This image of Black Forest Labs founder Andreas Blattmann was taken at the DLD conference in Munich at the beginning of 2025. The other two founders, Robin Rombach and Axel Sauer, cannot be found in any image database. Rombach doesn't even have a Linkedin account.
picture alliance/dpa | Matthias Balk; Black Forest Labs; Getty Images; Collage: Dominik Schmitt/Gründerszene

The AI ​​startup Black Forest Labs – BFL for short – has raised $300 million in its Series B. With this move, the company announced, its valuation will increase to $3.25 billion.

Who is this big player from the Black Forest?

What is the secret behind success? What do Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg see in Black Forest Labs that made them both want to cooperate with the startup? How do such quiet founders without hype get investors like Andreessen Horowitz and General Catalyst within months? And: Can Black Forest Labs really compete with OpenAI and Google? We went looking for clues.

Beginnings in the ivory tower

Source: https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/business/was-macht-black-forest-labs-das-ki-startup-mit-300-mio-frischem-kapital/

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