026·8 sources
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  • ▪Roleplay Sessions is the first release under Synthesia's broader Sessions platform, which the company plans to expand into job interviews and candidate screening.
  • ▪Synthesia raised $200 million in Series E funding at a $4 billion valuation in January 2026, up from $2.1 billion a year earlier.
  • ▪Synthesia CEO Victor Riparbelli said the company was seeing strong executive interest in using Roleplay Sessions to map internal talent and gather granular performance data across teams.

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