Building a listed tool
Hanno Basse
Named behind 2 listings on Anchor Terminal.
What Hanno builds
Stability AI Image API E · Image generation
Stability AI's hosted REST API for image generation, editing and upscaling.
CTO, researched 29 October 2026 · the people behind it
Stable Audio API D · Music generation
Stability AI's hosted Stable Audio endpoints for music and sound effects.
CTO, researched 29 October 2026 · the people behind it
Works with
- Cyrus Hodes Co-founder
- Emad Mostaque Co-founder and former CEO, resigned in March 2024
- Prem Akkaraju CEO
- Ryan Ellis SVP, Head of Product
- Sean Parker Executive Chairman
- Zach Evans Head of Audio Research
Backed by
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 Reuben Brothers
Questions
Who is Hanno Basse?
Hanno Basse became Stability AI's chief technology officer in August 2024. He was earlier chief technology officer at Digital Domain, at Microsoft Azure Media and Entertainment and at 20th Century Fox.
What does Stability AI make?
Anchor Terminal lists Stability AI Image API and Stable Audio API from Stability AI. Stability AI's hosted REST API for image generation, editing and upscaling.
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 Hanno's tools graded?
Stability AI Image API is graded E, 42.4 out of 100; 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 (13)
- https://stability.ai/news-updates/introducing-our-new-svp-head-of-product-ryan-ellis
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpellis
- https://platform.stability.ai/
- https://platform.stability.ai
- https://kb.stability.ai/knowledge-base/kb-tickets/new
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stability_AI
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emad_Mostaque
- 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
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