Midjourney
Midjourney is an independent research lab based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2021 by David Holz. The company specializes in developing a generative artificial intelligence program that creates images from natural language text prompts. Its main product, the Midjourney AI image-generator, transforms text descriptions into various styles of images, including photorealistic and surrealistic visuals. The platform is accessible through a Discord bot and has evolved through multiple versions, each introducing new aesthetic styles. As of mid-2025, Midjourney has over 21 million registere
Investing activity
Midjourney appears in 2 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Pre-seed, with a median round size of $2M. The most recent are Co-Star (Acquisition, Undisclosed, Jul 2026) and Felix (Pre-seed, $1.7M, Apr 2026).
Midjourney most often invests alongside XYZ Venture Capital, Apple, Palantir Technologies and Yelp, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in Consumer AI and AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Midjourney
What AI companies has Midjourney invested in?
Midjourney's AI investments include Felix. The 2 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Midjourney based?
Midjourney is based in San Francisco, California, United States.
What stage does Midjourney invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Midjourney has invested at Pre-seed, with a median round of $2M. Midjourney led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Midjourney co-invest with?
Midjourney's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are XYZ Venture Capital (1 deal), Apple (1 deal), Palantir Technologies (1 deal), Yelp (1 deal) and Flexport (1 deal).
How can founders reach Midjourney?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Midjourney's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Midjourney to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.