{ "data": null, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robin-rombach/", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robin-rombach/index.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robin-rombach/index.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/robin-rombach/index.min.md" }, "markdown": "Co-founder and CEO, Black Forest Labs.\n\nRobin Rombach co-founded Black Forest Labs in 2024 and is its CEO. With Andreas Blattmann and Patrick Esser he researched image generation at LMU Munich, work that led to Stable Diffusion, and all three worked at Stability AI. In June 2026 he argued for open innovation in AI at the G7.\n\n## What Robin builds\n\n- [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. Co-founder and CEO, Black Forest Labs, researched 2026-10-28.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Andreas Blattmann](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/andreas-blattmann/), Co-founder, Black Forest Labs\n- [Patrick Esser](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/patrick-esser/), Co-founder, Black Forest Labs\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/andreessen-horowitz/)\n- [Brendan Iribe](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/brendan-iribe/)\n- [Michael Ovitz](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/michael-ovitz/)\n- [Garry Tan](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/garry-tan/)\n- [Timo Aila](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/timo-aila/)\n- [Vladlen Koltun](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vladlen-koltun/)\n- [General Catalyst](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/general-catalyst/)\n- [MätchVC](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matchvc/)\n- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)\n- [AMP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/amp/)\n- [NVIDIA](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/nvidia/)\n- [Northzone](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/northzone/)\n- [Creandum](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/creandum/)\n- [Earlybird Venture Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/earlybird-venture-capital/)\n- [BroadLight Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/broadlight-capital/)\n- [Temasek](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/temasek/)\n- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bain-capital-ventures/)\n- [Air Street Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/air-street-capital/)\n- [Visionaries Club](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/visionaries-club/)\n- [Canva](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/canva/)\n- [Figma](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/figma/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Robin Rombach?\n\nRobin Rombach co-founded Black Forest Labs in 2024 and is its CEO. With Andreas Blattmann and Patrick Esser he researched image generation at LMU Munich, work that led to Stable Diffusion, and all three worked at Stability AI. In June 2026 he argued for open innovation in AI at the G7.\n\n### What does Black Forest Labs make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists Black Forest Labs FLUX API from Black Forest Labs. Black Forest Labs' hosted API for the FLUX image and video models.\n\n### Who has invested in Black Forest Labs?\n\nThe 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 Venture Capital, BroadLight Capital, Temasek, Bain Capital Ventures, Air Street Capital, Visionaries Club, Canva and Figma.\n\n### How are Robin's tools graded?\n\nBlack 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.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://bfl.ai/\n- https://bfl.ai/contact\n- https://bfl.ai/blog/our-co-founder-and-ceo-urges-g7-leaders-to-back-open-innovation\n- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest_Labs\n- https://bfl.ai/legal/imprint\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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