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title: "Meta Platforms' AI Image Partner Black Forest Labs in Funding Talks at $4 Billion Valuation"
description: "Meta Platforms' AI image generation partner, Black Forest Labs, is in discussions to raise $200 million to $300 million, potentially increasing its valuation to $4 billion. Meta has previously contrac"
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# Meta Platforms' AI Image Partner Black Forest Labs in Funding Talks at $4 Billion Valuation

> Meta Platforms' AI image generation partner, Black Forest Labs, is in discussions to raise $200 million to $300 million, potentially increasing its valuation to $4 billion. Meta has previously contracted over $100 million for the startup's technology. Black Forest Labs has also partnered with Adobe. The company did not respond to requests for comment.

(MT Newswires) -- Meta Platforms' (META) artificial intelligence image generation partner Black Forest Labs is in talks to raise between $200 million and $300 million in funding that could boost its valuation to about $4 billion, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Meta previously signed a contract worth more than $100 million to use the company's AI image-generation technology. The German artificial intelligence startup has also partnered with Adobe (ADBE), the report said.

Black Forest Labs did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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