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May 6, 2026
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ElevenLabs' Mati Staniszewski: How Voice Becomes the Interface for AI
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Sequoia Capital AI Ascent 2026
· 2026
Andrew Brogdoni
(Moderator, Sequoia Capital)
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Konstantin Madi
(Host, Sequoia Capital)
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Mati Staniszewski
(Co-founder, ElevenLabs)
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Executive Summary
ElevenLabs has grown into a major AI company ($400M+ revenue, 400+ employees) by focusing on the niche of audio, monetizing early to fund research, and building a full-stack platform beyond a single model.
The company's technology has evolved from text-to-speech to a comprehensive suite including real-time voice agents, automated dubbing, and music generation, enabling new forms of interaction.
Voice agents are being deployed in novel, high-value use cases beyond customer support, such as revenue generation (inbound sales for Deutsche Telekom), operational efficiency (Deliveroo), and public services (government of Ukraine).
The future of audio AI lies in achieving "emotional intelligence" for agents to understand and respond to user sentiment, and "audio general intelligence" to seamlessly combine different audio modalities like speech and music.
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