Company research · Unclassified
Midjourney
Tracked as part of the wider AI business and automation landscape. Inclusion alone does not establish that the company operates autonomously.
Autonomy has not been assessed
The recorded proposition
The lean-AI benchmark: $8M+ revenue per employee.
Index summary of the positioning; not an independent finding.
Subscription image/video generation, self-funded since day one. Not 'autopilot'-positioned, but it anchors the extreme of the category's core metric — roughly $500M in revenue with ~60 people (headcount estimates range 60–190 depending on the database).
Where humans remain involved
Ongoing human hours, approval frequency and intervention rates have not been measured in this record. Reported team size describes the company, not the labor required to operate a customer business.
What still needs evidence
Establish a repeatable production workflow, identify the tasks people still perform, and measure cost, reliability and customer outcomes before drawing conclusions about business autonomy.
Financial and team context
Reported figures retain their original scope. Revenue periods and headcount dates may differ; these are not a current audited financial statement.
- Revenue / ARR as recorded
- ~$500MSource: Third-party estimates ↗
- Company human headcount
- 60Source: Getlatka (~60; others up to 190) ↗
- Funding as recorded
- $0 (self-funded)Source: Crunchbase ↗
Valuation: ~$10B implied via secondaries (unverified)
Pricing and commercial terms
$10/mo Basic; $30 Standard; $60 Pro; $120 Mega.
Historical research snapshot. A pricing verification date is not recorded; confirm current plans, usage limits and additional costs with the provider before purchasing.
Founders and recorded roles
David Holz
Previously co-founded Leap Motion.
Recorded technology stack
- Proprietary diffusion models
- Discord-first distribution
Components listed in the research record; integrations have not been independently tested here.
Research timeline
2026-03
V8 Alpha: native 2K, 5x faster generation.
Direct article link not recorded.
2025-08
Meta partnership to license Midjourney's 'aesthetic technology'.
Direct article link not recorded.
Sources and coverage limits
This profile brings together the existing Index research. Company announcements, sponsored articles and founder interviews can establish what was said; they do not independently prove sustained autonomy or revenue.