sources
every source cited in the midjourney history, with its date and type.
the catalog
every claim on this site carries source ids that resolve here. type marks the evidence role; dates keep the precision the source gave.
- 2022verge-interview digest80.lvverge-interview digest; cars/walking analogy verbatim
- 2023-04-18pseudomnesia = fake memoriesabc.net.aupseudomnesia = "fake memories"
- undatedsocial-inspiring vs distractingadamfard.comsocial-inspiring vs distracting; privacy intimidation
- 2025revenue-vs-traffic divergence interpretationadjacent.mediarevenue-vs-traffic divergence interpretation
- 2022-06cosmopolitan cover = dall·e 2 (misattribution flag)adweekcosmopolitan cover = dall·e 2 (misattribution flag)
- 2022-06-27worlds first ai magazine coveraibusiness.com"world's first ai magazine cover"; notes economist used midjourney for inset
- 2026v1 video hands-on guide (misdated)aimagicx.commisdates v1 video to april 2026 — kept only as an example of sloppy 2026 secondary coverage, not for facts
- 2026-06monthly visit series 23admin.aitools.xyzmonthly visit series 23.1m (jul 25) → 10.47m (jun 26)
- 2026sd repo dormant since jan 2025aivaultblog.comsd repo dormant since jan 2025; flux as open heir
- 2023-09decision analysisakingump.comdecision analysis
- 2023-01-13original complaint textipwatchdog.comoriginal complaint text; "21st-century collage tools"
- 2023-03-23v5 mimicking news agency photos stylepbs newshourv5 mimicking "news agency photos" style; tens of thousands of likes
- 2025-09-04third studioassociated pressthird studio; superman/bugs bunny; "illegal copies" training allegation
- 2023-01-16early suit coverageappleinsider.comearly suit coverage
- 2022-12-14protest origin, nanitchkov image, countsarstechnica.comprotest origin, nanitchkov image, counts
- 2024-08infringement by designarstechnica.com"infringement by design"; lanham survives
- 2023-03v5 attributionarstechnica.comv5 attribution; context-note history
- 2023-03arrest word banarstechnica.com"arrest" word ban; trump-name blocking; content-policy error text
- 2023-03-16v5 alphaarstechnica.comv5 alpha; hands; version chronology (v3 aug 2022, v4 nov 2022)
- 2024-01crazy update wieland quotearstechnica.com"crazy update" wieland quote; detail question
- 2025-04200-image profiling requirementarstechnica.com200-image profiling requirement
- 2025-09warner bros. suesarstechnica.com"defiant and undeterred"; protections removed; $150k/work
- 2023-02registration-history detailarstechnica.comregistration-history detail
- 2026reaches for beauty vs reaches for controlarteza.ai"reaches for beauty" vs "reaches for control"
- 2023-04-19identifies dall·e 2 as the toolartforum.comidentifies dall·e 2 as the tool
- 2025-0843-page responsenews.artnet.com43-page response; "cannot have it both ways"
- 2022-08-30segment details, midjourney discord usagenews.artnet.comsegment details, midjourney discord usage
- 2024-01-02the 16,000-name style listartnews.com16k-name sheet; 6-yr-old hyan tran; jon lam screenshots
- 2024-01-04leak mechanicstheartnewspaper.comleak mechanics; holz discord sharing; style-mimicry purpose
- 2022-08the original midjourney alex jones illustrationstheatlantic.comthe original midjourney alex jones illustrations
- 2022-08warzels apology, prompt text verbatimtheatlantic.comwarzel's apology, prompt text verbatim
- 2025-06-12$300m 2024 claimbbc.com$300m 2024 claim; character list; lawyer skepticism
- 2023-04-18refusalbbc.co.ukrefusal; "ai is not photography" verbatim
- 2023-07400k+ promptsbbc.com400k+ prompts; "taken from us so easily" verbatim
- 2023-08-24ex-google brain/imagen founders namedbetakit.comex-google brain/imagen founders named
- 2024-08-01bfl launchbfl.aibfl launch; flux.1 suite; $31m a16z; sd-lineage creds
