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ComfyUI Raises $30M at $500M Valuation to Expand Node-Based AI Creative Tools
The open-source turned startup helps creators precisely control diffusion model outputs, claiming over 4 million users
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- ComfyUI, a startup providing node-based workflow tools for controlling AI diffusion models, raised $30 million in funding at a $500 million valuation.
- Led by Craft Ventures with participation from Pace Capital, Chemistry, and TruArrow, the company evolved from a 2023 open-source project into a formal startup.
- Co-founder and CEO Yoland Yan noted that prompt-based AI tools like Midjourney only achieve 60-80% accuracy, requiring the 'slot machine' approach for refinements.
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ComfyUI, a startup providing node-based workflow tools for controlling AI diffusion models, raised $30 million in funding at a $500 million valuation. Led by Craft Ventures with participation from Pace Capital, Chemistry, and TruArrow, the company evolved from a 2023 open-source project into a formal startup. Co-founder and CEO Yoland Yan noted that prompt-based AI tools like Midjourney only achieve 60-80% accuracy, requiring the 'slot machine' approach for refinements. The platform claims over 4 million users among creative professionals in VFX, animation, advertising, and industrial design.
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