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ElevenLabs funding, valuation and investors
AI audio company ElevenLabs announced a $180M Series C on Jan. 30, 2025, at a reported $3.3B post-money valuation.
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Funding, valuation & investors
Answer-first snapshotLatest funding
Series C
$180M · January 2025
Latest known valuation
$3.3B
Series C · January 2025
Total disclosed equity funding
$180M
Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.
Current status
private
growth
Investors in latest funding
Lead: Andreessen Horowitz
Other: New Enterprise Associates , Sequoia Capital
Overview
ElevenLabs builds AI voice synthesis — text-to-speech, voice cloning, and dubbing used by media, developers, and enterprises. Founded 2022, HQ Warsaw/London/NYC. a16z and ICONIQ Growth co-led a $180M Series C in January 2025 at $3.3B valuation; Sequoia, NEA, and Salesforce Ventures participated. Total funding ~$281M across four rounds.
Why ElevenLabs is interesting
The raise underscores New York's role in AI platform funding during the quarter and signals that late-stage capital remained available for category leaders with strong distribution momentum. AI audio company ElevenLabs announced a $180M Series C on Jan. 30, 2025, at a reported $3.3B post-money valuation.
Product & use cases
AI audio platform — text-to-speech, voice cloning, dubbing, and speech APIs for developers and media.
- Media dubbing and audiobook production
- Developer voice APIs in apps
- Enterprise conversational AI voice layers
Key facts
- Series C (Jan 2025): $180M co-led by a16z; Sequoia Capital and NEA among participants — TechCrunch, ElevenLabs blog
- Disclosed financing: $180M (Series C)
- Covered in 1 Venture Capital Tracker article(s)
Funding history (newest first)
Series C
2025-01 $180M Valuation: $3.3BInvestors in our directory
Funds linked from ElevenLabs's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Competitive landscape
Edge: ElevenLabs differentiates through focused product scope and a16z-backed GTM in its category — see competitors for tradeoffs vs. incumbents.
ElevenLabs operates in a competitive category where incumbents have distribution but startups win on workflow fit. See named competitors for honest better/worse notes; we do not invent market share.
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OpenAI TTS direct
API TTS from OpenAI; ElevenLabs voice quality/dubbing focus.
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Play.ht direct
Voice synthesis API competitor.
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Descript adjacent
Audio/video editing with voice features.
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)
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