Dominik Mate Kovacs Explained

Dominik Mate Kovacs
Education:Technical University of Denmark, University of Hong Kong
Occupation:Technology entrepreneur
Known For:Founder 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 synthetic media content.[5] [6]

In 2020, he co-founded Colossyan with Zoltan Kovacs and Kristof Szabo. Dominik Mate Kovacs initially served as the company's Chief Product Officer[7] before being appointed CEO in 2022. Under his leadership the company secured €1 million in seed funding,[8] [9] followed by $22 million in Series A funding in 2022.[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. Web site: Wiggers . Kyle . 2024-02-06 . Colossyan uses GenAI to create corporate training videos . 2024-09-20 . TechCrunch . en-US.
  2. Web site: 2024-02-06 . Colossyan's AI-text-to-video platform attracts $22M in latest funding round . 2024-09-20 . Tech.eu . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Forbes 30 Under 30 2024: Technology . 2024-09-20 . Forbes . en.
  4. Web site: Dominik Mate Kovacs . 2024-09-20 . Forbes . en.
  5. Web site: 2021-07-21 . Nem akarjuk, hogy elszabaduljon a technológia – magyar csapat dolgozik rajta, így lesz a deepfake videókból etikus üzlet . 2024-09-20 . Forbes.hu . hu.
  6. Web site: Dominik Kovacs CEO & Founder at Colossyan The Leadership Lab Ep. 11 Anthony Kelly DeepRec . 2024-09-20 . www.deeprec.ai . en.
  7. Web site: Ohr . Thomas . 2021-07-21 . Berlin-based Colossyan raises €1 million to assist more businesses with its AI video generation tool . 2024-09-20 . EU-Startups . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2022-04-01 . So kannst du mit einem Deepfake von Meme-Harold deine Freunde pranken . 2024-09-20 . t3n Magazin . de.
  9. Web site: 2021-07-21 . Synthetic video production startup Colossyan raises €1 million, promises alignment with "ethical standards" . 2024-09-20 . Tech.eu . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 2024-02-06 . Colossyan raises $22M to grow its AI-powered corporate training video production platform . 2024-09-20 . SiliconANGLE . en-US.
  11. Web site: Atanasova . Teodora . 2024-02-06 . Hungarian Colossyan Raises $22 M Series A to Enhance Its Presence on the AI-driven Video Production Market . 2024-09-20 . TheRecursive.com . en-GB.
  12. Web site: 2024-02-06 . Colossyan Raises $22 Million Amid Leading Growth in AI Video Industry . 2024-09-20 . StartupHub.ai . en-US.

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