- 2023-09-09$200m/40-person framingbigtechwire.com$200m/40-person framing; openai contrast
- 2025slop layer framingbloodinthemachine.com"slop layer" framing; 2023 chatgpt+midjourney ignition claim
- 2023-10-03legible-text milestone vs mj/dall·e/sd failuresbloomberglegible-text milestone vs mj/dall·e/sd failures
- 2025-09-04exhibit examples (superman textingbloombergexhibit examples (superman texting; batman+r2-d2)
- 2025110-pp complaint analysisboyarmiller.com110-pp complaint analysis; user estimates
- 2023-03-22the trump-arrest imagesbuzzfeednews.comhiggins ~50 images; reported ban; "took on a life of its own"
- 2023-03-28millions of viewscbsnews.commillions of views; deepfake-genre context
- 2022-09-03colorado local coveragecbsnews.comcolorado local coverage
- undatedcohen engineering historycomputerhistory.orgcohen engineering history; collaboration framing
- 2022-08-29uk pickup of oliver segmentchortle.co.ukuk pickup of oliver segment
- 2022-12-23niji launch w/ spellbrushckovalev.comniji launch w/ spellbrush; official announcement text
- 2022-09-03national broadcast pickupcnn.comnational broadcast pickup; $300 prize; $750 sales
- 2026-06definitional analysisigp.sipa.columbia.edudefinitional analysis; john oliver 2025 slop episode note
- undatedlatent-diffusion lineagegithublatent-diffusion lineage; laion-5b training note; cvpr '22 authors
- 2024-08-13orrick quote contextv2.courthousenews.comorrick quote context
- 2023-05-31most iconic prompt… a meme verbatimcreativebloq.com"most iconic prompt… a meme" verbatim
- 2022-08warzel backlash metrics, apology coveragethe-decoder.comwarzel backlash metrics, apology coverage
- 2024-08-03claims sota over mj v6/dall·e 3the-decoder.comclaims sota over mj v6/dall·e 3
- 2023-08-24serious midjourney contenderthe-decoder.com"serious midjourney contender"; browser-based contrast
- 2024hardware team launchthe-decoder.comhardware team launch; "slow game engine"; 60fps worlds
- 2024ahmad abbas hirethe-decoder.comahmad abbas hire; 3d-data-capture focus; jan 2024 discord mentions; "will make the orb"
- 2025-04-04onboarding mechanicsthe-decoder.comonboarding mechanics
- 2024-08-21trial returnthe-decoder.comtrial return; ideogram-2.0 timing
- 2023opt-out honored by stability, undone by community loradecrypt.coopt-out honored by stability, undone by community lora
- 2023-12minor text drawing ability verbatimdecrypt.co"minor text drawing ability" verbatim; dall·e 3 comparison
- undatedsurfboards/water quote verificationdev.tosurfboards/water quote verification
- 2023-03-18wieland/nick stdigitaltrends.comwieland/nick st. pierre reactions
- undated1m-member cap breachdiscord1m-member cap breach; 7m servers installed app; mega-server engineering
- 2022-06-11how a computer designed this week's covereconomist.commidjourney cover; ~250 prompts/~1000 images (archive.today mirror 0vrtz)
- 2022-06-11midjourney illustrations for ai briefingeconomist.commidjourney illustrations for ai briefing; style-name behavior noted
- undatedonboarding/image-management complaintsembraceai.trainingonboarding/image-management complaints
- 2025$150k/work statutory-damages mathendroid.com$150k/work statutory-damages math
- 2023-03-30xi jinping ban/minimize drama contextengadgetxi jinping ban/"minimize drama" context
- 2022-08-29oliver/cabbage, 493 oliver images statew.comoliver/cabbage, 493 oliver images stat
- 2024-10-31midjourney name list, 25ppstorage.courtlistener.commidjourney name list, 25pp
- 2023-11-29fac: lanham act vs midjourneystorage.courtlistener.comfac: lanham act vs midjourney; laion-5b allegations; midjourney "trained multiple models"
- 2026-08-23cara third scrapeforbescara third scrape; jingna zhang quote
