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Mati Staniszewski

Co-founder & CEO, Elevenlabs

Search every verified Mati Staniszewski interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. In a February 2026 interview with a16z, ElevenLabs co-founder and CEO Mati Staniszewski discussed the company's growth and his vision for voice as a primary computer interface. He stated that ElevenLabs began as a weekend project and has since expanded to offices in over 11 cities with more than 300 employees, crossing $330 million in annual recurring revenue in 2025. Staniszewski described a future where screen-first interactions move into the background, with voice enabling users to be more present, such as students using headphones with AI tutors. He also noted the company's remote-first approach, attributing it to a desire to hire top researchers globally. Staniszewski also outlined ElevenLabs' technical ambitions, mentioning specialized models for audio, sound effects, and music, with a goal of developing a single model capable of generating any kind of audio. He described the company's new challenge as crossing a "vocal Turing test," where AI voices would be indistinguishable from human ones. Reflecting on his personal motivation, Staniszewski said he values seeing people react to the technology and described the opportunity to define voice as the next interface as a rare and unique chance to be at the frontier of the field.

Recent appearances

  • The Story Behind ElevenLabs | Interview with CEO Mati Staniszewski

    February 06, 2026 · 📺 a16z

    ElevenLabs started as a weekend project. They now have hundreds of thousands of users and crossed $330M ARR in 2025. We sat down with their team to understand how they're building the next fundamental computer interface: voice. This is the ElevenLabs story. Resources: Follow Mati on X: https://x.com/matiii Follow Piotr on X: https://x.com/dabkowski_piotr Follow Jennifer on X: https://x.com/JenniferHli Stay Updated: If you enjoyed this, be sure to like, subscribe, and share with your friends. Find a16z on X:   / a16z   Find a16z on LinkedIn:   / a16z   Listen to the a16z Podcast on Spotify:…

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  • Our Super Bowl Ad, The Age of Orchestration, Walmart hits $1T, SaaSpocalpyse, Ken is Sick of Griftin

    February 04, 2026 · 📺 TBPN

    Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com 04:53 Our Super Bowl Ad 11:19 Ads in AI Commercial Reactions 35:47 Walmart hits $1T 39:41 Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, a company specializing in AI-driven voice synthesis, discusses the company's recent $500 million Series D funding round, valuing ElevenLabs at $11 billion, and highlights the rapid growth in annual recurring revenue, reaching $330 million by the end of 2025. He emphasizes the expansion of their product offerings, including advancements in voice agents and conversational models, and notes significant en…

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