Why Black Forest Labs matters
Black Forest Labs supplies image models to Adobe, Canva, Meta and Microsoft rather than competing for end users. In December 2025 it raised a $300 million Series B at a $3.25 billion valuation co-led by Salesforce Ventures and AMP, after releasing FLUX.2 in November 2025. A multi-year Meta contract reported in September 2025 was worth about $140 million.
The numberRaised $300M Series B at a $3.25B valuation in December 2025
On The All Things AI 100
Listed under Image, video, voice, and music. Generative media companies.
Quick answers
- What does Black Forest Labs do?
- Developer of the FLUX family of image generation models licensed to software and social media companies. Black Forest Labs supplies image models to Adobe, Canva, Meta and Microsoft rather than competing for end users.
- What AI capabilities does Black Forest Labs offer?
- Black Forest Labs develops the FLUX family of image generation models and offers them through an API and commercial licenses. Business users and software companies generate images from text prompts, choosing production models or faster variants for interactive applications. The models are embedded in products that need on-demand visuals, including licensed use by software and social media companies.
- Why is Black Forest Labs on The All Things AI 100?
- Black Forest Labs is listed under Image, video, voice, and music. Generative media companies. Raised $300M Series B at a $3.25B valuation in December 2025.
- Where is Black Forest Labs based, and who owns it?
- Black Forest Labs is based in Freiburg, Germany, was founded in 2024 and is private, Series B.