David Holz is the founder of Midjourney, an AI research lab based in the San Francisco Bay Area, a role he has held since 2021. Prior to Midjourney, he co-founded and served as CTO of Leap Motion from November 2008 to 2021, a company focused on motion-sensing technology. During his tenure at Leap Motion, the company successfully raised over $120 million in venture capital from notable investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Intel Capital, and JP Morgan.