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Who invested in Prior Labs?
Prior Labs's investors include SAP (Long-Z Investment), Balderton Capital, XTX Ventures, Thomas Wolf and Mandeep Singh, and 3 more on record. SAP (Long-Z Investment) led its latest round.
20252026
$9.4MPre-seed$1.2BRound
Germany · Funded startup
Who invested in Prior Labs
2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Raised 6 months ago
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$1.2Braised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources
$9.4MPre-seed$1.2BRound
- Latest round
- Round, $1.2BMay 2026
- Led by
- SAP (Long-Z Investment)
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- 123.4×
- Investors
- 8 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Pre-seed, $9.4M Feb 2025
- Biggest round
- $1.2B Round · May 2026
- Between rounds
- 15 months from the last two
The rounds
- May 2026Round$1.2B4 new
Reported by TechStartups
- Feb 2025
Founders and team
From Prior Labs's own website: 9 founders, 4 on the team.
Black Forest LabsCo-Founder
Robin RombachCo-Founder
- Ashutosh KulkarniCEO
- Chris LynchExecutive Chairman & CEO
- Madelon HulsebosHead of the Table Representation Learning Lab
- Ed GrefenstetteDirector of Research
AdvisersAlexander Rudolf Diehl
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Everyone who backed them
SAP (Long-Z Investment)Investment firm1round, led 1
Mandeep SinghAngel1round
CPE YuanfengInvestment firm1round
Tsinghua CapitalInvestment firm1round
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Quick answers about Prior Labs
How much has Prior Labs raised?
Prior Labs has raised $1.2B across 2 rounds since 2025.
When did Prior Labs last raise?
Prior Labs's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $1.2B in May 2026, led by SAP (Long-Z Investment).
What was Prior Labs's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $1.2B in May 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Prior Labs first?
Prior Labs's first round on record, in Feb 2025, was backed by Balderton Capital, XTX Ventures and Thomas Wolf and 1 others.
What stage is Prior Labs at?
Prior Labs's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in May 2026.
Where is Prior Labs based?
Prior Labs is based in Germany.
Who led Prior Labs's rounds?
SAP (Long-Z Investment) led the Undisclosed round in 2026.
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