Black Forest Labs

We’re the team behind Latent Diffusion, Stable Diffusion, and FLUX—foundational technologies that changed how the world creates images and video.

Latest funding

$31M Seed · August 1, 2024

Led by Andreessen Horowitz · Source: venturebeat.com

Funding history ↓

Website: bfl.ai.

X: @bfl_ai · 56,416 followers.

GitHub: black-forest-labs.

LinkedIn: bflai.

Categories: Climate and energy Developer tools and cloud Consumer and social.

Sectors: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Foundational AI, Generative AI, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment.

Stage: Seed.

Based in: Berlin, United States.

Last round: Aug 1, 2024 · 836 days ago.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@bfl_ai · created Jun 10, 2024 (2 years old) · 56,416 followers

Website registeredJun 29, 2022 (4 years old)

About Black Forest Labs

We’re creating the generative models that power how people make images and video—tools used by millions of creators, developers, and businesses worldwide. Our FLUX models are among the most advanced in the world, and we’re just getting started.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Black Forest Labs | 764 days from website to first raise on record

@bfl_ai·Raised $31M in 1 sourced round·2 signals before the first raise

Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.

Funding rounds

Date	Round	Amount	Lead	Source
Aug 1, 2024	Seed	$31M	AAndreessen Horowitz	venturebeat.com

Timeline

June 10, 2024
X account created
June 29, 2022
Website created

Founders and team

AB
Andreas Blattmann Founder

source: bfl.ai
DP
Dustin Podell Founder
PE
Patrick Esser Founder

source: bfl.ai
RR
Robin Rombach Founder

source: bfl.ai
SS
Sarah Senobari Chief of Staff

Investors

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Sources and API

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