From angel investor to employee: How I became ElevenLabs' first investor then joined
“Like, I met Matti and Peter before we even had a company set up.”
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Yeah. So funny. Like, I met Matti and Peter before we even had a company set up. So that was, like, March 2022. I became the first investor for them. So and then help them, like, introduce them to a bunch of other VCs and investors, and we ended up doing the entire pre seed round, together with them. And then I I worked closer with Matti after that. And, at some point, Matti end up, like, offering and say, like, well, why don't you join us to help us build the gold market? And I ended up joining to build it from scratch and
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Carles Reina shares how he became ElevenLabs' first investor in March 2022, before the company was even officially set up. He helped them raise their entire pre-seed round and build investor relationships, which eventually led to the founders recruiting him to join the company and build their go-to-market strategy from scratch.
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This reveals the unique journey from being a company's first investor to becoming an employee, showcasing how early relationships can evolve in startup ecosystems.
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