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Piotr Dąbkowski

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Piotr Dąbkowski
CEO & Co-Founder of
ElevenLabs (2022)
About

Piotr Dabkowski is Co-Founder of ElevenLabs, an AI voice and audio platform that achieved an $11 billion valuation in 2026. He leads research and was the first researcher to cross the threshold of human-like AI speech.

Before founding

Piotr studied Engineering at the University of Oxford and earned an MPhil in Advanced Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. He worked as a machine learning engineer at Google from 2018 to 2022.

Founder Insights

Piotr created Js2Py, an open source JavaScript to Python translator with over 2 million installs and 2,600+ GitHub stars. He holds a TIME Magazine AI Top 100 Innovator designation.

Experience

ElevenLabs raised $781 million across five rounds since founding in 2022, growing from 30 to 400+ employees. The company closed 2025 with over $330 million in ARR driven by enterprise clients like Deutsche Telekom, Square, and Revolut.

Scale & Impact

ElevenLabs supports over 70 languages and powers millions of voice interactions globally through its text-to-speech, dubbing, and conversational AI platforms. The company is building toward an IPO with offices across 15 global cities.

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Piotr Dąbkowski

ElevenLabs
Co-Founder
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Piotr Dąbkowski

Company(s)

ElevenLabs

Industry

b2b-tools

Year Founded

2022

Stage/Funding

Series C • $350M

Company Location

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About

Piotr Dabkowski is Co-Founder of ElevenLabs, an AI voice and audio platform that achieved an $11 billion valuation in 2026. He leads research and was the first researcher to cross the threshold of human-like AI speech.

Before founding

Piotr studied Engineering at the University of Oxford and earned an MPhil in Advanced Computer Science from the University of Cambridge. He worked as a machine learning engineer at Google from 2018 to 2022.

Founder Insights

Piotr created Js2Py, an open source JavaScript to Python translator with over 2 million installs and 2,600+ GitHub stars. He holds a TIME Magazine AI Top 100 Innovator designation.

Experience

ElevenLabs raised $781 million across five rounds since founding in 2022, growing from 30 to 400+ employees. The company closed 2025 with over $330 million in ARR driven by enterprise clients like Deutsche Telekom, Square, and Revolut.

Scale & Impact

ElevenLabs supports over 70 languages and powers millions of voice interactions globally through its text-to-speech, dubbing, and conversational AI platforms. The company is building toward an IPO with offices across 15 global cities.

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