Polish AI-voice platform ElevenLabs has announced the launch of a new office in Japan, establishing their fourth global center after London (HQ), New York, and Warsaw. 

According to the company’s GTM, Japan is a key market for their international growth, driven by the depth of its Media & Entertainment sector and the potential to enhance Customer Support with AI voices.

ElevenLabs started its Eastern expansion almost a year ago, looking for a General Manager to help the company launch in Japan. The office’s launch was supported by Todd Grover, Takeshi Komataubara, Aya Stone, and the teams at WiL (World Innovation Lab) & Andreessen Horowitz.

About ElevenLabs

  • Founded in 2022 by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski, ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company.
  • The company uses deep learning to develop advanced text-to-speech technology, including realistic speech synthesis, speech-to-speech conversion, and dubbing in 29 languages, targeting publishers and creators.
  • Their platform now supports over 30 languages, with Japanese services launched two years prior.

AIN reminds that in January 2025, ElevenLabs secured $180 million in a Series C investment led by ICONIQ Growth, valuing the company between $3 billion and $3.3 billion. Recently, it has also introduced its first audio and video-to-text conversion model called Scribe.