- 2025-03-27miyazaki-ethos irony framingforbesmiyazaki-ethos irony framing
- 2022-09-16the consent answerforbesconsent "no"; "hundred million images"; "big scrape"; no opt-out
- 2023-03-30holz email on wapo misunderstandingsgizmodo.comholz email on wapo "misunderstandings"
- 2015-07-01open-source releaseresearch.googleopen-source release; #deepdream
- 2015-06-17original deepdream announcementresearch.googleoriginal deepdream announcement
- 2025-06-11piracy framingtheguardian.com"piracy" framing; injunction sought
- 2022-08-20early mainstream replacement-question framingtheguardian.comearly mainstream replacement-question framing
- 2025-12-27how viral ai slop took overtheguardian.comslop genre history; woty
- 2022-06dall·e 2 cover details, karen xhearstmagazinesinternational.comdall·e 2 cover details, karen x. cheng prompt
- 2023-12horrible, horrible way to interacthacker news"horrible, horrible way to interact"; install-base counter-argument
- 2023-03deepfake hands angleindependent.co.uk"deepfake hands" angle
- 2022-07-12open-beta mechanics, discord-native distribution, profitable claimitdoeswhatnow.comopen-beta mechanics, discord-native distribution, profitable claim
- 2023-09procedural historyjdsupra.comprocedural history; photoshop/gigapixel steps
- 2022-12-13protest coverage + faq falloutkotaku.comprotest coverage + faq fallout
- 2024-05-29discord as the genai foundationblog.kowatek.com20.3m largest community; genai-on-discord pattern
- 2025-09-04entities suinglatimes.comentities suing; jury demand
- 2025-08-08transformative-fair-use analysislaw.comtransformative-fair-use analysis; meta/anthropic rulings context
- 2022co-imaginative-space framinglbbonline.comco-imaginative-space framing; holz quotes
- 2023-03timelineleadstories.comtimeline; "making pictures of trump getting arrested…" verbatim; ban tweet
- 2024sims/final-medium verbatim quoteslevelup.gitconnected.com"sims"/final-medium verbatim quotes
- 2023-02-28human-authorship doctrine citelexology.comhuman-authorship doctrine cite
- 2025-08limited monopoly…must give way to fair use verbatimlightreading.com"limited monopoly…must give way to fair use" verbatim
- 2022-09-06allens ai wonlinkedinallen's "ai won. humans lost." verbatim
- 2024-02-05nightshade rationalemarketplace.orgnightshade rationale; opt-out futility quote
- 2023-10-08extended quotes inclmarvinliao.medium.comextended quotes incl. michael stewart m12 line
- 2025vibe slop/class-anxiety counter-readyogeshmalik.medium.com"vibe slop"/class-anxiety counter-read
- 2026$500m 2025megaoneai.com$500m 2025; ~100 staff; 19.83m accounts jan 2026; figures unverified
- undatedversion history: v8docs.midjourney.comversion history: v8.1 default 6/10–7/23/26; v8.2 default 7/24/26
- 2023-12v6 prompting/text behavior analysismidlibrary.iov6 prompting/text behavior analysis
- 2022-08-15extended holz its just like an engine quotemindmatters.aiextended holz "it's just like an engine" quote
- 2025brand-design breakdownmindstudio.aibrand-design breakdown; imagen 3 text gains
- 2022-09-16rutkowski 93k prompts vs picasso 2ktechnologyreview.comrutkowski 93k prompts vs picasso 2k; midjourney discord usage
- 2025-08-06midjourney's answercdn.arstechnica.netfair use; "tens of millions of users"; plaintiffs' employees subscribe; iger quote
- undated--ow range, v7-onlydocs.midjourney.com--ow range, v7-only
- undatedbatch-size gpu costsdocs.midjourney.combatch-size gpu costs; sd/hd tiers
- 2026-06-1624-image draftsupdates.midjourney.com24-image drafts; --preview program
- 2025-08-07720pupdates.midjourney.com720p; 3.2× cost; pro/mega
- 2024-08-16unified editorupdates.midjourney.comunified editor; rooms↔discord mirroring
