ElevenLabs Crosses $500M ARR — BlackRock, Nvidia, and Celebrity Investors Join $550M+ Series D

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ElevenLabs surpassed $500M ARR in Q1 2026, up from $350M at year-end 2025, adding $100M in net new ARR in a single quarter. The company's $500M Series D (now >$550M at third close, $11B valuation) added BlackRock, Wellington, D.E. Shaw, Nvidia's NVentures, and Santander, plus 30+ entertainment investors including Jamie Foxx, Eva Longoria, and Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk. Voice AI is becoming a critical enterprise interface layer.