AI video startup Higgsfield raises $400M at $5.4B valuation, quadrupling in 8 months

Higgsfield, an AI video and image generation platform, announced around August 17 a $400M Series B at a $5.4B post-money valuation — more than 4x its $1.3B valuation from just 8 months earlier — while disclosing $700M in annualized revenue, making it one of the fastest-growing AI unicorns.

Confirmed

The $400M Series B was led by DST Global with participation from Goldman Sachs, Intel, Liberty Global and Tribe Capital (m5, m6, m8, m9).
The $5.4B valuation is over 4x the $1.3B from 8 months prior (m6, m8, m9); m1 frames it as a 4x increase "in six months," a slight discrepancy.
The company discloses $700M ARR, 30M global users, and 390 Fortune 500 paying customers (m3, m7, m8).
On the revenue trajectory, investor Amy Wu Martin says the company went from 0 to $700M ARR in 16 months (m5), while eyishazyer reports it jumped from $20M to $700M within a year (m6); the two accounts differ.
The company was founded by former Snap AI lead Alex Mashrabov (m3, m9).
taherdhanera notes the company was long mocked by rivals and skeptics, and the raise is seen as a turnaround story from ridicule to unicorn status.

Why it matters

Higgsfield's valuation and revenue growth stand out in the AI video space, signaling continued capital appetite for commercialized AI video generation.
390 Fortune 500 paying customers indicate enterprise adoption, not just consumer subscriptions, underpins the valuation.

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Primary sources

Higgsfield Raises $400M at $5.4B Valuation, Annualized Revenue Hits $700M — heypearlai · 2026-08-17 20:00 (UTC+08:00)
Higgsfield's valuation jumps 4x to $5.4B in 8 months as ARR hits $700M — 快鲤鱼 · 2026-08-18 18:33 (UTC+08:00)
Higgsfield raises $400M at $5.4B valuation, ARR soars to $700M — 创业邦 · 2026-08-18 20:00 (UTC+08:00)

[source] Higgsfield Raises $400M at $5.4B Valuation, Annualized Revenue Hits $700M — heypearlai · 2026-08-17
AI Startup Higgsfield Valuation Quadruples to $5.4B in Six Months — Polymarket · 2026-08-17
Higgsfield valued at $5.4bn as Goldman and Intel back AI video startup — Scobleizer · 2026-08-17
Higgsfield raises $400M at $5.4B valuation; revenue jumped $20M to $700M in a year — eyishazyer · 2026-08-18
Once-mocked Higgsfield raises $400M at $5.4B valuation — taherdhanera · 2026-08-18

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