- 2025-05omni-reference launch mechanicsupdates.midjourney.comomni-reference launch mechanics
- 2025-06-16v7 sref system + --sref randomupdates.midjourney.comv7 sref system + --sref random
- 2024-07-30version 6.1 release notesupdates.midjourney.comv6.1 release notes; default
- 2025-04-04turbo/relax, draft mode, roadmapupdates.midjourney.comturbo/relax, draft mode, roadmap
- 2026-03-17v8 alphaupdates.midjourney.comv8 alpha; --hd 2k; --q 4; new prompting
- 2026-04-14speed/cost cutsupdates.midjourney.comspeed/cost cuts; hd default
- 2026-06-114s sd/12s hdupdates.midjourney.com4s sd/12s hd; text rendering; v8.0 deprecation
- 2026-07-24version 8.2 release notesupdates.midjourney.comv8.2 aesthetics/personalization; new edit model replaces omni/char-ref/retexture
- 2025-06-18image-to-videoupdates.midjourney.comimage-to-video; 8× cost; "25 times cheaper"; extend to ~21s
- 2024-08-23web open to allupdates.midjourney.comweb open to all; discord/google account merge
- 2026-03-08discords biggest failure argumentmofactor.com"discord's biggest failure" argument; peak ~20.9m members sept 2024; dau 1.2–2.5m
- 2025-03-26gpus are melting altman quotenbcnews.com"gpus are melting" altman quote; 11k-creatives letter context
- 2024-014,700-name exhibit vs 16k sheetnbcnews.com4,700-name exhibit vs 16k sheet; wes anderson/groening
- 2023-03-27wide-scale misinformation framingnbcnews.com"wide-scale misinformation" framing; buzzfeed motive quote
- 2025-06-12first-of-its-kindnpr.org"first-of-its-kind"; 110pp; "virtual vending machine"; ~20m users
- 2022-09-16is it art canonthe new york times"is it art" canon
- 2018-10-25$432,500 salethe new york times$432,500 sale; >40× estimate
- 2018-10-22signed algorithm marketingthe new york times"signed 'algorithm'" marketing
- 2022-09-02i won, and i didnt break any rulescs.uwaterloo.ca"i won, and i didn't break any rules"; backlash documented; original: nyt the shift, kevin roose
- 2022-08-28last week tonight on ai imagesyoutube10-min midjourney/ai-images segment; 5.0m views
- 2024statista table: 19openaijourney.comstatista table: 19.93m april 2024 = #1 discord server
- 2024-08-12laion-400m vs midjourney allegation detailstorage.courtlistener.comlaion-400m vs midjourney allegation detail
- 2023signed-fakes confusion detailpcgamer.comsigned-fakes confusion detail
- 2023-03-30safeguards-insufficient quotepcmag.comsafeguards-insufficient quote
- 2023-03discord-post announcementpcworld.comdiscord-post announcement; $10/mo floor
- 2022-07-26open to everyone beta, discord-only catchpcworld.com"open to everyone" beta, discord-only catch
- 2026strategic-infrastructure framingperplexityaimagazine.comstrategic-infrastructure framing
- 2022-12-21viral resurfacing of forbes quotespetapixel.comviral resurfacing of forbes quotes; metadata rebuttals
- 2022-08-23public open-source releasepetapixel.compublic open-source release; mostaque quote
- 2025-06-20competitive context vs veo/sora/fireflypetapixel.comcompetitive context vs veo/sora/firefly
- 2024-08-23escape from discord island quotepetapixel.com"escape from discord island" quote; 25-image trial; 10k-image alpha history
- 2025gold standard for pure aesthetic quality vs control weaknessblog.picassoia.com"gold standard for pure aesthetic quality" vs control weakness
- undated~21m largest serverblog.pnly.io~21m largest server; guide/moderator structure; 200 newbie channels
- undatedchronology cross-checkpopulartimelines.comchronology cross-check
- undated2d→3d strategic readpress.farm2d→3d strategic read; leap motion context
- 2023-01no consent, no credit, no compensation verbatimprnewswire"no consent, no credit, no compensation" verbatim
- 2022-08-31origin storychieftain.comorigin story; $11/entry; disclosure at drop-off
