Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding
Stability AI, maker of image generator Stable Diffusion, raises $76 million in fresh funding
图像生成模型 Stable Diffusion 的开发商 Stability AI 获得 7600 万美元新融资
Stability AI, the startup behind AI image generation model Stable Diffusion, has raised $76 million in Series B funding. The new haul brings the company’s fundraising total to $232 million. AI 图像生成模型 Stable Diffusion 的开发商 Stability AI 已完成 7600 万美元的 B 轮融资。这笔新资金使该公司的融资总额达到 2.32 亿美元。
The company announced the round Tuesday, saying the new capital comes partly from a number of prominent entertainment industry organizations, including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, and gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA). Two investment firms, AMD Ventures and Pacific Alliance Ventures, also took part. 该公司于周二宣布了此轮融资，并表示新资金部分来自多家知名的娱乐行业机构，包括环球音乐集团 (Universal Music Group)、索尼音乐集团 (Sony Music Group)、华纳音乐集团 (Warner Music Group) 以及游戏巨头艺电 (EA)。两家投资公司 AMD Ventures 和 Pacific Alliance Ventures 也参与了此次投资。
It’s an unusual roster and a less typical venture round than a lineup of the companies Stability now depends on for content licensing and distribution deals. 这是一个不同寻常的投资方名单，与 Stability 目前依赖其进行内容授权和分发交易的公司阵容相比，这并非典型的风险投资轮次。
Stability AI CEO Prem Akkaraju, who joined the company in 2024, called the funding “an affirmation of our vision where generative AI empowers every producer, musician, and storyteller.” 于 2024 年加入公司的 Stability AI 首席执行官 Prem Akkaraju 将此次融资称为“对我们愿景的肯定，即生成式 AI 将赋能每一位制作人、音乐家和讲故事的人。”
The company says it plans to use the money from its latest funding round to continue building out its “creative production” product suite while also expanding its professional services arm. Currently, Stability offers a variety of AI models that are designed for the purposes of AI music, video, and image generation. 该公司表示，计划利用这笔最新融资继续构建其“创意生产”产品套件，同时扩大其专业服务部门。目前，Stability 提供多种旨在用于 AI 音乐、视频和图像生成的 AI 模型。
Stability, founded in 2019, has spent the past year signing deals to weave generative AI into entertainment companies’ creative workflows. It struck partnerships with Universal Music and EA last October and with Warner Music last November, each giving those companies a hand in co-developing Stability’s AI tools rather than just licensing the output. 成立于 2019 年的 Stability 在过去一年中一直在签署协议，将生成式 AI 融入娱乐公司的创意工作流程中。该公司去年 10 月与环球音乐和 EA 达成合作，去年 11 月又与华纳音乐达成合作，这些合作让相关公司能够参与共同开发 Stability 的 AI 工具，而不仅仅是授权使用其输出结果。
Stability has also had a mostly winning stretch in court. The company largely prevailed in a copyright lawsuit brought by Getty Images in the United Kingdom, which had accused the company of infringing upon IP rights by using the company’s images in the training of its image generation model. A judge ruled largely in Stability’s favor in that case, but a similar lawsuit from Getty in the U.S. is still working its way through the courts. Stability 在法庭上也大多处于胜诉状态。该公司在英国赢得了 Getty Images 发起的一场版权诉讼，Getty Images 此前指控该公司在训练其图像生成模型时使用了其图片，从而侵犯了知识产权。法官在该案中基本做出了有利于 Stability 的裁决，但 Getty 在美国发起的类似诉讼目前仍在审理中。
Stability was also sued in 2023 by the company’s co-founder, Cyrus Hodes, who claimed that he was tricked by the other co-founder, Emad Mostaque, into selling his share in the company. 2023 年，Stability 还被其联合创始人 Cyrus Hodes 起诉，Hodes 声称他被另一位联合创始人 Emad Mostaque 欺骗，从而出售了他在公司的股份。