NOMINATION HIGHLIGHTS

Founded in 2022, we at ElevenLabs began with a vision to make voice the most natural interface for how humans engage with technology. Our mission is to build AI that doesn’t just speak—it listens, expresses, and acts in deeply human‑like ways. From ultra‑realistic multilingual voices to full voice agents that understand context and emotion, we work to transform audio experiences for creators, enterprises and developers alike.

What makes our innovation unique is our combination of deep research, developer‑first tooling and ethical guardrails. Our text‑to‑speech engine isn’t simply about converting text into audio—it captures tone, inflection and emotion, supports over 70 languages, and scales production‑grade voice solutions.

Meanwhile, our API and SDK offerings enable integration into media workflows, virtual agents, dubbing and workflow automation, giving developers full control. At the same time we built in responsible‑AI features such as usage tracking and voice‑cloning protections.

Our key strengths and measurable impact are as follows:
• We’ve achieved rapid growth: from launch to an estimated ~$129 million annual revenue and ~333 employees in 2025 — reflecting 190% head‑count growth in the past year.
• Our models have been adopted by creators, media houses and enterprises alike — millions of voices in production, tens of thousands of developers, and global brand integrations.
• We’ve consistently led in technical excellence: our models set new benchmarks for naturalness and latency in voice generation.
• Ethics and safety are built in: from voice‑clone detection tools to compliance with enterprise‑grade security (HIPAA‑eligible deployments) for customer‑facing voice agents.

In summary, we believe ElevenLabs deserves to win in its category because we are not incremental—we are redefining voice‑first AI at scale, while balancing developer empowerment, enterprise readiness and responsible innovation. Our platform bridges creative expression and operational efficiency, and our traction confirms market leadership. We stand ready to enable the next generation of voice‑enabled experiences globally.