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David HolzDavid Holz

David Holz

Founder and CEO / Midjourney

David Holz is the founder and CEO of Midjourney, an independent research lab focused on generative AI that allows users to create unique artwork. Prior to Midjourney, he co-founded Leap Motion, a company specializing in markerless hand tracking and midair user interfaces, where he served as CTO. Holz has a background in research at NASA Langley Research Center and the Max Planck Institute, and has been recognized on Forbes' 30 Under 30 list.

Applied Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
United States
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Patents & Publications
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Venture Capital Raised
93.9K
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Work Experience

MidjourneyMidjourney
Midjourney

Founder

Aug 2021 - Present
Responsibilities
Self-funding an independent research lab focused on exploring new mediums of thought and expanding the imaginative powers of the human species.
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Leap Motion

Co-Founder & CTO

Nov 2008 - 2021
Responsibilities
- Technical leader for 6 generations of markerless hand tracking - Hardware leader for 4 generations of imaging systems, including custom sensors, optics, leds. - Design leader for hand-based midair user interfaces for over a decade - Shipped a million hardware devices used by over 300,000 software developers
NASA Langley Research CenterNASA Langley Research Center
NASA Langley Research Center

Graduate Student Researcher

2009 - 2011
Responsibilities
LiDAR and Atmospheric science for Earth and Mars at the Science Directorate and Systems Engineering Directorate
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Max Planck Institute

Student Researcher

2009 - 2010
Responsibilities
Neuroimaging algorithms for the first cell level map of an entire rat brain

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Field of Study
Applied Mathematics

Technical Expertise

David Holz possesses deep technical expertise spanning AI, software development, advanced physics, and product leadership.

Core Disciplines
PhysicsAlgorithmsScienceMathematical Modeling
Programming & Engineering
C++PythonJavaScriptSoftware EngineeringSystems Engineering

Media Mentions

I Interviewed the Most Creative Man Alive: David Holz (CEO of Midjourney)I Interviewed the Most Creative Man Alive: David Holz (CEO of Midjourney)
I Interviewed the Most Creative Man Alive: David Holz (CEO of Midjourney)

This was one of the most fascinating conversations I've ever had. David Holz, founder and CEO of Midjourney, is truly ahead of his time and...

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About David Holz

David Holz is the founder and CEO of Midjourney, an AI research lab focused on design, infrastructure, and human imagination. He is also the co-founder of Leap Motion and previously worked as a researcher at NASA.

Key Roles
AI FounderCEOMidjourneyLeap Motion Co-Founder
Achievements
NASA ResearcherForbes 30 Under 30

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