ElevenLabs Investor on AI Voice, Scams, and the Future of Voice

Meet Carles Reina — a seasoned startup builder, investor, and GTM lead at ElevenLabs. He’s helped grow companies like Uber, Sonantic (acquired by Spotify), and JobandTalent. With 60+ angel investments in deep tech, his impact spans across the startup ecosystem. Tune in for insights on AI, scaling companies, and frontier tech.00:04 Intros01:16 Carles's passion for exotic plants02:47 Baobab Ventures and Carles's investments04:20 From international relations to entrepreneurship and investment06:08 Carles's experience at Uber08:11 What are Carles's most exciting investments (besides ElevenLabs)11:16 How Carles chooses teams to invest in 13:06 Carles meeting with ElevenLabs Founder15:46 What is ElevenLabs, and the top 3 use cases17:49 How do regular people use ElevenLabs?19:30 What's the role of voice in solving real-life problems?25:01 Why are the UN Agencies resisting adopting AI if it can solve illiteracy? 26:15 ElevenReader App27:45 What does ElevenLabs do to prevent voice scams and frauds?31:21 How can people protect themselves against these frauds?33:39 If ElevenLabs could be the voice teaching the new generation, what do you hope it teaches people?34:48 AI vs Human Game: AI Voice or Not?40:47 ❤️ SHOW US SOME LOVE: Like, Subscribe, and Comment! ❤️--------------------------------------------------------------AI To Go Podcast - Bringing you the humans behind AI!Don't be shy and come say hi:👋 Lucia: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamluciapiseddu/👋 Johannes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johannesdeubener/Follow us on:✨ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/135tavsp8mEBYftLGOv02x✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-to-go-podcast/✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aitogopodcast/--------------------------------------------------------------Try ElevenLabs: https://try.elevenlabs.io/qfpgguf3enpuConnect with Carles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlesreina/