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  "markdown": "CTO.\n\nHanno 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.\n\n## What Hanno builds\n\n- [Stability AI Image API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stability-ai-image.md), graded E, 42.4/100, in Image generation. Stability AI's hosted REST API for image generation, editing and upscaling. CTO, researched 2026-10-29.\n- [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. CTO, researched 2026-10-29.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Cyrus Hodes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/cyrus-hodes/), Co-founder\n- [Emad Mostaque](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/emad-mostaque/), Co-founder and former CEO, resigned in March 2024\n- [Prem Akkaraju](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/prem-akkaraju/), CEO\n- [Ryan Ellis](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/ryan-ellis/), SVP, Head of Product\n- [Sean Parker](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/sean-parker/), Executive Chairman\n- [Zach Evans](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/zach-evans/), Head of Audio Research\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Coatue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/coatue/)\n- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/lightspeed-venture-partners/)\n- [O'Shaughnessy Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/o-shaughnessy-ventures/)\n- [Greycroft](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/greycroft/)\n- [Sound Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sound-ventures/)\n- [Kadmos Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kadmos-capital/)\n- [Mantis Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mantis-capital/)\n- [WPP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/wpp/)\n- [Electronic Arts](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/electronic-arts/)\n- [Sony Music Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sony-music-group/)\n- [Universal Music Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/universal-music-group/)\n- [Warner Music Group](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/warner-music-group/)\n- [AMD](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amd/)\n- [Pacific Alliance Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/pacific-alliance-ventures/)\n- [Sean Parker](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sean-parker/)\n- [Eric Schmidt](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/eric-schmidt/)\n- [Prem Akkaraju](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/prem-akkaraju/)\n- [Robert Nelsen](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/robert-nelsen/)\n- [James Cameron](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/james-cameron/)\n- [Kevin Mayer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/kevin-mayer/)\n- [Mark Burnett](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/mark-burnett/)\n- [Patrick Whitesell](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/patrick-whitesell/)\n- [Vivi Nevo](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vivi-nevo/)\n- [Reuben Brothers](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/reuben-brothers/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Hanno Basse?\n\nHanno 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.\n\n### What does Stability AI make?\n\nAnchor 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.\n\n### Who has invested in Stability AI?\n\nThe 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.\n\n### How are Hanno's tools graded?\n\nStability 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.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://stability.ai/news-updates/introducing-our-new-svp-head-of-product-ryan-ellis\n- https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanpellis\n- https://platform.stability.ai/\n- https://platform.stability.ai\n- https://kb.stability.ai/knowledge-base/kb-tickets/new\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stability_AI\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emad_Mostaque\n- https://stability.ai/research/stable-audio-3\n- https://x.com/zqevans\n- https://stability.ai/news-updates/stabilityai-announcement\n- https://x.com/EMostaque\n- https://stability.ai/\n- https://stability.ai\n\nThese 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. 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