Mati Staniszewski is the Co-Founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, the world's leading AI voice platform. Since launching in 2022, ElevenLabs has raised over $350M, most recently at a $3.3BN valuation, making it one of Europe's fastest AI unicorns. The company counts Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Sequoia Capital among its backers. Today, Mati announces that the company has hit a staggering $200M ARR. ElevenLabs took 20 months to hit $100M ARR. 10 months to hit $200M ARR. Can they do $300M in 5 months…
AGENDA:
[00:00] $100M in 20 Months?! ElevenLabs Untold Growth Story
[12:20] Are AI Models Already Plateauing—or Just Getting Started?
[14:00] Why OpenAI Can't Beat ElevenLabs
[17:30] The Talent Wars: How Do You Retain World-Class AI Researchers?
[23:10] PR vs Product: Why Most Startups Botch Their Launch
[36:00] Are U.S. VCs Playing a Different Game Than Europe?
[44:00] The Real Cost of AI: Why ElevenLabs Built Its Own Data Centers
[59:00] Voice Agents = Multi-Billion Dollar Business of the Future?
[01:05:00] Buy OpenAI or Anthropic? Which Foundation Model Wins?
[01:09:30] Europe: Strengths, Weaknesses and What Needs to be Done
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Mati Staniszewski is the Co-Founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, the world's leading AI voice platform. Since launching in 2022, ElevenLabs has raised over $350M, most recently at a $3.3BN valuation, making it one of Europe's fastest AI unicorns. The company counts Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Sequoia Capital among its backers. Today, Mati announces that the company has hit a staggering $200M ARR. ElevenLabs took 20 months to hit $100M ARR. 10 months to hit $200M ARR. Can they do $300M in 5 months…
AGENDA:
[00:00] $100M in 20 Months?! ElevenLabs Untold Growth Story
[12:20] Are AI Models Already Plateauing—or Just Getting Started?
[14:00] Why OpenAI Can't Beat ElevenLabs
[17:30] The Talent Wars: How Do You Retain World-Class AI Researchers?
[23:10] PR vs Product: Why Most Startups Botch Their Launch
[36:00] Are U.S. VCs Playing a Different Game Than Europe?
[44:00] The Real Cost of AI: Why ElevenLabs Built Its Own Data Centers
[59:00] Voice Agents = Multi-Billion Dollar Business of the Future?
[01:05:00] Buy OpenAI or Anthropic? Which Foundation Model Wins?
[01:09:30] Europe: Strengths, Weaknesses and What Needs to be Done
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