Black Forest Labs Secures $300 Million Series B at $3.25 Billion Valuation

Black Forest Labs, the visual intelligence company behind the FLUX models, has successfully closed a $300 million Series B funding round, co-led by Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP). The investment values the German-American startup at an impressive $3.25 billion post-money, propelling its mission to advance frontier visual intelligence. The company announced the significant capital injection, stating, > "We've raised $300M in Series B funding from Salesforce Ventures and Anjney Midha (AMP)."

Founded in 2024 by pioneers of latent diffusion and Stable Diffusion, Robin Rombach, Patrick Esser, and Andreas Blattmann, Black Forest Labs has rapidly become a leader in AI image generation. Its FLUX models are widely adopted, powering production workflows for millions of users and integrated into platforms by major partners such as Adobe, Canva, Meta, and Microsoft. The company's open models are recognized as leading text-to-image models on Hugging Face.

The substantial funding round also saw participation from a diverse group of investors, including a16z, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird VC, BroadLight Capital, General Catalyst, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva, and Figma Ventures. This Series B brings Black Forest Labs' total funds raised to over $450 million, following a previously unannounced Series A round.

Black Forest Labs intends to use the new capital to significantly invest in research and development, hiring, and infrastructure efforts. > "This funding will allow us to invest deeply in research and build the foundations for visual intelligence," Black Forest Labs stated, emphasizing its commitment to pushing the boundaries of visual AI. The company aims to develop models that unify visual perception, generation, memory, and reasoning.

Nowi Kallen, Managing Director at Salesforce Ventures, highlighted the company's strong position, stating, "Black Forest Labs stands at the intersection of breakthrough research and commercial excellence." Anjney Midha of AMP echoed this sentiment, adding, "The team has shown that a small group of world-class scientists, operators, and engineers can meaningfully advance visual intelligence." The investment underscores growing confidence in Black Forest Labs' potential to shape the future of visual AI.