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Mati Staniszewski

Co-Founder & CEO of ElevenLabs | Frontier Voice AI Research

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“We want to make any content universally accessible in any voice and language.”

— Mati Staniszewski

PSYCHOLOGICAL ARCHETYPE • The Frontier Scientist

OPERATING DNA

First-principles researcher and polymath obsessed with turning groundbreaking academic, mathematical, or physical discoveries into commercial reality.

FOUNDER CHRONICLE

The Founder Journey

Transforming Spoken Media with AI

Mati Staniszewski, a former Palantir deployment strategist, co-founded ElevenLabs in 2022 alongside Piotr Dabkowski. Driven by the vision of eliminating language and audio barriers in global entertainment, they designed multilingual speech synthesis models with expressive emotional realism.

Unicorn Velocity

Backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital, and Nat Friedman, ElevenLabs powers audio narration for publishers, independent creators, and real-time interactive AI voice agents globally.

VENTURE PORTFOLIO

Companies & Brands Founded

ElevenLabs

Co-Founder & CEO of ElevenLabs

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ElevenLabs produces advanced generative voice AI technology, powering emotional speech synthesis, real-time voice translation, and AI audio agents.

Founded: 2022

Stage: Series B

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

MEDIA & VIDEO CHANNEL

Mati Staniszewski on YouTube

Original founder video breakdowns, keynote presentations, and interviews documenting company growth and industry transformation.

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CAPITAL ALLOCATION • ECOSYSTEM BETS

Ventures, Ecosystem & Angel Bets

Strategic ecosystem bets, enterprise divisions, and high-conviction ventures expanding the founder's industrial footprint.

Audio AI

Speech

★ Angel

Creator Economy

Media

★ Angel

VERIFIED FACTS

Frequently Asked Questions about Mati Staniszewski

Who is Mati Staniszewski and what companies did they build?

Mati Staniszewski is a United Kingdom entrepreneur and Co-Founder & CEO of ElevenLabs | Frontier Voice AI Research based in London, United Kingdom. They are widely celebrated as the primary builder behind ElevenLabs.

What is Mati Staniszewski's net worth?

Mati Staniszewski's exact personal net worth is privately held and not publicly disclosed. Their primary financial value is tied to their equity in ElevenLabs.

What is Mati Staniszewski's leadership philosophy and operating archetype?

Mati Staniszewski embodies the The Frontier Scientist archetype on Limitless Founders, characterized by high-conviction decision-making, operational discipline, and relentless execution across pivotal markets.

What startups and sectors has Mati Staniszewski backed as an investor?

Mati Staniszewski has deployed strategic angel capital into early-stage market challengers, with verified portfolio bets including Audio AI, Creator Economy.

What is Mati Staniszewski's core advice for ambitious founders?

Mati Staniszewski advocates for first-principles rigor, summarized by their defining thesis: "We want to make any content universally accessible in any voice and language."

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