Company:Leonardo.ai

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Leonardo.Ai
TypePrivate
Industryartificial intelligence, software
FoundedDecember 2022
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
JJ Fiasson (CEO), Christopher Gillis, Jachin Bhasme, Peter Runham, Sami Ede, Ethan Smith
Productsgenerative AI platform for image and video generation
Number of employees
200+ (2024)
ParentCanva (acquired 2024)
Websiteleonardo.ai

Leonardo.Ai is a global artificial intelligence company that develops generative AI software for image and video creation. In 2024, Leonardo.Ai was acquired by Canva.[1][2]

History

Leonardo.Ai was founded in December 2022 in Sydney by JJ Fiasson, Christopher Gillis, Jachin Bhasme, Peter Runham, Sami Ede, and Ethan Smith.[3][4]

Leonardo.Ai develops and maintains generative AI models and tools designed for creative workflows. In October 2023, the company raised A$47 million (approximately US$31 million) in Series A funding, with investors including Blackbird Ventures, Sierra Ventures, Smash Capital, TIRTA Ventures, Gaorong Capital, and Samsung Next.[5][6]

In April 2024, it launched Leonardo for Teams, an enterprise solution for secure content production and collaboration, and in June introduced Phoenix, its first in-house foundational model. By the end of the year, the platform had more than 29 million users worldwide, according to Forbes Australia.[7][8][9][10][11]

The company was included in the Forbes 2024 AI 50 list. In the same year, CEO JJ Fiasson received the Australian Financial Review's AI Trailblazer award and was recognized among Australia's Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs.[12][13][14]

In August 2025, Lucid Origin, an advanced text-to-image model developed by Leonardo AI, was officially launched, offering full-HD output.[15] In the same year, it was ranked #7 on the “Text-to-Image” leaderboard by Artificial Analysis.[16]

Products and services

Leonardo.Ai's core platform allows users to generate images, illustrations, and photorealistic visuals from text prompts. Features include Realtime Canvas, which transforms sketches into AI-generated images in real time, and Motion, which animates static images into short videos.[17][18] The platform supports custom AI model training on user-specific datasets for consistent outputs.[19][20] It also incorporates some of the latest artificial intelligence models, such as Google's Veo 3 for video generation, alongside its suite of image creation, motion, and editing tools for both individual and enterprise users.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "Australian startup Generates 700m AI Images". 2023-11-27. https://drasticnews.com/australian-startup-generates-700m-ai-images/. 
  2. ↑ Weatherbed, Jess (2024-07-30). "Canva adds a new generative AI platform to its growing creative empire" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/30/24209421/canva-leonardo-generative-ai-platform-acquisition-design-software. 
  3. ↑ Pandey, Mohit (2024-07-30). "Leonardo.Ai - Why Canva Acquired it?" (in en-US). https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-features/why-canva-acquired-leonardo-ai/. 
  4. ↑ Thomsen, Simon (2024-07-30). "Canva prompts takeover of hot generative AI startup Leonardo.AI" (in en-US). https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/business/canva-acquisition-generative-ai-startup-leonardo-ai/. 
  5. ↑ Jones, Tegan (2023-12-07). "Leonardo.Ai raises $47 million after broadening its AI image generation for video games" (in en-AU). https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/leonardo-ai-raise-47-million-blackbird/. 
  6. ↑ Thomsen, Simon (2023-12-06). "Blackbird backs generative AI startup Leonardo.Ai in $47 million raise" (in en-US). https://www.startupdaily.net/topic/funding/blackbird-backs-generative-ai-startup-leonardo-ai-in-47-million-raise/. 
  7. ↑ Dart, Cameron (2024-04-09). "Australian AI startup Leonardo.Ai launches Leonardo for Teams" (in en-US). https://inaitoday.com/australian-ai-startup-leonardo-ai-launches-leonardo-for-teams/. 
  8. ↑ "Leonardo.Ai unveils enterprise offering, aiming to transform creative process with GenAI". 2024-04-10. http://www.mi-3.com.au/10-04-2024/leonardoai-unveils-enterprise-offering-aiming-transform-creative-process-genai. 
  9. ↑ Keating, Eloise (2024-04-10). "Leonardo.Ai targets businesses with Teams launch after doubling user base to 15 million" (in en-AU). https://www.smartcompany.com.au/startupsmart/leonardo-ai-businesses-teams-launch-doubles-user-base-15-million/. 
  10. ↑ Van Boom, Daniel (2024-06-17). "Leonardo.Ai is rolling out Australia's first major foundation model" (in en). https://www.capitalbrief.com/article/leonardoai-is-rolling-out-australias-first-major-foundation-model-a576494a-be4d-4bc0-ab13-e829ec249f2d/. 
  11. ↑ Field, Shivaune (2025-01-13). "Leonardo.AI founder JJ Fiasson on Flow State, Phoenix and Google Cloud" (in en-US). https://www.forbes.com.au/news/innovation/leonardo-ai-founder-jj-fiasson-on-flow-state-phoenix-and-google-cloud/. 
  12. ↑ "Forbes Top 50 AI 2024 database" (in en). https://jamieesterman.com/forbes-top-50-ai-2024-database. 
  13. ↑ McGuire, Amelia (2025-06-02). "The winner of the AFR’s AI Trailblazer award talks life under Canva" (in en). https://www.afr.com/technology/trailblazer-jj-fiasson-on-ai-art-and-life-under-canva-20250519-p5m0fm. 
  14. ↑ Ogg, Matt; Dedovic, Amila; Jansen, Camilla (8 April 2024). "2024 Australia's Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs 21-30". https://www.businessnewsaustralia.com/articles/2024-australia-s-top-100-young-entrepreneurs-21-30.html. 
  15. ↑ Saha, Raunak (2025-09-01). "Meet Lucid Origin: Leonardo’s Hyper-Realistic AI Model". https://technosports.co.in/meet-lucid-origin-leonardos-hyper-realistic-ai-model/. 
  16. ↑ "Leaderboard — Text-to-Image". https://artificialanalysis.ai/image/leaderboard/text-to-image. 
  17. ↑ "Leonardo AI Motion Now Available with Impressive Image to Video Capabilities". 2023-12-25. https://www.aiartkingdom.com/post/leonardo-ai-motion. 
  18. ↑ "Transform Static Images into Dynamic Videos with Leonardo AI's Image to Motion Feature". https://www.toolify.ai/ai-news/transform-static-images-into-dynamic-videos-with-leonardo-ais-image-to-motion-feature-2304171. 
  19. ↑ "Leonardo.Ai – Best AI Image Generator & Prompt‑Based Art Tool in 2025". 2025-08-04. https://aitoolinsight.com/ai-tools/leonardo-ai/. 
  20. ↑ Kling, Joakim (12 June 2025). "Leonardo AI Review 2025: Is It Still a Top AI Image Generator" (in en). https://www.videoproc.com/resource/leonardo-ai-review.htm. 
  21. ↑ "Canva adds AI video generation with audio, powered by Google's Veo 3 model; to acquire MagicBrief". 2025-06-18. https://www.medianews4u.com/canva-adds-ai-video-generation-with-audio-powered-by-googles-veo-3-model-to-acquire-magicbrief/. 



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