Secondary sales shift from founder windfalls to employee-retention tools
AI startups like Clay and ElevenLabs are using early liquidity to keep their best talent.
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ElevenLabs CEO: Voice is the next interface for AI
ElevenLabs CEO argued at Web Summit Qatar that voice is the next interface for AI, as OpenAI, Google, and Apple push conversational systems into wearables, new hardware, and everyday interactions.
ElevenLabs raises $500M from Sequoia at an $11 billion valuation
ElevenLabs’ valuation has raised more than three times in the last 12 months.
ElevenLabs CEO says the voice AI startup crossed $330 million ARR last year
The company said it took only five months to go from $200 million to $330 million in annual recurring revenue.
ElevenLabs strike deals with celebs to create AI audio
ElevenLabs struck a deal with actors Michael Caine and Matthew McConaughey to AI-generate their voices.
ElevenLabs launches an AI music generator, which it claims is cleared for commercial use
The AI audio-generation unicorn ElevenLabs announced the launch of a new model that allows users to generate music that’s cleared for commercial use.