University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Max SillsGeneral Counsel · MidjourneyExecutive↗Both at Midjourney
Researcher · Founder
David Holz
MidjourneyFounder
Holz helped bring AI image generation to a broad public through Midjourney, which turns written descriptions into pictures.[1] He previously co-founded Leap Motion, developing technology that lets people control computers with hand gestures.[2] He built Midjourney around a small, customer-funded research team.[3]
Career & education
Current roleMidjourneyAug 2021-presentFounder
MidjourneyAug 2021-presentPreviously
Leap Motion2008-2021Co-founder and CTO
Leap Motion2008-2021Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.
Citation Trend
Total citations to scholarly work, including research papers, technical reports, books and theses, as recorded by Google Scholar. Each point is a dated snapshot.
citations5,300As of Oct 21, '26
citations+187Since last snapshot, Jun 15, '26
References
- David Holz interview — The Vergetheverge.com
Original founder interview describes Midjourney bringing text-guided image creation to a large community beyond professional artists.
- David Holz — Society for Sciencesocietyforscience.org
Current institutional trustee biography confirms former Leap Motion cofounder/CTO role and hand-tracking technology.
- Midjourney — official websitemidjourney.com
Current official site describes a community-funded lab of 60 people and a lean self-funded team; supports customer-funded small-team framing.
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