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fal

Generative media platform and inference cloud for image, video and audio models

Pace
3:30/kmSprint5.0
Distance
Distance Half.
Open ops roles
4
Last week
#40
Move
▼ 7
Peak
#40
Weeks in the 100
2
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Rank and score over time
Board rank
#30#43#55#40Oct 18#45Oct 25
Pace score
02465Oct 185Oct 25

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Race 4:05/km
Tempo 4:40/km
Steady 5:20/kmRunware
Warm-up 6:00/km
Cool-down 6:30/km
fal runs in the Sprint lane, alongside 3 rivals. Rivals on Well Run sit in their own pace lanes; further right = more momentum. Tap one to open its page.Also competes with: Replicate (Cloudflare)
Revenue estimate
~$800M annualized revenue, doubled since Mar 2026 (reported by The Information; company has not confirmed)press report · as of Sep 2026 digg.com ↗
Total raised
~$337M announced through Series D (company says $300M+); more if reported 2026 Series E is includedsee rounds ↓
Headcount
~150 (doubled in four months)as of Aug 2026 linkedin.com ↗
Founded
2021
HQ
San Francisco, CA

Leadership

The problem

Developers need fast, cheap access to generative media models

What they do

Generative media platform and inference cloud for image, video and audio models

Traction $400M ARR (Mar 2026)

Hiring trend

Open roles
44
Ops roles
4
Headcount
~190

~190 staff; 44 open roles

Hiring in

  • San Francisco
  • Remote (Global)
  • Remote (US)

Funding

Last round
$140M
Stage
Series D
Date
Dec 2025

Led by Sequoia

Distance

Half · edge: cheaper at size

Leading generative-media inference platform at $400M ARR; image and video rivals are smaller.

Sources: Sacra: Fal.ai revenue, valuation & funding ↗

Last checked Oct 25, 2026

News timeline

  1. Sep 2026Reported in talks to raise at $15B+ as annualized revenue nears $800M valueaddvc.com ↗
  2. May 2026Names AWS preferred cloud; platform serves 2.5M developers businesswire.com ↗
  3. Apr 2026Reported $200M Series E-2 tranche at ~$8B valuation forgeglobal.com ↗
  4. Mar 2026Reported in talks to raise $300M-$350M at ~$8B sacra.com ↗
  5. Dec 2025Raises $140M Series D at $4.5B led by Sequoia; third raise of 2025 techcrunch.com ↗
  6. Jul 2025Raises $125M Series C at $1.5B led by Meritech reuters.com ↗

Funding historyTotal raised ~$337M announced through Series D (company says $300M+); more if reported 2026 Series E is included

  1. Apr 2026Series E-2 (reported, not announced)$200Mat $8Bforgeglobal.com ↗
  2. Dec 2025Series D$140Mat $4.5BLed by Sequoia businesswire.com ↗
  3. Jul 2025Series C$125Mat $1.5BLed by Meritech reuters.com ↗
  4. Feb 2025Series B$49MLed by Notable Capital & Andreessen Horowitz businesswire.com ↗
  5. Sep 2024Series A$13.9Mat ~$97Mforgeglobal.com ↗

Profile facts checked Oct 19, 2026. Every fact links to its public source.

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