# Mati Staniszewski

> Mati Staniszewski is the Polish cofounder and CEO of ElevenLabs. A school friendship with Piotr Dąbkowski and a frustration with flat film voiceovers grew into a company developing expressive speech, dubbing and conversational AI. His route ran through mathematics at Imperial College London and roles at Opera Software, BlackRock and Palantir.

- **Role:** Cofounder and CEO of ElevenLabs
- **Organizations:** ElevenLabs, Klarna, Palantir Technologies, BlackRock, Opera Software, Mathscon
- **Nationality:** Polish
- **Education:** Mathematics, Imperial College London
- **Known for:** Cofounded ElevenLabs in 2022 with Piotr Dąbkowski., Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in 2024 with Dąbkowski., Included in the 2025 TIME100 AI list.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Met Piotr Dąbkowski at Kopernik 33rd high school in Warsaw; the two became close friends.
- **2010s** — Studied mathematics at Imperial College London and organized the student-led Mathscon conference.
- **Before 2022** — Worked at Opera Software, BlackRock and Palantir Technologies.
- **2021** — Explored speech analysis with Dąbkowski in weekend projects; their interest shifted toward automated dubbing.
- **2022** — Cofounded ElevenLabs with Dąbkowski.
- **2024** — Named with Dąbkowski to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe.
- **2025** — Joined Klarna’s board of directors and appeared on the TIME100 AI list.
- **2026-05** — ElevenLabs reported surpassing $500 million in annual recurring revenue.
- **2026-06** — Brought the ElevenLabs Summit to Warsaw, where the pair built their first voice model.
- **2026-09** — Coauthored the announcement of Eleven v4 and Eleven v4 Turbo.

## Achievements

- Cofounded ElevenLabs in 2022 with Piotr Dąbkowski.
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in 2024 with Dąbkowski.
- Included in the 2025 TIME100 AI list.
- Appointed to Klarna’s board of directors in 2025.
- Led ElevenLabs as it reported more than $500 million in annual recurring revenue in May 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Coauthored the launch of Eleven v4 and v4 Turbo, which the company says support more than 90 languages.
- **2026-09** — In a TechCrunch interview, said businesses should disclose when customers are speaking with an AI agent and described a goal of more emotionally aware conversations.
- **2026-06** — Wrote about bringing the ElevenLabs Summit to Warsaw and expanding the company’s London operations.
- **2026-05** — Announced ElevenLabs had exceeded $500 million in annual recurring revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://elevenlabs.io/blog/authors/mati-staniszewski
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matiii/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/matiii

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Last updated: 2026-09-29