# Emad Mostaque (slim)

> Emad Mostaque is founder and former CEO; resigned March 2024. Stable Audio API on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Founder and former CEO; resigned March 2024.

Emad Mostaque co-founded Stability AI, the company behind the Stable Diffusion image models, in late 2020 and was its chief executive until March 2024, when he resigned as CEO and board member to pursue decentralised AI.

- X: https://x.com/EMostaque

## What Emad builds

- [Stable Audio API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stable-audio.md), graded D, 50.1/100, in Music generation. Stability AI's hosted Stable Audio endpoints for music and sound effects. Founder and former CEO; resigned March 2024, researched 2026-10-27.

## Works with

- [Ryan Ellis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ryan-ellis/), SVP, Head of Product
- [Zach Evans](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-evans/), Head of Audio Research

## Backed by

- [Coatue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coatue/)
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners/)
- [O'Shaughnessy Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/o-shaughnessy-ventures/)
- [Greycroft](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greycroft/)
- [Sound Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sound-ventures/)
- [Kadmos Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kadmos-capital/)
- [Mantis Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mantis-capital/)
- [WPP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/wpp/)
- [Electronic Arts](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/electronic-arts/)
- [Sony Music Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sony-music-group/)
- [Universal Music Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/universal-music-group/)
- [Warner Music Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/warner-music-group/)
- [AMD](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amd/)
- [Pacific Alliance Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pacific-alliance-ventures/)
- [Sean Parker](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sean-parker/)
- [Eric Schmidt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eric-schmidt/)
- [Prem Akkaraju](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/prem-akkaraju/)
- [Robert Nelsen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/robert-nelsen/)
- [James Cameron](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/james-cameron/)
- [Kevin Mayer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kevin-mayer/)
- [Mark Burnett](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mark-burnett/)
- [Patrick Whitesell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/patrick-whitesell/)
- [Vivi Nevo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vivi-nevo/)
- [Reuben Brothers](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/reuben-brothers/)

## Questions

### Who is Emad Mostaque?

Emad Mostaque co-founded Stability AI, the company behind the Stable Diffusion image models, in late 2020 and was its chief executive until March 2024, when he resigned as CEO and board member to pursue decentralised AI.

### What does Stability AI make?

Anchor Terminal lists Stable Audio API from Stability AI.

### Who has invested in Stability AI?

The sources our research read name Coatue, Lightspeed Venture Partners, O'Shaughnessy Ventures, Greycroft, Sound Ventures, Kadmos Capital, Mantis Capital, WPP, Electronic Arts, Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, AMD, Pacific Alliance Ventures, Sean Parker, Eric Schmidt, Prem Akkaraju, Robert Nelsen, James Cameron, Kevin Mayer, Mark Burnett, Patrick Whitesell, Vivi Nevo and Reuben Brothers.

### How are Emad's tools graded?

Stable Audio API is graded D, 50.1 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://stability.ai/research/stable-audio-3
- https://x.com/zqevans
- https://stability.ai/news-updates/stabilityai-announcement
- https://x.com/EMostaque
- https://stability.ai/
- https://stability.ai
- https://kb.stability.ai/knowledge-base/kb-tickets/new

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.