Just weeks after ElevenLabs’ co-founder and CEO, Mati Staniszewski, was named to the TIME100 AI 2025 list, the Polish-born startup has secured a strategic investment from NVIDIA — one of the world’s most valuable tech companies.
Strategic Investment and Partnership
NVIDIA has announced a strategic investment in ElevenLabs, the Polish-founded AI audio company that has rapidly risen to global prominence. The move strengthens an already close partnership — ElevenLabs relies on NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPUs and accelerated software to deliver scalable real-time voice synthesis across more than 70 languages. NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang has been a vocal supporter, even using ElevenLabs’ technology to narrate parts of his Computex keynote in English and Mandarin.
“Whenever my voice is delivered digitally using artificial intelligence, it’s the ElevenLabs platform that I’m using,” said Huang.
NVIDIA’s investment in ElevenLabs marks a major milestone for the Polish-founded AI startup. The investment follows NVIDIA’s broader £2 billion commitment to the UK’s AI ecosystem. While the exact value of the stake has not been disclosed, the move comes shortly after ElevenLabs launched a $100 million tender offer at a $6.6 billion valuation, doubling its worth in just nine months.
“We’re excited to share that NVIDIA is investing in ElevenLabs, with Jensen Huang’s support,” wrote Staniszewski. “With our roots growing deeper in both the UK and US, we couldn’t be more optimistic about the road ahead.”
ElevenLabs: Growing Through People and Technology
Founded in 2022, ElevenLabs has quickly become a leader in AI audio research and deployment, building technologies that power both voice and music generation. In just a year, the company expanded its UK team from 18 to 68 employees and its U.S. team from 10 to 61, while nearly quadrupling its European workforce. Today, ElevenLabs operates from New York, San Francisco, Warsaw, Bangalore, Tokyo, and London, making recruitment and talent development a cornerstone of its growth strategy.
Its technologies are already used by Cisco, Epic Games, Adobe, Aston Martin F1, Synthesia, and NVIDIA, spanning industries from customer support to gaming. At the same time, ElevenLabs is committed to accessibility, providing free voice licenses for patients with ALS and MND.
Beyond building ElevenLabs, Mati Staniszewski is also contributing to the broader innovation ecosystem. For several months, he has served as a board member of Klarna, a company that Winged IT proudly supports through its Warsaw tech hub.
Poland’s Growing Role in Global AI
The rise of ElevenLabs, alongside the expansion of global companies in Poland like Klarna, showcases how Poland’s highly skilled talent base and dynamic startup culture are shaping the global AI landscape. With international recognition, strong partnerships, and now NVIDIA’s investment, Polish startups are proving they can scale and lead on the world stage.
Main Photo Source: Mati Staniszewski on LinkedIn
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