ElevenLabs

ElevenLabs is an AI audio company founded in 2022 by Piotr Dabkowski and Mati Staniszewski. The company builds state-of-the-art voice AI technology for text-to-speech and voice cloning with unprecedented naturalness and emotional range. ElevenLabs is used by content creators, publishers, game developers, and enterprises to generate voiceovers in 29 languages. The company has raised over $180 million in funding at a $3.3 billion valuation from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, and Nat Friedman. ElevenLabs is headquartered in New York with approximately 200 employees. The platform offers voice cloning, speech synthesis, dubbing, and audio isolation capabilities. Major customers include publishers like The Washington Post and game studios creating voice acting for characters. ElevenLabs competes with traditional text-to-speech providers like Amazon Polly and newer AI voice startups. The company is considered the leader in AI voice technology with the most natural sounding synthetic voices available.