Black Forest Labs registered in the US because forming a German GmbH took longer than training Flux
twiecki · x · 2026-09-12
According to Handelsblatt, Black Forest Labs founder Robin Rombach explained why the startup registered in the US: forming a German GmbH took longer than training their first model, Flux 1 — simply too slow. The team also needed top-tier investors, for which a US corporate structure is the gold standard.
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