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ElevenLabs Raises $500M At $11B Valuation, Considers IPO

by THEFUTURE.TEAM

February 5, 2026

Funding Milestone And Strategic Partnerships

London-based AI startup ElevenLabs announced a significant funding round, securing $500 million at an $11 billion valuation. The round was led by Sequoia Capital and saw strong participation from established investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Iconiq Capital. New backers such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Evantic Capital, and Bond also joined the round, underscoring the robust investor confidence in the company’s disruptive AI technology.

Innovative Growth And Enterprise Adoption

Founded in 2022, ElevenLabs initially gained recognition for its advanced text-to-speech models before expanding its portfolio to incorporate speech-to-text, sound effects, dubbing, music, and conversational AI. Its cutting-edge products empower enterprises to deploy voice and chat agents and offer brands and creators a platform to generate and localize audio content. Industry giants, including Nvidia, Meta, and Salesforce, leverage ElevenLabs’ voice infrastructure to innovate their offerings.

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Scaling Globally And Preparing For An Ipo

ElevenLabs closed 2025 with an impressive $330 million in annual recurring revenue, driven by enterprise adoption from clients such as Deutsche Telekom and Revolut. Cofounder Mati Staniszewski remarked, “This funding helps us go beyond voice alone to transform how we interact with technology altogether,” hinting at the company’s broader plans. With offices spanning Europe, Brazil, Mexico, India, South Korea, Japan, and the United States, the firm is well-positioned for international expansion while gearing up for a potential IPO.

AI Startup Funding At Record Levels

The surge in investment in the AI sector is not isolated. In 2025, European AI startups raised a record €21.6 billion, with notable rounds including French model builder Mistral’s €1.7 billion raise and UK-based Nscale’s $1.1 billion funding. Additionally, landmark rounds for companies like German defence tech Helsing and UK avatar developer Synthesia further illustrate the market’s escalating confidence. In the United States, investors pumped $164.6 billion into AI companies. Major funding rounds for OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI drove much of this growth, alongside reports that Amazon could invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI.

As AI continues to redefine the technological landscape, ElevenLabs’ latest funding round not only marks a significant milestone for the company but also highlights the broader industry’s momentum towards transformative, next-generation AI applications.

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Eurobank Wins Two Euromoney Awards Following Cyprus Merger

Eurobank has been named Cyprus’ Best Bank for 2026 by Euromoney, while also receiving the award for Best Bank for Large Corporates at the publication’s latest Awards for Excellence.

Merger Marks A Milestone

The awards recognise the bank’s performance during 2025, a year marked by the completion of the legal merger between Hellenic Bank and Eurobank Cyprus. The transaction created Eurobank Limited, which the group says is now Cyprus’ largest banking and insurance organisation, with assets exceeding €28 billion.

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Euromoney’s Awards for Excellence evaluate banks’ performance over the previous calendar year, with this edition covering January 1 to December 31, 2025.

Lending, Customers And Digital Growth

Eurobank said its business lending portfolio expanded by around 17 per cent during 2025, while its customer base grew to more than 710,000 retail clients and 11,500 business customers.

The bank also continued its digital expansion, saying more than 96 per cent of transactions are now completed through digital channels, and most financing applications are submitted via its mobile app.

Expanding International Presence

Eurobank also highlighted the opening of its first representative office in India, describing the move as a step toward strengthening business links between Cyprus and India while supporting Cyprus’ role as a gateway to the European Union for Indian businesses and investors.

According to the bank, Euromoney recognised not only the successful completion of the merger but also its lending growth, digital transformation and contribution to Cyprus’ position as an international business and investment hub.

CEO On The Awards

“The Euromoney awards confirm Eurobank’s strong momentum and the successful implementation of our group’s strategy in Cyprus,” Chief Executive Michalis Louis said.

He said the merger strengthened the bank’s ability to support households, businesses and the wider economy, while highlighting continued investment in digital services and the opening of the representative office in India as key milestones during the year.