Mati Staniszewski
Co-founder & CEO, ElevenLabs
Key facts
- Born and raised in Poland; attended XXXIII Mikołaj Kopernik High School in Warsaw.
- Co-founded ElevenLabs in 2022 alongside Piotr Dąbkowski, building it into an AI voice decacorn valued at $22 billion on September 30, 2026, with over $330M in ARR.
- Estimated net worth of $1.8B according to Forbes.
- Active angel investor in the Polish startup ecosystem (invested in Zeta Labs, Replenit, Golf).
- Serves on public advisory bodies in Poland, including the Prime Minister's “Council of the Future” and the President's “Business Council”.
Biography
Mati Staniszewski is a Polish tech entrepreneur and CEO, best known as the co-founder of ElevenLabs. Raised in Warsaw, he met his co-founder Piotr Dąbkowski while attending high school in Poland. Together, they launched ElevenLabs in 2022, rapidly growing the company into a world-leading AI voice platform valued at $22 billion on September 30, 2026. Beyond leading the company, Staniszewski is an active angel investor and government advisor supporting the Polish tech ecosystem.