fal
fal is a generative media platform that provides API access to image, video and audio models for developers. It claims 2.5 million developer users and has raised $338M, most recently in a Series D round.
The growth story
fal grew from 11 to 177 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $338M along the way, most recently a Series D in December 2025.
About
fal sells API access to generative media models, including diffusion models for images and videos, aimed at developers building AI-powered applications. It offers serverless GPUs and dedicated compute clusters for research use cases.
The company has raised $338M, including a Series D in December 2025, and employs 177 people. Its developer user base has reached 2.5 million, though growth rates are not disclosed.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function with 44 employees, representing about a quarter of the company. The median tenure is just 1 year, suggesting rapid scaling.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 53 (+121% YoY), Operations 21 (+62% YoY), Sales 13 (+550% YoY), Business Development 10 (+67% YoY), Information Technology 9 (+125% YoY), Arts and Design 8 (+300% YoY).
Talent flow
fal recruits heavily from Coinbase (10 hires) and Amazon (6), with smaller inflows from Oracle, Codeway and Goldman Sachs. Alumni have moved to Google DeepMind, Berkeley AI Research and Nebius.
Most common previous employers of fal staff: Coinbase (10), Amazon (6), Oracle (5), Codeway (5), Remade AI (acquired by fal) (4), Goldman Sachs (4). Former fal employees most often moved to Nebius (1), Kanu AI (1), Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (1), Innovis VC (1), Google DeepMind (1), Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) (1).
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Web traffic
Traffic mix: 63% direct, 20% search, 7% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at fal: Python (Programming Language) (56), Leadership (43), Project Management (33), Microsoft Office (32), Microsoft Excel (32), Java (31), C++ (30), Machine Learning (28).
Where the team actually sits
fal people are concentrated in California, United States (48), San Francisco Bay Area (18), New York, United States (8), Istanbul, Türkiye (7).
Search footprint
fal attracts about 4,679 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $3K a month if bought through ads. It gained 1,630 ranking keywords and lost 2,000 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.50 / 5
Frequently asked
fal has 177 employees as of September 2026.
fal has raised $338M in total, most recently a Series D round in December 2025.
fal was founded in 2021 by Burkay Gur, Gorkem Yurtseven.
The most common previous employers of current fal staff are Coinbase (10 people), Amazon (6 people), Oracle (5 people).
Former fal employees most often move to Nebius (1), Kanu AI (1), Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (1).
fal attracts about 4,679 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $3K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among fal staff are Python (Programming Language), Leadership, Project Management, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel.
fal staff are concentrated in California, United States (48), San Francisco Bay Area (18), New York, United States (8).
fal has about 53 people in Engineering, up 121% over the past year, as of September 2026.
fal has about 21 people in Operations, up 62% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 121 current and 14 former fal profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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