Poland
2 published articles
AIFeatured3 min read
AI Geopolitics
Why Small European States Keep Handing Money to the Same Voice AI Startup
Greece and Poland both struck deals with ElevenLabs within weeks of each other, one a public-services contract, one a state investment. Different instruments, same underlying strategy: buying proximity to a winning European AI company rather than trying to build a frontier lab of their own.
2026-07-29
AI3 min read
European autonomy
Poland just bought into ElevenLabs. The message is not about the check size.
ElevenLabs has taken state capital from Poland. The investment, routed through Vinci and paired with a new research lab in Warsaw, is a bet on keeping European AI founder talent from drifting to the US. The check size matters less than the signal.
2026-07-26