{"id":20802,"date":"2026-02-04T19:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/mati-staniszewski-piotr-dabkowski-triple-elevenlabs-valuation-to-11-billion-solidifying-their-grip-on-a-i-voice\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:16:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T19:16:00","slug":"mati-staniszewski-piotr-dabkowski-triple-elevenlabs-valuation-to-11-billion-solidifying-their-grip-on-a-i-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalgunowner.org\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/mati-staniszewski-piotr-dabkowski-triple-elevenlabs-valuation-to-11-billion-solidifying-their-grip-on-a-i-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"Mati Staniszewski & Piotr Dabkowski Triple ElevenLabs\u2019 Valuation to $11 Billion, Solidifying Their Grip on A.I. Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ElevenLabs was co-founded by Piotr Dabkowski and Mati Staniszewski. Courtesy ElevenLabs<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mati Staniszewski<\/a> and Piotr Dabkowski<\/a>\u2019s ElevenLabs<\/a> is everywhere. Matthew McConaughey<\/a> uses ElevenLabs to power the Spanish-language version of his personal newsletter. Masterclass uses ElevenLabs to give A.I. versions of its instructors a voice. Even the Ukrainian government uses ElevenLabs to add audio interfaces to public services. Silicon Valley, of course, has also taken notice of the venture\u2019s fast-spreading influence. Today (Feb. 4), Staniszewski and Dabkowski announced that their venture has raised $500 million in a Series D round, led by Sequoia, with big-name backers like Andreessen Horowitz<\/a>, Iconic, Lightspeed Venture Partners<\/a>, Evantic Capital and BOND. The round gives ElevenLabs a valuation of $11 billion, a more than threefold increase from the $3.3 billion figure it received last year<\/a>, and brings its total funding to $781 million.<\/p>\n

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The Palantir<\/a> (Staniszewski) and Google<\/a> (Dabkowski) alums launched the company in 2022 with a focus on text-to-speech A.I. models and have since expanded to include features such as conversational technology, dubbing and sound effects. Staniszewski and Dabkowski<\/span> are among <\/span>the most dominant players in A.I.<\/a> today, and ElevenLabs is the indisputable authority in A.I. voice generation\u2014a submarket of the A.I. industry expected to balloon<\/a> from $4.1 billion in 2025 to $20.7 billion by 2031.<\/p>\n

ElevenLabs closed 2025 with more than $330 million in annual recurring revenue\u201410 percent above last year\u2019s $300 million goal<\/a>. With fresh funding in hand, Staniszewski and Dabkowski will bolster ElevenLabs\u2019 roster of conversational A.I. agents, making the assistants (used by the likes of Square and Revolut) faster, more interactive, and more expressive.<\/span> Duolingo<\/a>, Nvidia<\/a> and Time Magazine<\/a> use ElevenLabs\u2019 ElevenCreative platform to generate and localize audio across more than 70 languages. Meta<\/a>, Epic Games<\/a>, Salesforce<\/a> and Harvey<\/a> use ElevenLabs\u2019 voice infrastructure to enable developers to build products and experiences.<\/p>\n

Enterprise isn\u2019t the venture\u2019s only source of revenue. In a surprising turn for an industry riddled with concerns about A.I. creep, Hollywood has shown growing interest in ElevenLabs\u2019 Iconic Voice Marketplace<\/a>, a two-sided platform that facilitates authorized use of A.I.-generated versions of celebrity voices. McConaughey (who has an equity stake in the company) and Michael Caine<\/a> were among the first actors to license their voices to ElevenLabs and have become vocal proponents of the marketplace, which now includes the voices of Maya Angelou<\/a>, Alan Turing<\/a>, Liza Minelli and Art Garfunkel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Staniszewski and Dabkowski<\/span> aren\u2019t just entering new industries; they are expanding ElevenLabs into new locations beyond their headquarters in London and New York. To maintain its lead over rivals like Hume<\/a>, WaveForms<\/a> and PlayAI<\/a>\u2014the latter two were snapped up by Meta<\/a> last year\u2014ElevenLabs is eyeing offices in Europe, Asia, Australia and South America, and plans to eventually go public. Last year, Staniszewski said ElevenLabs hopes to be IPO-ready in the next five years<\/a>,<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started ElevenLabs, we couldn\u2019t have imagined the scale and impact we\u2019ve reached today, with an incredible team doing the best work of their lives,\u201d Staniszewski, who also serves as CEO of ElevenLabs, said in a statement. \u201cYet we stay hungry, knowing how early this space is, as we build toward IPO and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

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