Mati Staniszewski

Co-founder and CEO, ElevenLabs

Mati Staniszewski is the co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, an AI audio company he started in 2022 with high school friend Piotr Dąbkowski. A mathematics graduate of Imperial College London, he previously worked at Opera Software, BlackRock and Palantir. ElevenLabs was valued at $22 billion in a September 2026 employee tender offer, and he joined Klarna's board in 2025.

InvestorExecutiveFounderLondon, United Kingdom
Mati Staniszewski
Investments
1
First deal on record
2025
Current roles
2

Experience

  • May 2025 — nowBoard member · Klarna1 yr 5 mos
  • May 2022 — nowCo-founder, CEO · ElevenLabs4 yrs 5 mos
  • Deployment Strategist · Palantir
  • Portfolio Analytics Group · BlackRock
  • Product · Opera Software
  • Co-founder · Mathscon

Investments

  • Latent LabsFeb 2025
    Series A

Photo: Rafał Masłow, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mati Staniszewski | Venture Place