HeyGen, an artificial intelligence startup that lets users quickly create realistic-looking avatars, has raised $60 million in a funding round that values the company at $500 million.

The blog post introduces HeyGen's TalkingPhoto Discord bot, a revolutionary tool designed to enhance user engagement levels on the Discord platform. The bot uses AI to scan portrait images and create dialogues based on user text input, thereby bringing static visuals to life.

We recently achieved a significant milestone, reaching $1M ARR in just 7 months. At the same time, we've maintained a steady 50% MoM growth for 9 consecutive months (Sep 2022 - present). I will share our story of how we did it.