Leonardo AI: The Story Behind the Generative AI Platform for Gaming and Entertainment

Leonardo AI is a startup company that develops a generative AI platform for creating and editing high-quality, production-ready content. The company was founded in 2022 by JJ Fiasson, Jachin Bhasme, and Peter Runham, who are the current CEO, COO, and CTO respectively. Leonardo AI’s platform provides a drag-and-drop interface, pre-trained models, and a variety of tools for creating and editing images, videos, music, sound effects, language, and more.

The company’s primary market is the gaming and entertainment industry, where it aims to revolutionize content production and enable artists, designers, and developers to rapidly iterate and create content with a consistent look or style.

Leonardo AI has raised a total of $47 million in two rounds of funding from 10 investors, including Blackbird Ventures, Sequoia Capital, and Andreessen Horowitz24. The company has grown to 80 employees and has offices in North Sydney, Australia and San Francisco, USA.

Leonardo AI claims to have over 100,000 users across the world who are creating 4.5 million images a day using its platform5. The company’s vision is to democratize access to generative AI and empower anyone to create amazing content with ease and speed.