Mati Staniszewski founded ElevenLabs in 2022. The company built the first human-sounding text-to-speech model, reached $600M ARR in 40 months with 600 employees, and powers voice AI for enterprises (Revolut, Klarna), creators (Matthew McConaughey, James Earl Jones estate), and platforms (Fortnite, Headspace).
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ElevenLabs has achieved extraordinary revenue growth ($100M in 20 months, $200M in 10, $300M in 5, now $600M) by owning the voice interaction layer — text-to-speech, speech-to-text, turn-taking, and music — while building a verticalized platform for enterprises (Revolut, Klarna) and a creator marketplace paying $22M to voice talent. Their research moat comes from 1,000+ contractors labeling audio data and architecture optimized for interaction, not scale.
Deutsche Telekom employs ElevenLabs voice agents to handle inbound product inquiries, replacing forms with natural conversation and capturing richer customer intent data.
Deliveroo uses ElevenLabs voice agents to call restaurants for opening hours, updating riders and customers in real-time, demonstrating revenue-generating voice agent use cases beyond customer support.