Leonardo.Ai in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Leonardo.Ai.
Leonardo.Ai is made by an Australian company that Canva bought in July 2024 and still runs as a separate platform. It earns money from paid plans, token top-ups and team plans, and from developers paying for its API.
Founded
2022
Based in
Sydney
Chief executive
J.J. Fiasson
Team
120 people
Latest round
Seed and Series A, $31 million
Ownership
Part of a larger company
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Leonardo.Ai’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Leonardo.Ai. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2022
The year Leonardo.Ai was founded, in Sydney
In a sentence
Leonardo.Ai is made by an Australian company that Canva bought in July 2024 and still runs as a separate platform. It earns money from paid plans, token top-ups and team plans, and from developers paying for its API.
In a paragraph
Leonardo.Ai was founded in 2022 and is based in Sydney, Australia. J.J. Fiasson is its CEO and co-founder; Jachin Bhasme and Chris Gillis are co-founders. A team of 120 researchers, engineers and designers when Canva bought it in July 2024, according to Canva's announcement.
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Fact sheet
Company
Leonardo.Ai
Founded
2022
Based in
Sydney, Australia
Team
A team of 120 researchers, engineers and designers when Canva bought it in July 2024, according to Canva's announcement
Website
leonardo.ai
Products we list
Leonardo.Ai
Ownership: Part of a larger company
Owned by Canva, which announced the acquisition on July 30, 2024. Its careers page says it became part of the Canva family in 2024 but runs as an independent platform. Canva did not state the price.
Leadership
JF
J.J. Fiasson
CEO and co-founder
JB
Jachin Bhasme
Co-founder
CG
Chris Gillis
Co-founder
Affiliate program
Members of the Leonardo Creator Program get a free subscription, tokens and access to its affiliate program. Applications are on hold, with a waitlist, and no commission rate is published.
Part 02 · Funding
The money
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Raised $31 million in December 2023 from Blackbird, Side Stage Ventures, Smash Capital, TIRTA Ventures, Gaorong Capital and Samsung Next, according to TechCrunch; Forbes Australia called it a combined seed and Series A. Canva bought the company in July 2024.
Every announced round
Dec 6, 2023Seed and Series A$31 millionWith Blackbird, Side Stage Ventures, Smash Capital, TIRTA Ventures, Gaorong Capital, Samsung Next. techcrunch.com
Investors named
Blackbird
Gaorong Capital
Samsung Next
Side Stage Ventures
Smash Capital
TIRTA Ventures
Filled: led at least one round. As each announcement names them.
What they make
Leonardo.Ai, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Leonardo.Ai
Image, video and 3D generator with its own and partner models
#2 of 22 AI image and video generatorsFrom $12 per month for 8,500 tokens, billed monthlyFree plan4.8 on the App Store
3.0GPA
Our pick for anyone who wants to make images free every day. Its prices come from a third-party summary, though, and the unlimited queue only covers some of its own models.
CValue
BFree
BFeatures
AEase
BPlatforms
Leonardo.Ai’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Leonardo.Ai’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Leonardo.Ai, and Leonardo.Ai’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Leonardo.Ai’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
