Black Forest Labs
The frontier AI research lab for visual intelligence
Freiburg, Germany · Founded 2024 · $550.0M raised
- Headquarters
- Freiburg
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2024
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- blackforestlabs.ai
- Total Funding
- $550.0M
- Last Round
- $300.0M Series BDec 2025
- Rounds
- 4
About
Black Forest Labs is a frontier AI research lab founded in 2024 by former Stability AI researchers, developing state-of-the-art generative models for image and video creation. The company's FLUX model family is available via API, open weights, and enterprise licensing. Having raised $450M total including a $300M Series B in December 2025, the company serves developers and enterprises building visual AI applications globally.
Summary
Black Forest Labs is an Artificial Intelligence company based in Freiburg, Germany, founded in 2024. It has raised $550.0M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $300.0M Series B round in Dec 2025. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Salesforce Ventures and General Catalyst.
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