# Axel Sauer (slim)

> Axel Sauer is managing Director at BFL GmbH. Black Forest Labs FLUX API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Managing Director, BFL GmbH.

## What Axel builds

- [Black Forest Labs FLUX API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/black-forest-labs.md), graded B, 64.1/100, in Image generation. Black Forest Labs' hosted API for the FLUX image and video models. Managing Director, BFL GmbH, researched 2026-10-28.

## Works with

- [Andreas Blattmann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andreas-blattmann/), Managing Director, BFL GmbH
- [Robin Rombach](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robin-rombach/), Co-founder and CEO

## Backed by

- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)
- [Brendan Iribe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brendan-iribe/)
- [Michael Ovitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/michael-ovitz/)
- [Garry Tan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/garry-tan/)
- [Timo Aila](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/timo-aila/)
- [Vladlen Koltun](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vladlen-koltun/)
- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)
- [MätchVC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matchvc/)
- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)
- [AMP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amp/)
- [NVIDIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nvidia/)
- [Northzone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/northzone/)
- [Creandum](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/creandum/)
- [Earlybird](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/earlybird/)
- [BroadLight Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/broadlight-capital/)
- [Temasek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/temasek/)
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bain-capital-ventures/)
- [Air Street Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/air-street-capital/)
- [Visionaries Club](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/visionaries-club/)
- [Canva](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/canva/)
- [Figma](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/figma/)

## Questions

### Who is Axel Sauer?

Axel Sauer is managing Director at BFL GmbH.

### What does Black Forest Labs make?

Anchor Terminal lists Black Forest Labs FLUX API from Black Forest Labs.

### Who has invested in Black Forest Labs?

The sources our research read name Andreessen Horowitz, Brendan Iribe, Michael Ovitz, Garry Tan, Timo Aila, Vladlen Koltun, General Catalyst, MätchVC, Salesforce, AMP, NVIDIA, Northzone, Creandum, Earlybird, BroadLight Capital, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva and Figma.

### How are Axel's tools graded?

Black Forest Labs FLUX API is graded B, 64.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://bfl.ai/
- https://bfl.ai/contact
- https://bfl.ai/blog/our-co-founder-and-ceo-urges-g7-leaders-to-back-open-innovation
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest_Labs
- https://bfl.ai/legal/imprint

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.