Founder Profile
David Holz
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is David Holz?
David Holz is a founder of Midjourney, Inc., which was founded in 2021.
- Company founded
- Midjourney, Inc.
- Founded
- 2021
Background
David Holz grew up in South Florida and studied applied mathematics and physics at Florida Atlantic University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, conducting fluid dynamics research for NASA and the Max Planck Institute. In 2010, he co-founded Leap Motion, pioneering optical hand-tracking hardware for computers and virtual reality.
Founding Story
David Holz is the founder and CEO of Midjourney, Inc. He previously co-founded Leap Motion in 2010 and served as its CTO, then started Midjourney in 2021 as a self-funded research lab. He hosts regular community office hours and has kept the company free of venture capital. David Holz was born in 1988.
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- Midjourney updates (V8.2 announcement) (Midjourney, Inc.)
- Midjourney timeline of version releases (Midjourney, Inc.)