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.
- Metric unclassified
- ~$500M
Observation date unknown · estimated · Source not rechecked
Source: Third-party estimates ↗ - Reported team
- 60
Observation date unknown · team unspecified · Source not rechecked
Source: Getlatka (~60; others up to 190) ↗ - Funding as recorded
- $0 (self-funded)Source: Crunchbase ↗
Financial and headcount history · 2 observations
Recorded dates show when an entry was added to this history. Source-check dates show when the publication was read; they do not establish that the figure is current or audited. Earlier observations and corrections remain visible.
Headcount · 60
Observation date unknown · unclassified · unknown
Scope: unknown · team unspecified · Recorded 2026-09-12 · Source checked not recorded · Published date unknown
Imported from the existing research record; source not rechecked during import. Missing dates remain unknown.
Getlatka (~60; others up to 190) ↗Metric unclassified · ~$500M
Observation date unknown · estimated · approximate
Scope: unknown · Recorded 2026-09-12 · Source checked not recorded · Published date unknown
Imported from the existing research record; source not rechecked during import. Missing dates remain unknown.
Third-party estimates ↗
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.