- 2023-07-07waic remarksnews.qq.comwaic remarks; name from 庄周/zhuang zhou; "extension of ourselves"
- 2025arena elos: recraft v3 #1, flux1recraft.aiarena elos: recraft v3 #1, flux1.1 #2, ideogram v2 #3, mj v6.1 #4
- 2024-01-04sheet tabs incltheregister.comsheet tabs incl. nsfw-blocklist detail
- 2023-01-17class action filedreutersclass action filed; laion-5b; saveri/butterick
- 2023-04-19motions to dismiss argumentsreutersmotions to dismiss arguments
- 2025-06-11disney and universal suereutersfiling; "bottomless pit of plagiarism"
- 2024-08-13core claims proceedreuterscore claims proceed; discovery
- 2023-03traced to guerrero art in midjourney official fb groupreuterstraced to "guerrero art" in midjourney official fb group
- 2023-02-22coverage of zarya decisionreuterscoverage of zarya decision
- undated$200m arr 2023sacra$200m arr 2023; 40–45 staff; self-funded
- 2025deepfates/willison coinage chainscientificamerican.comdeepfates/willison coinage chain; willison definition verbatim
- 2024discord, the superapp for aisignumgc.substack.com19.8m members; 13m→19.8m yoy; discord monetization angles
- 2025-06-18v7 contextsiliconangle.comv7 context; clip-length comparisons
- 2022-09-04the optics are shitty verbatimsimonwillison.net"the optics are shitty" verbatim
- 2023-04cheeky monkey quotenews.sky.com"cheeky monkey" quote; organizer dispute
- 2018-10gan mechanicssmithsonianmag.comgan mechanics; name pun on goodfellow
- 2022-08-22stable diffusion public releasestability.aistable diffusion public release; openrail-m open weights
- 2026-07-09the midjourney teardownsystemaic.com~10.7m visits, –21.3% qoq; 63% direct; $500m secondary-reported revenue; brand-term ads since aug 2024
- 2024-08-14grok integrationtechcrunchgrok integration; guardrail-light positioning
- 2025-03-26openai's ghibli momenttechcrunchflood timeline; style-not-copyrightable legal note
- 2025-06-18pricing tierstechcrunchpricing tiers; relax unlimited for pro/mega
- 2025-04-03v7 alphatechcrunchv7 alpha; personalization default; post-ghibli timing
- 2025-09-05lifted-protections allegationtechcrunchlifted-protections allegation; mj fair-use stance
- 2025-04-07modestechrepublic.commodes; v6 fallback for edits
- 2023-03-17official feature list verbatimtechspot.comofficial feature list verbatim
- 2026holz: significantly surpassed $200m, gone up despite traffic declinetexxr.comholz: "significantly surpassed" $200m, "gone up" despite traffic decline
- 2023-09-05he doesn't need vc in his lifethe information$200m pace; ~40 staff; profitable early; craigslist ambition; advisors (paywalled; quotes via secondary excerpts)
- 2025subscription-tier detail in complaintthefashionlaw.comsubscription-tier detail in complaint
- undatedniji = spellbrush collaboration mechanicstokenizedhq.comniji = spellbrush collaboration mechanics
- 2024office-hours 3d/enterable imagestomsguide.comoffice-hours 3d/enterable images; v7/video timelines
- 2024-07-31skin/text improvementstomsguide.comskin/text improvements
- 2025v7 default date 2025-06-17toolworthy.aiv7 default date 2025-06-17; speed stats
- 2026-07-07recraft v3 five-month arena leadtopaitracker.comrecraft v3 five-month arena lead; ideogram 3 vs imagen 3/flux1.1
- 2023-09-05théâtre d'opéra spatial registration refusedu.s. copyright officereview board denial; ≥624 prompts; prompts-not-instructions holding
- 2023-02-21images not the product of human authorshipcopyright.govimages "not the product of human authorship"; arrangement protected
- 2024-08foundersventurebeatfounders; three-tier licensing
- 2024-08-16editor scopeventurebeateditor scope; holz discord message
- 2023-08launchventurebeatlaunch; typography differentiator; $16.5m seed
