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Fal Doubles Valuation to $16 Billion After $1.3 Billion Funding Round
Fal raises $1.3 billion in funding round, doubling its valuation to $16 billion
Key points
- Bessemer Venture Partners led the $1.3 billion round, with participation from Nvidia, Sound Ventures and T. Rowe Price.
- The deal values Fal at $16 billion, double its $8 billion valuation in April, according to Bloomberg.
- Fal surpassed $800 million in annualized revenue earlier this year, Bloomberg's report noted.
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Fal, a San Francisco-based startup that runs AI video, image and audio models, raised $1.3 billion in a funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with Nvidia, Sound Ventures and T. Rowe Price participating. Bloomberg reported the deal values the company at $16 billion, double the $8 billion valuation it had in April. The startup said a combined $1.65 billion was raised across its Series E and F rounds, which it announced at the same time.
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Fal Doubles Valuation to $16 Billion After $1.3 Billion Funding Round
Fal, a San Francisco-based startup that hosts and runs AI models for video, image and audio, has raised $1.3 billion in its latest funding round. Bessemer Venture Partners led the round, with participation from Nvidia, Sound Ventures and T. Rowe Price. The deal values the five-year-old company at $16 billion, according to Bloomberg, which reported the figure. That is double the $8 billion valuation Fal received in April. The rapid increase reflects strong demand for running AI models in the cloud.
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