Company Name: HeyGen (formerly Surreal / Movio)
Industry: AI-Powered Video Generation & Avatar-Based Visual Content
Founded: 2020
Headquarters: Los Angeles, California, United States
Full Address:
12130 Millennium Drive, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90094
United States
About the Company
HeyGen is an advanced AI video creation platform that empowers users to produce professional-quality videos without cameras, actors, or extensive editing. At its core are lifelike AI avatars—either cloned from user photos or selected from a robust stock library—capable of delivering scripts with natural gestures, facial expressions, and lip-sync accuracy.
The platform supports seamless localization, offering multilingual voice cloning and dubbing in over 170 languages and dialects. It’s tailored for marketing, training, sales, e-learning, and enterprise communications, letting users personalize content at scale quickly and cost-effectively.
Key Features & Services
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Text-to-Video & Audio-to-Video: Transform scripts or voice input into dynamic video content.
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AI Avatars: Generate avatars from user-supplied images or choose from a curated stock library.
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Multilingual Localization: Translate and dub videos with accurate lip-sync across 170+ languages.
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Interactive & Personalized Video: Create dynamic videos that can adapt to viewer data or respond in real-time.
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Enterprise and API Integration: Streamline workflows through automation and embed video generation capabilities in existing systems.
Achievements & Impact
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Recognized as G2’s #1 Fastest Growing Product of 2025.
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Over 15 million users, with 37 million+ videos created and 17 million+ photo avatars generated.
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Increased post-production efficiency by 50%, saving an average of 3 hours per video, and slashed localization costs by up to 80% for users.
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Serve a wide range of clients—from solo creators and marketers to large enterprises—with recognizable brands across industries.
Vision
HeyGen envisions a world where visual storytelling is effortless, inclusive, and scalable for all. By removing traditional barriers in video creation—with AI avatars, intelligent localization, and personalization—the company enables anyone to tell their story, in any language, with impact.