- 2023-12-21midjourney v6 is hereventurebeatv6 features; "third model trained from scratch on our ai superclusters"; 17m discord
- 2022-12-23takedownsthe vergetakedowns; opt-in noai tag
- 2018-10-23obvious/barrat attribution fightthe vergeobvious/barrat attribution fight; gan primer
- 2023-03-30midjourney stops free trialsthe verge"extraordinary demand and trial abuse"; throwaway accounts; china how-to video; v5 not in trial
- 2025-03trend escalationthe vergetrend escalation; darker remixes
- 2023-03-27the balenciaga popethe vergeanatomy of the fake; teigen tweet; telltale artifacts
- 2025-06-19holz stepping stone/real-time open-world simulations verbatimthe vergeholz "stepping stone"/"real-time open-world simulations" verbatim
- 2022-12kole/chayes originvice.comkole/chayes origin; artstation faq
- 2022-08beta-opening quotes, discord stress testvice.combeta-opening quotes, discord stress test
- 2023-08-31ip-permissive early outputs notedvoicebot.aiip-permissive early outputs noted
- 2025-06-11escalation framingwashingtonpost.comescalation framing
- 2025-03-28loosened ruleswashingtonpost.comloosened rules; historical-photo remixes
- 2024-08-14discovery-phase significancewashingtonpost.comdiscovery-phase significance
- 2022-09-02he used ai to win a fine-arts competitionwashingtonpost.comfair win; lamborghini-marathon analogy; judge quotes
- 2022-09timeline: win aug 26, vice picked up aug 31westword.comtimeline: win aug 26, vice picked up aug 31
- 2024earliest ai program for artmakingwhitney.org"earliest ai program for artmaking"; explicit dall-e/mj/sd context
- undated1972–2010s developmentwikipedia1972–2010s development; autonomy claim; cohen bio
- undatedsale detailswikipediasale details; wikiart 15k portraits; forked code chain
- undatedtechnique mechanicswikipediatechnique mechanics; ilsvrc/inception lineage
- 2026advisor-of-midjourney citation chain to the informationwikipediaadvisor-of-midjourney citation chain to the information
- undatedterm historywikipediaterm history; 2022 origins; woty 2025 (merriam-webster + ads); willison role
- 2026win dated aug 29wikipediawin dated aug 29; category details; judges would award anyway; $300
- 2015-12mordvintsev origin storywiredmordvintsev origin story
- 2023-02-24limited-registration framingthe wall street journallimited-registration framing
- 2026-05-152026 landscapeyoungju.dev2026 landscape; mj7 as "aesthetic standard"
- 2026open-philosophy vs closed-philosophy framingzsky.aiopen-philosophy vs closed-philosophy framing; feature matrix
- 2018-10-31summary of bi reporting9to5mac.comsummary of bi reporting
- 2026near $600m claim — unverifiedtheagenttimes.com"near $600m" claim — unverified
- undatedv1 500+500 users detailaituts.comv1 500+500 users detail
- 2025-04corroborationallaboutai.comcorroboration; @davidsholz handle
- undatednotes 2022-09-07 office-hours recordingantoinebuteau.comnotes 2022-09-07 office-hours recording
- 2025-06holz office-hours response verbatimseattletimes.comholz office-hours response verbatim
- 2024-03botnet-like activityarstechnica.com"botnet-like activity"; mostaque denial
- 2023-06midjourney v5.2arstechnica.comv5.2 zoom out
- 2024-02corroborationbenzinga.comcorroboration
- 2018-10-31the apple acquisition talksbusiness insiderapple talks 2013 + spring 2018; $30–50m; "the devil"
- 2012-05-24holz 23, florida tinkerer, isef mic projectbloombergholz 23, florida tinkerer, isef mic project
- 2023-01original plaintiffs/counselcartoonbrew.comoriginal plaintiffs/counsel
- 2023-10-31$200m arrcb insights$200m arr; ~$10b hypothetical valuation
- 2022second mirror of about pagecokeep.mesecond mirror of about page
- undatedaug 2021 foundingresearch.contrary.comaug 2021 founding; sept 2021 demo; craigslist; stripe stat
