UK Startups – Businesstories

ElevenLabs: The Startup That Gave Artificial Intelligence a Human Voice

February 20, 2026September 16, 2026Tabassum Shaik

Introduction Every outstanding company begins with a simple frustration. For ElevenLabs, that frustration started in a Polish living room. Two school friends, Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski, grew up watching American movies. However, those movies were poorly dubbed into Polish. A single, flat voice read over every character. As a result, the emotion vanished. The […]

Carmoola: Reinventing Car Finance with a Fresh Spin

September 13, 2025April 18, 2026Tabassum Shaik

When most people think about buying a car, excitement often gives way to frustration. Endless paperwork, confusing interest rates, and slow approvals have long plagued the car finance industry. But in 2021, a small group of innovators in London decided that enough was enough. Their solution? Carmoola, a startup rewriting the rules of how we […]