fal, the fast-growing generative media platform used by developers worldwide, has made its first acquisition: Remade, a Y Combinator–backed startup building AI-native tools for creative and design teams. The move strengthens fal’s position as one of the leading infrastructure providers for image, video, and audio generation, while adding a polished creative workspace built by a team known for rapid innovation.

Founded in 2021 by engineers Burkay Gur and Gorkem Yurtseven, fal gives developers API-level access to more than 600 image, video, and audio models through serverless GPU infrastructure. The company is one of only 33 U.S. AI firms to raise more than $100 million in 2025, with enterprise customers like Adobe, Canva, Perplexity, and Shopify relying on fal to power large-scale generative workloads.

A Strategic Fit for Generative Media’s Next Phase

Remade caught fal’s attention for good reason. The startup, founded in 2024 by four Cambridge University computer science graduates—Blendi Bylygbashi, Christos Antonopoulos, Alex Matthews, and Rehan Sheikh—built an AI-native workspace designed for design and marketing teams. The product unified access to modern image and video generation models, simplifying workflows that often require juggling multiple tools.

Remade’s technology proved popular fast. Its open-source Wan 2.1 Video LoRAs have been downloaded more than 250,000 times, becoming one of fal’s most frequently used endpoints. For a young team shipping at an unusual pace, the acquisition reflects both capability and timing.

Antonopoulos, now joining fal, said Remade’s team recognized early how crucial fal’s infrastructure was to the generative media ecosystem. “When we started talking with Burkay, it was incredible to hear his vision for the future of generative media and how we could accelerate it,” he said.

Talent and Technology That Bolster fal’s Vision

fal CEO Burkay Gur highlighted the talent behind Remade as a major factor. “The pace at which these four founders shipped high-quality code was impressive,” he said. “They have an exceptional understanding of how fal helps developers and they stay ahead in the fast-paced generative media space. We love their hustle and are glad to have them on the team.”

The acquisition is expected to help fal bridge the gap between developer infrastructure and creative tooling. While fal has long focused on providing robust model access and serverless GPU performance, Remade adds front-end workflows more aligned with the needs of marketing, design, and creative teams.

Massive Scale and Momentum in Generative Media

fal’s momentum continues to build. In February, the company surpassed 100 million generative media requests per day while maintaining 99.99% API uptime. It partners with top generative model developers including Black Forest Labs, Google, Alibaba, ByteDance, and Hailuo.

To support developers evaluating rapid advancements in generative models, fal recently released a developer sandbox environment. The sandbox lets users test multiple models against identical prompts, helping them benchmark performance, evaluate quality, and decide which models to bring into production.

Antonopoulos said the team is eager to iterate further: “The fal sandbox is something we’ve been waiting for as developers ourselves. We’ll continue incorporating feedback from our dev community to make it better to build with any model on fal.”

A Consolidation Moment in Generative Media

The acquisition underscores a broader trend: generative media platforms are moving toward unified ecosystems that support both deep infrastructure and accessible creative tools. As developers and creative teams converge around real-time AI workflows, companies like fal are positioning themselves at the center of that shift.

By integrating Remade’s workspace with its scalable API infrastructure, fal is building toward a future where developers can test, deploy, and refine generative systems while creative teams work in interfaces tailored to their needs—all powered by the same underlying platform.

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