AI Voice Synthesis Startup ElevenLabs Completes $80 Million Series B Funding, Valuation Exceeds $1 Billion

ElevenLabs Launches World's First AI Text-to-Bark Model

ElevenLabs, a pioneer in AI audio technology, recently announced the launch of Text To Bark, the world's first AI text-to-speech model designed specifically for dogs. This innovative technology has garnered significant attention from the tech industry and pet lovers alike. It purportedly converts human-input text into highly realistic dog barks, with a claimed accuracy so high that 95% of dogs can't distinguish them from real canine vocalizations. This is considered a bold attempt to facilitate communication between humans and their pets.

ElevenLabs Releases Scribe Speech-to-Text Model, Achieving Record Accuracy with 96.7% in English

ElevenLabs has unveiled its new Scribe speech-to-text model, boasting unprecedented accuracy levels, particularly in English where it achieves a remarkable 96.7% accuracy rate.

ElevenLabs Opens AI Audiobook Publishing Program to All Authors, Challenging Audible

According to TechCrunch, voice AI company ElevenLabs now allows authors to publish AI-generated audiobooks on its reader app, following a previous partnership with Spotify for AI-narrated audiobooks. ElevenLabs, which raised a massive $190 million last month, began inviting authors to pilot the publishing program last year and has now opened it to all authors. The company aims to provide affordable and easy-to-use audiobook creation tools to reduce production costs and compete with Audible.

Spotify Partners with ElevenLabs to Launch AI Narrated Audiobook Option

On Thursday, Spotify announced its partnership with ElevenLabs to officially introduce audiobooks narrated using the company's AI voice technology. As one of the most recognized AI audio providers, this new collaboration is expected to significantly increase the number of AI-narrated audiobooks on the platform. According to the new process, authors need to first download audio file packages from ElevenLabs, then access Spotify's audiobook distribution service, Findaway Voices.

AI Voice Unicorn ElevenLabs Completes $250 Million Series C Funding, Valuation Surpasses $3 Billion

Artificial intelligence voice company ElevenLabs has once again captured attention, having just completed a Series C funding round totaling $250 million, with a valuation between $3 billion and $3.3 billion. This round was led by ICONIQ Growth, demonstrating strong market confidence in AI voice technology. Just a year ago, ElevenLabs completed an $80 million Series B funding, when its valuation was only a third of what it is now, highlighting the company's rapid growth. ElevenLabs was founded by Mat

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Swiss quadrupedal robot company Anybotics raises additional funding! Series B total reaches $110 million, accelerating entry into the U.S. market

Swiss robotics company Anybotics has recently announced an additional investment of $60 million in its Series B funding, bringing the total raised in this round to $110 million. This follows just 18 months after the company first announced receiving $50 million in Series B funding. Anybotics was spun off from ETH Zurich in 2016, focusing on the development of a quadrupedal autonomous inspection robot called Anymal. Anymal is equipped with various sensors.

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