ElevenLabs: Approaching $22 Billion with a Stock Sale
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ElevenLabs Seeks Record Valuation
The artificial voice startup, ElevenLabs, is currently in preliminary discussions with investors for a secondary stock sale. This operation could value the company at around $22 billion, according to recent reports. This initiative would allow employees to sell a portion of their shares and could materialize as early as September if negotiations progress as expected, Bloomberg reported.
Rapidly Growing Valuation
If this stock sale goes through, it would mark a doubling of ElevenLabs' valuation compared to last February, when the company raised $500 million, reaching a valuation of $11 billion at that time. This rapid progression reflects the growing interest in AI voice technologies and investor confidence in the startup's growth potential.
Strong Origins and Rapid Expansion
Founded in 2022 by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dabkowski, former employees of Google and Palantir, ElevenLabs has quickly established itself as one of Europe's most valuable AI startups. The company develops AI voice generation tools used across various sectors such as publishing, advertising, customer service, and enterprise software. This diversity of applications contributes to its strong growth and appeal to investors.
Strategic Shift Towards Enterprises
The current discussions come as ElevenLabs increasingly turns its focus towards enterprise clients. According to Mati Staniszewski, co-founder and CEO, the revenue distribution, which was balanced between consumers and businesses at the end of 2025, is expected to evolve to reach 70% of revenue from enterprises by the end of 2027. This strategy reflects a desire to further embed itself in the professional market, where demand for AI voice solutions is rapidly expanding.
Support from Renowned Investors
The funding round in February was led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from existing investors such as Andreessen Horowitz and Iconiq. New investors, including Lightspeed, Evantic Capital, and Bond, have also joined the venture, further strengthening confidence in ElevenLabs' potential.
Ambitions for an IPO
ElevenLabs has repeatedly expressed its ambition to go public. Mati Staniszewski emphasized on LinkedIn that the company remains committed to building further, aware of the still untapped potential in this sector. With offices in London, Warsaw, and New York, and around 400 employees, ElevenLabs continues to expand, having received nearly 250,000 applications last year.
A spokesperson for ElevenLabs declined to comment on these developments.
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