Stability AI Raises $76 Million in Series B Round
The funding brings entertainment heavyweights onto Stability AI's cap table, tying generative AI tools directly to the music and interactive entertainment industries.
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Stability AI announced a $76 million Series B round on August 25, bringing total funding under CEO Prem Akkaraju to $232 million. New investors include Electronic Arts, Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, AMD Ventures, and Pacific Alliance Ventures. Funds will support product development, applied research, and professional services.
Stability AI's Series B round adds Electronic Arts, Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, AMD Ventures, and Pacific Alliance Ventures as new investors. The $76 million raise brings total funding since Akkaraju took over in June 2024 to $232 million, including two equity issuances and convertible bonds.
Returning investors Coatue, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital, Sean Parker, and Eric Schmidt made second investments in this round. Coatue co-founder Thomas Laffont joins the board. CEO Akkaraju framed the investor group as validation that generative AI serves producers, musicians, and storytellers, calling Stability AI a creative collective building tools for creative people.
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