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Black Forest Labs

Frontier lab Germany Germany Privately held, venture-funded

Founded by former Stability researchers; publishes the FLUX image-generation models, with the smaller variants released as open weights.

Who they are

Black Forest Labs is a frontier lab based in Germany, documented at blackforestlabs.ai. Founded by former Stability researchers; publishes the FLUX image-generation models, with the smaller variants released as open weights.

How they are funded

Privately held, venture-funded. Founded by former Stability AI researchers.

Andreessen HorowitzUnited States United States
General CatalystUnited States United States
MatchVCGermany Germany
Capital crosses borders. Black Forest Labs operates from Germany, but principal funding also comes from United States. For sovereignty or export-control assessments, the funder jurisdiction can matter as much as the operating one.

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