# Black Forest Labs

> Frontier image generation lab (FLUX models) competing in generative media.

## Why it is interesting

Black Forest Labs is a European frontier multimodal lab — proof that generative media model competition remains fierce outside the U.S. hyperscalers.

## Profile

- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, media-entertainment
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Seed (Aug 2024): $31M led by a16z with General Catalyst follow-on (BFL blog)
- Series A/B (Dec 2025): Creandum and General Catalyst among participants in later rounds (Sacra, BFL disclosures)

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/general-catalyst
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/creandum

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