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ComfyUI

Category: Generative Media (Image / Video)

ComfyUI is an open-source, node-based generative AI platform for creating images, video, and audio through visual workflows. ComfyUI was founded in 2024. The company is led by Yoland Yan. Based in San Francisco, CA, USA. Team size: 65. Total funding raised: $48M. Latest round: Venture Round. Key investors include ["Craft","Pace Capital","Chemistry","TruArrow"].

Founded
2024
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, USA
Team size
65
Total funding
$48M

Value proposition

ComfyUI gives creators precise control over AI generation by visually connecting nodes, enabling reproducibility and customization beyond text-only prompts.

Products and solutions

["ComfyUI desktop application","Comfy Cloud"]

Target customer

Professional artists, VFX studios, animation houses, and advertising agencies

Industries served

["VFX","Animation","Advertising","Creative Design"]

Technology advantage

Node-based workflow engine that chains models, LoRAs, ControlNets, and community-built nodes for precise, reproducible outputs.

How they differentiate

Unlike black-box text-to-image services, ComfyUI offers visual node-based workflow control, full reproducibility, and a community-driven library of 60,000+ nodes.

Main competitors

["Automatic1111 (Stable Diffusion WebUI)","InvokeAI"]

Key partnerships

["Tencent Cloud — partnership to transform 3D workflows (March 2026)","Silverside AI — agency partner for Super Bowl ad production","Black Math — creative studio partner for modular pipelines"]

Notable customers

["Netflix","Apple","Ubisoft","Silverside AI","Black Math","Series Entertainment"]

Major milestones

["ComfyUI raises $30M at $500M valuation for its node-based generative AI platform, positioning itself as the standard for professional creative workflows.","Launched in 2023","Reached 4 million users and 60,000 community-built nodes","Raised $30M at $500M valuation in April 2026"]

Market positioning

ComfyUI raises $30M at $500M valuation for its node-based generative AI platform, positioning itself as the standard for professional creative workflows.

About Yoland Yan

Former senior software engineer on Google's App Search ML team; previously at Drip.Art, Monkai, and Techstars

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