- 2025-06-11disney & universal v. midjourney — complaintstorage.courtlistener.comc.d. cal. no. 25-5275; delaware corp; hq sf
- 2023case nocrowell.comcase no.; jan 13 2023 filing; oct 2023 ruling
- 2023-09-06$200m recapthe-decoder.com$200m recap
- 2023-07-01--weird 0–3000the-decoder.com--weird 0–3000
- 2023-08-22vary (region) inpaintingdecrypt.covary (region) inpainting
- 2026-08-12banu güler cdomediumbanu güler cdo; duncan wilson web lead
- undatedadvisors incleverydev.aiadvisors incl. daniel gross; calloway ex-red hat
- 2023-03-15magazine $4/moforbesmagazine $4/mo
- 2023-07-04weird + panforbesweird + pan
- 2023-03-30word bans (arrested)france24.comword bans ("arrested")
- 2019-05-30price, patents/staff to ultrahapticsgamesbeat.comprice, patents/staff to ultrahaptics
- 2022-11-15niji journey closed betagigazine.netniji journey closed beta; spellbrush
- 2023-03-15holz fun quotegizmodo.comholz "fun" quote
- undatedsecondary aggregation of holz factsgoodindex.orgsecondary aggregation of holz facts
- 2024-02-09corroborationthehindu.comcorroboration
- 2025-06-11holz quotes reused in complainthollywoodreporter.comholz quotes reused in complaint
- 2024-10-24office-hours recapimagine-weekly.comoffice-hours recap
- 2013-06founding storyinc.founding story; $45m raised; middle-school friends
- 2019-05-30ultrahaptics+leap motion dealipgroupplc.comultrahaptics+leap motion deal; holz quote
- 2026-03-17tpu→gpu pytorch rewriteitdoeswhatnow.comtpu→gpu pytorch rewrite; ~5x faster
- undatedhead of consumer hardwarelinkedinhead of consumer hardware
- undatedspellbrush ceolinkedinspellbrush ceo
- undatedfounder & ceo, aug 2021–linkedinfounder & ceo, aug 2021–
- 2024-03-27good enough quote re: soralinkedin"good enough" quote re: sora
- undatednat friedman advisorlittlesis.orgnat friedman advisor
- 2024-02-02niji 6 alpha jan 29 2024mediumniji 6 alpha jan 29 2024
- 2022the 2022 about page (cached)honeycomb.eurom.pt11 staff, advisors, mods list (3rd-party cache)
- 2026-09community-funded research lab of 60 peoplemidjourney.com"community-funded research lab of 60 people"
- 2026-06-17midjourney medical announcementmidjourney.comspa 2027; 50k scanners by 2031; fda path
- 2024-06-12--p details (unofficial mirror)midjourney-v6.com--p details (unofficial mirror)
- 2022in 10 years, an xbox that dreamsmixed-news.com100k+ customers, ~10k servers, ~10 employees
- 2024-03-12--cref launchupdates.midjourney.com--cref launch
- 2024-10-23editor + retexturing + moderationupdates.midjourney.comeditor + retexturing + moderation
- 2026-06-16first secret hardware project 6/17 livestreamupdates.midjourney.com"first secret hardware project" 6/17 livestream
- 2025-07-30midjourney tv + personalized feedsupdates.midjourney.commidjourney tv + personalized feeds
- 2026-01-09niji v7updates.midjourney.comniji v7
- 2024-12-11patchwork launchupdates.midjourney.compatchwork launch
- 2024-05-24rooms for ≥100-image membersupdates.midjourney.comrooms for ≥100-image members
- 2025-06-17v7 defaultupdates.midjourney.comv7 default
- 2026-03-21relax modeupdates.midjourney.comrelax mode; v8.1 tease
- 2025-08-13video options + moodboardsupdates.midjourney.comvideo options + moodboards
- 2025-06-01holz at isef 2025youtubeholz at isef 2025
- undatedenglish recap of name originofficechaienglish recap of name origin
- undated611 gateway ste 120 south sfopengovus.com611 gateway ste 120 south sf; start 2020-09-16
- 2023-09-06quoted passages from the profilemichaelparekh.substack.comquoted passages from the profile
- 2023-12-14alpha web, 10k+ userspetapixel.comalpha web, 10k+ users
- 2024-03-12corroborationpetapixel.comcorroboration
- 2023-04-05/describe april 4 2023petapixel.com/describe april 4 2023
