companies

Civit Inc.

Civitai operates an online platform and marketplace for sharing and downloading AI image-generation models, primarily Stable Diffusion checkpoints and LoRAs.

Civitai (operated by Civit Inc.) was founded in 2022 by Justin Maier, who serves as CEO, together with co-founder Maxfield Hulker. The company is headquartered in Boise, Idaho, and runs a community platform where users upload, browse, and download AI image-generation models and related resources such as LoRAs and embeddings, alongside galleries of AI-generated images. In November 2023, Civitai raised a $5.1 million seed round backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), reflecting the platform's rapid growth to millions of users. Civitai has become one of the largest hubs for open-source generative image model sharing. The platform has drawn attention, including scrutiny over hosting user-generated AI models and NSFW content, and has implemented content-moderation policies for its marketplace.

Founded

2022

Headquarters

Boise, United States

Sector

applications