Global voice AI company ElevenLabs has expanded its Impact Programme into India and unveiled a new Professors initiative, signalling a deeper investment in multilingual, inclusive artificial intelligence across education, healthcare, and accessibility.
The announcement was made by Mati Staniszewski, Co-founder and CEO of ElevenLabs, at the India AI Impact Summit. He was joined by Kanishka Narayan, UK Minister for AI and Online Safety.
India, with 22 officially recognised languages and thousands of dialects, presents one of the world’s most linguistically diverse digital ecosystems. Staniszewski said the expansion reflects the company’s commitment to building voice AI that works across languages, abilities and access constraints.
“India’s scale and linguistic diversity make it one of the most important places in the world to build voice AI that truly serves everyone,” he said. “As voice becomes the most natural interface for technology, it must work beyond commercial settings across classrooms, clinics and communities.”
The ElevenLabs Impact Programme, which already supports more than 450 nonprofits across 38 countries, provides free access to the company’s voice tools. Its long-term goal is to empower one million voices globally to communicate, learn, and create without barriers.
In India, participating organisations will be able to use the technology to help individuals experiencing speech loss recreate their voice identity, deliver expressive multilingual educational content, preserve regional languages, and build accessible digital tools for people with visual, speech or literacy barriers.
Alongside the India expansion, ElevenLabs launched its global ElevenLabs × Professors Programme in the country. The initiative offers university faculty access to the company’s Pro tier tools, enabling them to experiment with voice AI in teaching, multilingual coursework, research and accessibility solutions. Indian professors are being invited to join the international educator network focused on responsible AI deployment in academia.
The company also announced a partnership with Ally, a mental health-focused organisation building open-source tools for frontline professionals. Ally will use ElevenLabs’ voice technology to create realistic AI-driven mental health training simulations for teachers, ASHA workers, and caregivers.
“India faces a significant shortage of trained mental health professionals,” said Kriti Krishnan, Co-founder of Ally. “These simulations help build practical skills at scale, without compromising empathy or human judgment.”
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