Biography:Dominik Mate Kovacs

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Dominik Mate Kovacs
EducationTechnical University of Denmark, University of Hong Kong
OccupationTechnology entrepreneur
Known forFounder and CEO of Colossyan

Dominik Mate Kovacs is a technology entrepreneur, CEO, and founder of Colossyan, a company specializing in AI-powered video content creation.[1][2] In 2024, he was included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Europe's Technology category.[3]

Biography

Kovacs completed his bachelor's degree in General Engineering in Cyber Systems at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) in 2020. He also pursued an exchange program at the University of Hong Kong, where he specialized in reinforcement learning and AI-based computer vision.[4]

Career

Kovacs co-founded his first company, Defudger, in 2018, which developed an authentication system for validating audiovisual content using computer vision, machine learning, and blockchain technology. The system was designed to detect deepfake content.[1][5][6]

In 2020, he co-founded Colossyan with Zoltan Kovacs and Kristof Szabo.[1] Dominik Mate Kovacs initially served as the company's Chief Product Officer[7] before being appointed CEO in 2022. The company secured €1 million in seed funding in 2021,[7][8][9] followed by $22 million in Series A funding in 2022.[1][2][10][11][12] Colossyan's platform enables users to generate training videos by entering scripts that are voiced by virtual avatars using Colossyan's text-to-speech (TTS) technology.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wiggers, Kyle (2024-02-06). "Colossyan uses GenAI to create corporate training videos" (in en-US). https://techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/colossyan-uses-genai-to-create-corporate-training-videos/. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Colossyan's AI-text-to-video platform attracts $22M in latest funding round" (in en-GB). 2024-02-06. https://tech.eu/2024/02/06/colossyans-ai-text-to-video-platform-attracts-22m-in-latest-funding-round/. 
  3. ↑ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Technology" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30/2024/europe/technology/?profile=dominik-mate-kovacs. 
  4. ↑ "Dominik Mate Kovacs" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/profile/dominik-mate-kovacs/. 
  5. ↑ "Nem akarjuk, hogy elszabaduljon a technológia – magyar csapat dolgozik rajta, így lesz a deepfake videókból etikus üzlet" (in hu). 2021-07-21. https://forbes.hu/napi-cimlap/deepfake-szintetikus-media-startup-befektetes-colossyan/. 
  6. ↑ "Dominik Kovacs | CEO & Founder at Colossyan | The Leadership Lab | Ep. 11 Anthony Kelly DeepRec" (in en). https://www.deeprec.ai/blog/2023/10/dominik-kovacs-ceo-and-founder-at-colossyan-the-leadership-lab-ep-11?source=google.com. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ohr, Thomas (2021-07-21). "Berlin-based Colossyan raises €1 million to assist more businesses with its AI video generation tool" (in en-US). https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/07/berlin-based-colossyan-raises-e1-million-to-assist-more-businesses-with-its-ai-video-generation-tool/. 
  8. ↑ "So kannst du mit einem Deepfake von Meme-Harold deine Freunde pranken" (in de). 2022-04-01. https://t3n.de/news/april-april-deepfake-freunde-1463133/. 
  9. ↑ "Synthetic video production startup Colossyan raises €1 million, promises alignment with "ethical standards"" (in en-GB). 2021-07-21. https://tech.eu/2021/07/21/synthetic-video-production-startup-colossyan-raises-e1-million-promises-alignment-with-e2808be2808bethical-standards/. 
  10. ↑ "Colossyan raises $22M to grow its AI-powered corporate training video production platform" (in en-US). 2024-02-06. https://siliconangle.com/2024/02/06/colossyan-raises-22m-grow-ai-powered-corporate-training-video-production-platform/. 
  11. ↑ Atanasova, Teodora (2024-02-06). "Hungarian Colossyan Raises $22 M Series A to Enhance Its Presence on the AI-driven Video Production Market" (in en-GB). https://therecursive.com/hungarian-colossyan-raises-22-m-series-a-to-enhance-its-presence-on-the-ai-driven-video-production-market/. 
  12. ↑ "Colossyan Raises $22 Million Amid Leading Growth in AI Video Industry" (in en-US). 2024-02-06. https://www.startuphub.ai/colossyan-raises-22-million-amid-leading-growth-in-ai-video-industry/. 



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