Leonardo.Ai
Leonardo.Ai is a generative AI platform for creators that raised $39M in Series A funding in December 2023. The 176-person company helps users generate and refine creative assets from initial concepts to final execution.
The growth story
Leonardo.Ai grew from 1 to 176 employees between 2022 and 2026, raising $39M along the way, most recently a Series A in December 2023.
About
Leonardo.Ai provides a generative AI platform that enables users to create and iterate on digital assets like characters, worlds, and production materials. The tool supports both casual experimentation and professional-grade creative workflows, allowing users to refine outputs through iterative prompting.
The company has grown to 176 employees since its 2022 founding and secured $39M in Series A funding in December 2023. Its investor base includes Blackbird Ventures, Samsung NEXT, and Smash Capital.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Leonardo.Ai's largest function, accounting for 27 of its 176 employees. The company is led by a team that has scaled the organization rapidly since its 2022 founding.
The Leonardo.Ai org chart
JJ Fiasson (CEO & Founder) leads 41 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 47 (-53% YoY), Marketing 20 (-13% YoY), Arts and Design 16 (-27% YoY), Business Development 13 (0% YoY), Media and Communication 11 (+22% YoY), Sales 7 (+17% YoY).
Talent flow
Leonardo.Ai recruits heavily from Canva, with 104 employees having previously worked there. Other notable talent sources include Amazon Web Services, Concentrix Tigerspike, and Luma. Employees tend to stay for a median of 2 years.
Most common previous employers of Leonardo.Ai staff: Amazon Web Services (AWS) (5), Concentrix Tigerspike (5), Luma (4), Loan Base (4), Raini Studios (3), TikTok (3). Former Leonardo.Ai employees most often moved to Canva (104), Corvus Talent (1), Transform Gaming (1), Pletor (1), Google (1), PERFIL TERMICO Industrial Heating and Insulation (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Leonardo.Ai mafia
Leonardo.Ai alumni have founded 6 companies, including Lightning Forge Games, Cascade Interactive, and Design Of Tomorrow. These startups collectively employ 12 people.
6Bret Curan, was Product Manager until 2024Chris Lee, was Investor until 2024Yagmur A. Sarcin, was Senior Product Designer · B2B & Collaborative Solutions until 2025Scott Crowe, was Engineering Recruiter (Secondment) until 2025Netta Efron, was Head of People and Talent until 2026Pablo Llanos, was Software Engineer until 2026Web traffic
Traffic mix: 54% direct, 42% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Leonardo.Ai: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) (68), HTML (62), Node.js (59), TypeScript (47), Artificial Intelligence (AI) (42), JavaScript (34), Project Management (33), Amazon Web Services (AWS) (32).
Where the team actually sits
Leonardo.Ai people are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (18), Greater Sydney Area (12), Victoria, Australia (9), Australia (7).
Search footprint
Leonardo.Ai attracts about 17,040 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $69K a month if bought through ads. It gained 4,856 ranking keywords and lost 5,783 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.40 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 4.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 4.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 4.10 / 5
Frequently asked
Leonardo.Ai has 176 employees as of September 2026.
Leonardo.Ai has raised $39M in total, most recently a Series A round in December 2023.
Leonardo.Ai was founded in 2022 by Peter Runham, Jachin Bhasme, JJ Fiasson, Chris Gillis.
JJ Fiasson (CEO & Founder) sits at the top of Leonardo.Ai's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Leonardo.Ai staff are Amazon Web Services (AWS) (5 people), Concentrix Tigerspike (5 people), Luma (4 people).
Former Leonardo.Ai employees most often move to Canva (104), Corvus Talent (1), Transform Gaming (1).
At least 6 companies have a founder who previously worked at Leonardo.Ai, including Lightning Forge Games, Cascade Interactive, Design Of Tomorrow.
Leonardo.Ai attracts about 17,040 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $69K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Leonardo.Ai staff are Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTML, Node.js, TypeScript, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Leonardo.Ai staff are concentrated in New South Wales, Australia (18), Greater Sydney Area (12), Victoria, Australia (9).
Leonardo.Ai has about 47 people in Engineering, down 53% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Leonardo.Ai has about 20 people in Marketing, down 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 118 current and 164 former Leonardo.Ai profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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