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ElevenLabs funding, valuation and investors
Generative voice, audio and conversational AI platform
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series D
$500M · February 2026
Latest known valuation
$22B
Employee tender (secondary) · September 30, 2026
Total disclosed equity funding
$680M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth · London, United Kingdom
Latest tracked event: Employee tender (secondary) (September 30, 2026). It is shown separately because it is not counted as disclosed equity funding.
Overview
ElevenLabs develops generative voice, speech and audio models used for content creation, localization and conversational agents. In September 2026, an employee tender priced the company at $22 billion without adding primary capital to the business.
Why ElevenLabs is interesting
The $300 million tender doubled ElevenLabs' valuation in seven months, demonstrating strong late-stage demand while giving employees liquidity ahead of a potential IPO.
Product & use cases
Developer APIs and applications for text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, sound effects, music and conversational voice agents.
- AI narration and content localization
- Real-time conversational voice agents
- Enterprise audio production and dubbing
Key facts
- $300M employee tender at a $22B valuation in September 2026
- Valuation doubled from the February 2026 Series D
- The tender provided secondary liquidity; ElevenLabs did not receive the $300M
Funding history (newest first)
Employee tender (secondary)
2026-09-30 $300M Valuation: $22B- Wellington Management (lead)
- T. Rowe Price (lead)
- Goldman Sachs Alternatives (participant)
- GIC (participant)
Source: Read source · elevenlabs.io
Series D
2026-02 $500M Valuation: $11BSource: Read source · ft.com
Series C
2025-01-30 $180M Valuation: $3.3BSource: Read source · elevenlabs.io
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Competitive landscape
Edge: ElevenLabs combines proprietary speech models, multilingual voice quality, developer APIs and enterprise distribution in a single audio-AI platform.
The company competes with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and specialist voice providers. Model commoditization, rights management and misuse controls remain material risks.
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OpenAI direct
Speech generation and real-time voice models.
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Google incumbent
Cloud speech, Gemini audio and media-generation capabilities.
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Cartesia direct
Low-latency voice AI infrastructure.
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PlayHT direct
Generative voice and text-to-speech platform.
Notable stories
- Series C (Jan 2025): $180M co-led by a16z; Sequoia Capital and NEA among participants — TechCrunch, ElevenLabs blog
- Disclosed financing: $180M (Series C)
Industries
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