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Technology entrepreneur and founder of Leap Motion and Midjourney
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David Holz is the founder of Leap Motion, an executive at Midjourney, and a former NASA researcher.[1].
Initially, Holz pursued his academic interests as a student researcher at the Max Planck Institute from 2009 to 2010. He then enrolled as a PhD student in Applied Mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a Research Assistant Scholarship. However, David took a leave of absence to co-found Leap Motion.
At Leap Motion, Holz raised over $94M[2] in venture capital from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, and JP Morgan.
Holz was honored as one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 - Consumer Technology[3] and recognized as one of Fast Company's Most Creative People[4]
References
- ^ ""An engine for the imagination": An interview with David Holz, CEO of AI image generator Midjourney". 2 August 2022.
- ^ https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/leap-motion/company_financials
- ^ "David Holz". Forbes.
- ^ https://www.fastcompany.com/3025456/most-creative-people-in-business-1000-the-complete-list