ElevenLabs CEO Mati Staniszewski Reveals Why He Interviews Every Hire Even As Startup Passes $200 Million Revenue And $6.6 Billion Valuation

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Mati Staniszewski still personally interviews every hire alongside his co-founder, Piotr Dąbkowski, even as ElevenLabs scales up to 400 employees, he said on the “20VC with Harry Stebbings” podcast published Sept. 7. This hands-on approach, according to Staniszewski, has helped the company outperform tech giants like OpenAI in voice AI benchmarks while securing multimillion-dollar contracts.

Staniszewski built Europe’s fastest-growing artificial intelligence company while maintaining a hands-on hiring practice that defies Silicon Valley orthodoxy. The ElevenLabs CEO crossed $200 million in annual revenue with just 250 employees organized into 20 micro-teams of five to 10 people each, according to Staniszewski.