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ElevenLabs, the hot AI audio startup, confirms $180M in Series C funding at a $3.3B valuation


ElevenLabs, one of the more popular startups working in the field AI audio, said Thursday that it has raised a Series C round of $180 million, valuing the

Mati Staniszewski, the CEO who co-founded the company with childhood friend Piotr Dabkowski, said in an interview that the startup is focusing its research on building audio AI models that are more expressive and have more control. Dozens of major publishers and content creators across verticals like media and gaming, as well as a number of other tech startups, are all using ElevenLabs’ technology to power their voice and audio features. In 2023, Motherboard reported that 4chan members allegedly used the AI audio generation tool to create voices that sounded like Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and Emma Watson to spread problematic content.

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