ElevenLabs, a leading voice technology research company, has secured a $19 million Series A funding round led by Nat Friedman, Daniel Gross, and Andreessen Horowitz to advance its voice AI research and expand its product offerings. Since its Beta launch in January 2023, ElevenLabs has attracted over 1 million users, who have generated more than 10 years' worth of audio content using the platform's tools that convert text into speech through synthetic voices. The company is known for creating highly realistic AI voices with sub-1 second latency, which have been adopted across various creative industries, including gaming, publishing, and entertainment. ElevenLabs has also partnered with major companies like Storytel and TheSoul Publishing to enhance its B2B offerings. The newly raised funds will help further develop its cutting-edge research hub and roll out products tailored to specific market needs, such as its new Studio platform for long-form audio content creation and an AI Speech Classifier for identifying AI-generated audio. Co-founders Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dabkowski emphasize the company's mission to break down language barriers and make content universally accessible in any language and voice.