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Dec 4, 2025 Discover how Black Forest Labs just raised a whopping $300M, pushing its valuation to $3.25 billion! Learn about the big names relying on their innovative models, including Adobe and Canva. This influx of cash is set to turbocharge their R&D efforts. Find out who is investing in this promising venture—think giants like NVIDIA and Salesforce Ventures. Plus, dive into the capabilities of their Flux model, boasting impressive text rendering and high-quality outputs. Tune in for insights on competition and the future of AI!
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Backend Image Models Are Big Bets
- Black Forest Labs raised $300M at a $3.25B valuation, signaling rapid growth in image-generation infrastructure.
- The raise highlights how critical backend model providers are to the AI product ecosystem.
Host’s Personal Tooling And Recommendation
- Jaden describes his heavy personal spending on 11 Labs voice tools and confirms he uses his real voice on the show.
- He recommends AIbox.ai as an affordable way to access many models including those he pays a lot for.
Investors Reveal Who Uses The Tech
- Major platforms like XAI/Grok used Black Forest Labs' API to power image generation, showing invisible but widespread adoption.
- Investor list (Salesforce Ventures, A16Z, NVIDIA, Canva, Figma) maps directly to who relies on their model.