fal, a San Francisco, CA-based platform for real-time generative media, has raised $140 million in Series D funding.
Investors
The round was led by Sequoia, with major participation from Kleiner Perkins and new investments from Alkeon Capital and NVentures, alongside existing investors.
Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in seed-stage, early-stage, and growth-stage investments across the technology sector. It focuses on helping founders build legendary companies from inception to IPO and beyond.
fal Use of Funds
The company will use the funding to expand its global infrastructure, hire across engineering and go-to-market teams, and develop new product lines for real-time generative media.
About fal
fal is a platform for real-time generative media, offering cutting-edge inference solutions for AI-powered video, image, 3D, and audio applications. The company partners with enterprises, research labs, and developers worldwide to accelerate the future of real-time generative AI content creation. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, fal powers millions of developers and hundreds of enterprise teams across commerce, design, entertainment, and emerging AI-native categories.
Funding Details
Company: fal
Raised: $140.0M
Round: Series D
Funding Date: December 2025
Lead Investor: Sequoia
Additional Investors: Kleiner Perkins, Alkeon Capital, NVentures, a16z, Kindred Ventures, Meritech, Bessemer Venture Partners, Notable Capital, Shopify Ventures, Salesforce Ventures
Company Website: https://fal.ai/
Software Category: Real-Time Generative Media / AI Infrastructure
Source: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251209532649/en/