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ElevenLabs Doubles Valuation To $22 Billion

recodeai Staff · Oct 1, 2026 · Funding · 2 min read
The story

A $300 million employee tender co-led by Wellington and T. Rowe Price doubles the AI voice startup's valuation in months.

ElevenLabs has doubled its valuation to $22 billion through a $300 million employee tender offer co-led by Wellington Management and T. Rowe Price. The deal is a secondary sale rather than new primary capital, letting employees cash out while institutional investors buy in at the higher price.

The jump underscores sustained investor appetite for voice AI infrastructure even as broader consumer AI economics come under scrutiny.

Why it matters

Crossover investors paying public-market prices for a private voice-AI company signals confidence that synthetic voice and dubbing tools have durable enterprise demand, not just hype. Operators building on ElevenLabs' API should expect pricing power and platform stability to follow the capital.

Sources: TechCrunch

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