ElevenLabs Startup Grant: 33M Free Characters of Voice AI
Startups with fewer than 25 people get 33 million ElevenLabs characters: over 680 hours of voice agents, free for a year.
33,000,000 ElevenLabs characters, free for 12 months
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ElevenLabs values the grant at over $5,500, and it runs for a full year. The characters cover text to speech, conversational voice agents & dubbing on one account, so a small team can put real audio in its product without a per-minute bill.
Deal at a glance
| Provider | ElevenLabs, AI voice: text to speech, voice agents & dubbing |
|---|---|
| Offer | 33,000,000 characters, free for 12 months from approval |
| Stated value | ElevenLabs puts it at $5,500+ and over 680 hours of Agents usage |
| Access | A paid InnMind plan, from Fundraising Core |
| Eligibility | Fewer than 25 employees, a monetised product & a business email |
| Not for | Agencies, consulting firms, SMBs & existing ElevenLabs enterprise customers |
| Approval | By ElevenLabs, usually within a week |
| Last verified | October 2026 |
What you get
The grant is the full ElevenLabs platform for a year, metered in characters rather than locked to one feature.
- 33,000,000 characters, free for 12 months. ElevenLabs puts that at over 680 hours of voice agent time, worth more than $5,500.
- Every product on one account. The characters work across text to speech, conversational voice agents, dubbing, voice cloning & sound effects, so you are not choosing which tool to spend them on.
- API and app, same balance. Use the characters by hand in the ElevenLabs app or through the API inside your own product. The credit is the same either way.
- A year on the Scale plan. ElevenLabs applies its Scale plan & the credits to the account you applied with, for 12 months.
What founders use it for
Voice is expensive to buy per minute and cheap to over-use while you are still finding what works. A year of characters covers the experimenting stage. These are the jobs it usually gets spent on.
Voice agents that answer in real time. Support, onboarding & sales bots that speak instead of type. The conversational agents run on the same character balance, so you can test a live voice flow before committing to a paid tier.
Turning written content into audio. Narration for docs, an audio version of your blog, or voiceover for product videos, generated in minutes rather than booked with a studio.
Reaching new markets with dubbing. Dub demos, ads & onboarding into other languages while keeping the original voice, which is far cheaper than re-recording per market.
Building voice into your own app. Wire the API into your product for read-aloud, accessibility or a spoken assistant, and let real usage tell you whether it is worth paying for later.
Who is eligible
| Team size | Fewer than 25 employees. |
|---|---|
| Product | A monetised product with a real business model, built for the long term. Apply with a business email. |
| InnMind plan | Included with a paid InnMind plan, from Fundraising Core. Free accounts can browse the catalogue; this deal unlocks on a paid plan. |
| Not eligible | Agencies, consulting firms, SMBs & existing ElevenLabs enterprise customers. Projects aimed at people under 18 are also excluded. Paying self-serve ElevenLabs customers can still apply. |
| Grant length | 12 months from the date ElevenLabs approves you. |
| Decision | ElevenLabs reviews each application, usually within a week. |
How to claim it
- Sign in to InnMind on a paid plan.
- Open this deal in the InnMind app and click Access Perk.
- You land on the ElevenLabs Startup Grants application. Apply with your startup details.
- ElevenLabs reviews the application and replies, usually within a week.
- Your 33,000,000 characters activate on your ElevenLabs account and run for 12 months.
Terms worth knowing
This is the ElevenLabs Startup Grants programme, run by ElevenLabs, & ElevenLabs decides every application. The grant is 33,000,000 characters on the Scale plan for 12 months, which ElevenLabs values at $5,500+ and over 680 hours of Agents usage. It is open to startups with fewer than 25 employees, a monetised product and a business email; agencies, consulting firms, SMBs, existing enterprise customers and projects for users aged 18 or under are excluded, with 1 application per company. After 12 months, or once 10,000 credits are left, the plan converts to Free unless you choose otherwise. Claiming requires a paid InnMind plan. Deal details verified October 2026.
Questions founders ask
How do I get the ElevenLabs startup grant?
Open this deal from your InnMind account and follow the link to the ElevenLabs Startup Grants application. You apply there with your startup details, ElevenLabs reviews the application, and the characters are activated on your account once you are accepted, usually within a week.
Is ElevenLabs free for startups?
ElevenLabs has a small free plan for everyone. The Startup Grant is a separate offer of 33 million characters free for 12 months, worth more than $5,500 by ElevenLabs’ own figures. When the grant ends the account converts back to the Free plan unless you pick a paid one.
How much is the ElevenLabs Startup Grant worth?
The grant is 33,000,000 characters, valid for 12 months from approval. ElevenLabs values that at more than $5,500 and puts it at over 680 hours of Agents usage.
Who is eligible for the ElevenLabs Startup Grants programme?
Startups with fewer than 25 employees that have a monetised product and a real business model. Agencies, consulting firms and existing ElevenLabs enterprise customers are not eligible, and there is 1 application per company. ElevenLabs makes the final decision.
What happens when the 12 months end?
The plan converts to the ElevenLabs Free plan, or earlier once 10,000 credits are left, unless you choose a paid plan. If your product takes off, ElevenLabs’ sales team helps you pick a long-term plan.
Do I need a paid InnMind plan to claim it?
Yes. ElevenLabs is one of the perks reserved for paid InnMind plans. A free InnMind account still lets you browse the full deals catalogue.
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