ElevenLabs hires Ashley Kramer, who led enterprise sales at OpenAI, as first CRO
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What happened
ElevenLabs announced on 2 September 2026 that Ashley Kramer had joined the voice AI company as Chief Revenue Officer. Bloomberg, which reported the hire the same day, described the role as the company's first chief revenue officer. ElevenLabs said Kramer most recently led enterprise sales at OpenAI and earlier held senior sales, marketing and product leadership roles at GitLab, Alteryx and Tableau. In her new role she is to run the global revenue function, oversee the partner ecosystem and work directly with customers and partners, the company said.
ElevenLabs said enterprise customers now account for 55% of its revenue and that its agents handle more than 15 million conversations around the world every week. It named Meta, Stripe, Klarna, Hasbro and Deutsche Telekom among its customers. CEO Mati Staniszewski said the majority of the business now comes from helping large companies streamline their operations, and that he looked forward to working with Kramer as the company scales into a full platform. The announcement gave no terms of the appointment.
Key points
- Ashley Kramer joined ElevenLabs as Chief Revenue Officer, announced 2 September 2026.1
- Bloomberg described the role as the company's first chief revenue officer.2
- Kramer most recently led enterprise sales at OpenAI, the company said.1
- Enterprise customers account for 55% of ElevenLabs' revenue, the company said.1
- ElevenLabs' agents handle more than 15 million conversations every week worldwide.1
Why it matters
The company said enterprise customers account for 55% of its revenue, and its CEO said most of the business now comes from large companies. The new revenue role is aimed at that part of the business.
Bloomberg described Kramer as the first chief revenue officer. A named executive now runs the global revenue function and partner ecosystem, part of the leadership behind the company's value.
ElevenLabs named Meta, Stripe, Klarna, Hasbro and Deutsche Telekom among its customers, and said its agents handle more than 15 million conversations weekly.
In context
| Round | Date | Post-money valuation | Raised | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | Jan 22, 2024 | $1.1B | $80M | Andreessen Horowitz, Daniel Gross, and Nat Friedman |
| Series C | Jan 30, 2025 | $3.3B | $180M | Andreessen Horowitz and ICONIQ Growth |
| Series D | Feb 4, 2026 | $11B | $500M | Sequoia Capital |
| Series D extension | Jun 17, 2026 | $11B | $11M | Unknown |
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Fact-check
- Ashley Kramer joined ElevenLabs as Chief Revenue Officer, announced on 2 September 2026.Confirmed by [1] ElevenLabs: its post dated 2 September 2026 announces she has joined as Chief Revenue Officer.Verified
- The role is ElevenLabs' first chief revenue officer.Rests on [2] Bloomberg, whose URL describes her as first chief revenue officer, and on our research data. The Bloomberg page returned 403 to the checker, and [1] ElevenLabs does not say whether the role is new.Partly verified
- Kramer most recently led enterprise sales at OpenAI and earlier held senior sales, marketing and product roles at GitLab, Alteryx and Tableau.Confirmed by [1] ElevenLabs: it states both.Verified
- Kramer is to run the global revenue function, oversee the partner ecosystem and work directly with customers and partners.Confirmed by [1] ElevenLabs.Verified
- Enterprise customers account for 55% of ElevenLabs' revenue and its agents handle over 15 million conversations every week.Confirmed by [1] ElevenLabs: it states both figures.Verified
- Meta, Stripe, Klarna, Hasbro and Deutsche Telekom are customers; CEO Mati Staniszewski said the majority of the business comes from helping large companies.Confirmed by [1] ElevenLabs: it names these customers and quotes the CEO.Verified
Sources
- [1]ElevenLabs (opens in a new tab)Ashley Kramer joins ElevenLabs as Chief Revenue OfficerToday, we're announcing that Ashley Kramer has joined ElevenLabs as Chief Revenue Officer.
- [2]Bloomberg (opens in a new tab)Voice AI Startup ElevenLabs Hires OpenAI Executive to Oversee Revenue
