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Generative media startup fal raises $1.65 billion in new funding

Sequoia and Bessemer led the rounds, showing strong investor appetite for generative media infrastructure.

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BREAKING: @fal just raised $1.65 BILLION across its Series E & F › Series E led by @sequoia › Series F led by @BessemerVP I sat down w/ Co-Founders: CEO Burkay Gür (@burkaygur) & CTO Görkem Yurtseven (@gorkem) to discuss the explosive growth of generative media, which they believe is 1 of only 3 major product-market fits in AI, alongside search & coding agents. Founded in 2021 by former Coinbase & Amazon engineers, fal powers the infrastructure behind AI image, video, audio & 3D models, serving developers, studios & model labs. fal /faɫ/ · noun · Turkish Pronounced approximately “fahl” (rhymes with doll in many American accents) Definitions 1. Fortune-telling; divination. The practice of predicting future events, particularly through interpreting coffee grounds, cards, or other symbols.…
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