ElevenLabs

What ElevenLabs does

ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company transforming how people interact with technology. It provides AI voice infrastructure including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, voice cloning, conversational agents, and generative audio. The company offers three main platforms: ElevenCreative for generating and editing speech, music, image, and video; ElevenAgents for deploying and monitoring conversational AI agents; and ElevenAPI for developers to access foundational AI audio models. ElevenLabs focuses on creating human-like voice models and expanding beyond voice to offer comprehensive AI audio and generative media solutions.

Products

• ElevenCreativeA no-code web application for creators, producers, and editors to generate voiceovers, music, dubs, and studio projects directly in the browser. It allows creation of ultra-realistic speech, videos, music, and sound effects, and includes an all-in-one AI editor for podcasts, audiobooks, and voiceovers.
• ElevenAgentsA platform for designing and operating conversational voice agents, with a visual builder for non-technical users and programmatic control for developers. It enables deployment of natural, human-sounding agents in 70+ languages for customer experience, sales, and support across various channels.
• ElevenAPIExposes every capability as a REST interface with official Python and TypeScript SDKs, allowing developers to embed voice into their own applications and workflows. It provides access to leading AI audio foundational models for text-to-speech, speech-to-text, and other generative audio features.
• Reception AIA ready-to-deploy AI phone receptionist for small and medium businesses that answers calls, books appointments, and manages day-to-day operations from a single dashboard.
• Eleven FlashA text-to-speech model optimized for low latency (75ms) for conversational use cases, supporting 32+ languages.
• Eleven MultilingualA text-to-speech model known for lifelike, consistent speech quality, supporting 29+ languages.
• Eleven v3The most emotionally rich and expressive speech synthesis model, supporting 70+ languages with dramatic delivery and performance.
• Scribe v2A state-of-the-art speech recognition model offering accurate transcription in 90+ languages, keyterm prompting, entity detection, word-level timestamps, speaker diarization, dynamic audio tagging, and smart language detection.
• Scribe v2 RealtimeA real-time speech recognition model with low latency (~150ms) for live transcription.

Key capabilities

• Ultra-realistic speech generation
• 70+ languages supported for speech
• Voice cloning
• Voice design from prompt
• Library of 10,000+ voices
• Music generation (any genre, style, vocals or instrumental)
• Custom sound effects, soundscapes, ambient audio
• Image and video creation/editing
• Omnichannel AI agents (phone, chat, email, WhatsApp)
• Agent analytics and CX metrics
• Agent testing and simulation
• Agent guardrails for behavior and compliance
• Complex conversation workflows for agents
• Text to Speech API
• Speech to Text API
• Voice Changer
• Voice Isolator
• Automatic Dubbing
• Text to Dialogue
• Voice Remixing
• Forced Alignment
• Speech Engine
• Low-latency audio generation (as low as 75ms)
• Emotionally aware voice agents
• Multilingual support for agents (70+ languages)
• Enterprise-grade security and infrastructure
• No-code agent builder
• API and SDK access for developers
• Customizable models for consistency, latency, or emotional control
• Zero retention mode for privacy (Enterprise customers)
• Pronunciation dictionaries
• Deterministic sampling with seed
• Continuity features for concatenated speech generations

Use cases

• Audiobooks and podcasts narration
• Advertisement voiceovers
• Character voices for cartoons or video games
• Conversational AI scenarios
• Social media content creation
• Multilingual marketing content
• Streamlining product updates and localization
• Customer support and onboarding
• Lead qualification
• Outbound sales
• Scheduling automation
• Troubleshooting issues
• Automating high-volume support, onboarding, and billing workflows
• Expanding accounts and converting prospects
• Self-serve support
• High-touch engagement
• Supporting buyers, sellers, and couriers in marketplaces
• Automating intake, scheduling, and revenue workflows for vertical platforms
• Improving user onboarding, support, and troubleshooting for SaaS/developer tools
• Patient support for medical answering services
• Bilingual and multilingual reception services
• Real estate lead generation and batch calling
• Virtual receptionist for law firms
• Healthcare and hospital answering services
• Appointment scheduling
• Invoice management
• Purchase assistance
• Account support
• Order tracking, billing, and account issues resolution
• Financial services: account inquiries, loan origination, claims processing, collections, compliance verification
• Balance checks, payment reminders, status updates
• Dispute resolution (e.g., debit card charges)
• Sales outreach, renewals, cross-sell
• Payment recovery with empathetic collection agents
• Screening inbound leads and booking appointments
• Generating custom agents from SOPs, KBs, and scripts
• Integrating with CRM, ticketing, and banking systems
• Voice-enabled project management
• Real-time voice commerce
• Personalized email follow-ups and subscription management

AI approach

ElevenLabs is an AI research and product company that builds its own foundational models for voice AI, including text-to-speech, speech-to-text, voice cloning, conversational agents, and generative audio. They offer various models optimized for different use cases like expressiveness, low latency, and multilingual support. Their platforms include ElevenCreative for content generation, ElevenAgents for conversational AI, and ElevenAPI for developers to integrate their models.

Tech named: Eleven v3, Eleven Multilingual v2, Eleven Flash v2.5, Scribe v2, Scribe v2 Realtime, Veo, Wan, Kling, Seedance

Industries served

• Technology
• Fintech
• Healthtech
• Edtech
• E-commerce
• Marketplaces and platform businesses
• Vertical software and platforms
• SaaS and developer tools companies
• Retail
• Financial services
• Healthcare
• Legal
• Advertising
• Media and Entertainment

What it says sets it apart

• Leading AI voice generator
• Two platforms (ElevenCreative, ElevenAgents) built on the same research foundation
• Ultra-realistic and expressive speech in 70+ languages
• Ability to generate studio-quality music and custom sound effects
• Voice cloning and design from prompt
• Extensive voice library (10,000+ voices)
• Omnichannel AI agents with human-like interaction and sub-second latency
• Emotionally aware voice agents that adapt to user frustration/emotion
• Comprehensive agent management features: analytics, testing, guardrails, workflows
• Enterprise-grade security and infrastructure (SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS Level 1, ISO 27001)
• No-code visual builder for agents alongside full programmatic control for developers
• Flexible API for developers with Python and TypeScript SDKs
• Models optimized for consistency, latency, or emotional control (e.g., Eleven Flash for low latency, Eleven v3 for expressiveness)
• State-of-the-art speech recognition (Scribe v2) with advanced features
• Impact program offering free licenses to individuals with accessibility needs and nonprofits
• Dedicated safety team and multi-layered defense system for AI safety
• Extensive integrations with CRM, customer support, payment, and automation tools

Funding rounds we track

From the AI funding tracker — rounds as reported by the linked publications.