ElevenLabs Inc., the artificial intelligence startup recently valued at $1.1 billion, has announced the appointment of Farah Zaman as its general counsel. Making headlines this week as the startup secures its standing in the ‘unicorn’ league, this development adds a new facet to ElevenLabs’ strategic alignment. For your information.
Zaman, whose career catapulted from public service, is a seasoned name in the realm of data privacy law. She served as the chief privacy officer for media conglomerate Meredith Corp, a role she held for over two years. Prior to this, Zaman also contributed her legal expertise to prominent organizations such as consumer products titan Colgate-Palmolive Co., and Nielsen, the established media ratings business.
Fundamental to the growth of the AI-driven startup, ElevenLabs is a Brooklyn-based firm, established in 2022. The cutting-edge organization specializes in the development of software that can generate synthetic voices in a multitude of languages, extending to over two dozen. The details here.
The recent Series B fundraising round has ensured the startup’s stride into the ‘unicorn’ club, marking it as a company to watch in the tech sector. With the recruitment of Zaman as general counsel, ElevenLabs is set to further strengthen its legal foothold, especially in an era where data privacy and artificial intelligence intertwine ever so closely.