ComfyUI Raises $30 Million at $500 Million Valuation Led by Craft Ventures
Startup ComfyUI, which provides tools for controlling AI-generated media, secured $30 million in new funding. The round values the company at $500 million and includes investors Pace Capital, Chemistry, and TruArrow. ComfyUI, originating from a 2023 open-source project, serves over 4 million users in creative fields.
app.buzzsumo.comComfyUI raised a $30 million funding round at a $500 million valuation, according to TechCrunch. The round was led by Craft Ventures, with participation from Pace Capital, Chemistry, and TruArrow. The startup began as an open-source project in 2023, shortly after the introduction of diffusion models.
At that time, models like Midjourney and OpenAI’s DALL-E frequently added extra fingers to hands. The project founders developed a modular framework for granular control over every step of the generation process. In late 2024, ComfyUI raised $19 million in Series A financing.
That round included investors Chemistry Ventures, Cursor Capital, and Guillermo Rauch, the founder of Vercel. ComfyUI has over 4 million users.
The tool is used by creative professionals for visual effects, animation, advertising, and industrial design. Weavy was acquired by Figma last year.
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5 events- 2026-04-24 (recent)
ComfyUI raised a $30 million funding round at a $500 million valuation, led by Craft Ventures with participation from Pace Capital, Chemistry, and TruArrow.
1 source@techcrunch - late 2024
ComfyUI raised $19 million in Series A financing from investors including Chemistry Ventures, Cursor Capital, and Guillermo Rauch.
1 source@techcrunch - 2025 (last year)
Weavy was acquired by Figma.
1 source@techcrunch - 2023
ComfyUI started as an open-source project shortly after the introduction of diffusion models.
1 source@techcrunch - 2023
Models like Midjourney and OpenAI’s DALL-E frequently added extra fingers to hands.
1 source@techcrunch
Potential Impact
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Increased resources for ComfyUI to expand its modular framework for AI media control.
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Potential growth in adoption among creative professionals seeking granular control over diffusion models.
- 03
Heightened competition in AI tools for creators, following Weavy's acquisition by Figma.
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Validation of human-in-the-loop approaches amid proliferation of less precise AI-generated content.
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