Stability AI Raises $76 Million Series B Backed by Music Majors and Electronic Arts

Stability AI raised $76 million in a Series B funding round announced on August 25, 2026, according to multiple reports, with backing from Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music, and Electronic Arts. The company, the developer of the Stable Diffusion image-generation model, said the round brings its total funding to $232 million and that the proceeds will fund creative-production products, research, and professional services.

Coverage of the announcement said some of the music and gaming investors are also model-building partners, including reported deals with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Electronic Arts to build AI models from their intellectual property.

VC News Daily, Dealroom, Superpower Daily, and Mezha all reported the $76 million figure. Mezha attributed its account to TechCrunch. Superpower Daily said Stability AI announced the Series B that day, and VC News Daily presented the raise as a company announcement of $76 million in new capital.

The company, the developer of the Stable Diffusion image-generation model, said the round brings its total funding to $232 million. Superpower Daily said that total includes two equity rounds and convertible notes and that Prem Akkaraju is chief executive. Coverage repeating the company announcement said the proceeds will fund creative-production products, research, and professional services.

Dealroom reported that the round was backed by Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music, and Electronic Arts. Variety reported a $76 million funding round backed by the same entertainment companies. Superpower Daily said some music and gaming investors are also model-building partners. Techmeme said Stability AI has deals with Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Electronic Arts to build AI models from their intellectual property, and that those companies, Sony Music, and others joined the Series B.

Press-style writeups and aggregators that cited TechCrunch, Variety, and a Stability AI announcement described a similar investor list that also included AMD Ventures and Pacific Alliance Ventures, along with returning backers Coatue, Greycroft, Kadmos Capital, Sean Parker, and Eric Schmidt.

As of August 26, 2026, it remains unclear how far those entertainment companies will go beyond investing in shaping Stability AI's models and products. Attention now turns to the creative-production tools, research, and professional services the company said the new capital will fund.