- 2024-10-23holz restrict the deploymentpetapixel.comholz "restrict the deployment"
- 2024-08-29officially getting into hardware aug 28petapixel.com"officially getting into hardware" aug 28; >$200m rev; <100 people
- 2024-03-08nick stpetapixel.comnick st. pierre relay
- undatedspellbrush×midjourney mobile appproduct huntspellbrush×midjourney mobile app
- 2026-06-2223k sqft, 4 floors, 10-yr lease, jlltherealdeal.com23k sqft, 4 floors, 10-yr lease, jll
- 2022-08-01we're already profitabletheregister.com"already profitable"; clip-guided diffusion; crowson
- 2026-06-18butterfly network partnertheregister.combutterfly network partner; $74m/5yr; fuct/usct
- 2026-06-22corroborationnews.theregistrysf.comcorroboration
- 2023-11-30+runway, +7 artistsreuters+runway, +7 artists
- undatedexec titles (reliability caveat)rocketreach.coexec titles (reliability caveat)
- 2023-07-12--weird dropped 2023-06-30runtheprompts.com--weird dropped 2023-06-30
- 2023-05-18office-hours notes on qqscmp.comoffice-hours notes on qq; pengyuhui jv
- undatedversion date corroborationscriptbyai.comversion date corroboration
- 2026-06-19300 grantsfstandard.com300 grant; bryan johnson; ~30k livestream viewers
- undatedtos south sf addresssiliconvalleyinvestclub.comtos south sf address; aug 2021 founding
- undatedunc/nasa/max plancksocietyforscience.orgunc/nasa/max planck; nlc 2020
- 2025isef alum interviewsocietyforscience.orgisef alum interview; teca; trustee
- undated$500m arr claim — unverifiedstartup founder stories$500m arr claim — unverified
- 2022-11-10existsstratecheryexists; contents unverified
- 2023-12-14midjourney alphatech.co17.5m discord members
- 2012-05-09ocuspec→leap motion renametechcrunchocuspec→leap motion rename; $12.75m series a
- 2023-05-16midjourney china qq episodetechcrunch"midjourney china" qq episode
- 2011-06-10ocuspec $1techcrunchocuspec $1.3m seed; bill warner angel
- 2019-05-30ultrahaptics and leap motion join forcestechspark.co£23.4m; holz remains cto
- 2026-03revenue significantly >$200mthe informationrevenue "significantly" >$200m
- 2023-09$200m expectationthe information$200m expectation
- 2026-03-29holz interviewthe informationholz interview; hardware/vc
- 2025time100 ai: david holztime.comtime100 ai; $300m 2024; midjourney tv
- 2024-12-12max kreminski, storytelling labtomsguide.commax kreminski, storytelling lab
- 2024-06-13personalization testtomsguide.compersonalization test
- 2024-03world simulation office-hours quotestomsguide.com"world simulation" office-hours quotes
- 2024-12-17moodboards dec 16 2024torybarber.commoodboards dec 16 2024
- 2023-10-30uist 23 keynoteprograms.sigchi.orguist '23 keynote
- 2025-06~20m usersventurebeat~20m users
- 2024-08-13midjourney style list 4,700 artists detailthe verge"midjourney style list" 4,700 artists detail
- 2022-08-02an engine for the imaginationthe vergecanonical holz interview; all verbatim quotes
- 2026-06scanner detailsthe vergescanner details; ~12 scanned; holz quotes
- 2024-03-11stability banthe vergestability ban
- 2019-05-30~$30m salethe verge~$30m sale; $306m peak; buckwald exits
- 2023-08-23corroborationwebdesignerdepot.comcorroboration
- 2022topolsky interviewomny.fmtopolsky interview
- 2026-09ocuspec history, rounds, acquisitionwikipediaocuspec history, rounds, acquisition
- 2026-09version tablewikipediaversion table; beta july 12 2022; tpu note
- 2026-09founded 2021, ~60 employeeswikipediafounded 2021, ~60 employees
- 2026-03-31recap of information interviewwinbuzzer.comrecap of information interview
- undatedyc w18ycombinator.comyc w18; sf/tokyo; founders
- undatedcory li, ruwen liu, haitao maoyespress.iocory li, ruwen liu, haitao mao; ~30 people
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