Leon Szeli (born August 29, 1993 in Munich) is a German entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and was the CEO[1] of Presize which was acquired by Meta.[2]
Career
editLeon Szeli studied at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (BA) and at Technical University of Munich (MSc). He graduated the elite study program at Center for Digital Technology & Management. At Stanford University[3] and University of Cambridge[4] he worked as a researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence.
In 2019, he founded Presize. The company developed a size recommendation technology for the fashion ecommerce industry.[5] Leon Szeli and the company are known for their appearances on the German-version of the TV show "Dragon's Den" called "Die Höhle der Löwen",[6] where they received the second largest investment of the show from the billionaire Carsten Maschmeyer in 2020.[7]
In 2022, Presize was acquired by Meta.[8] It is considered one of the most important startup exits in Germany in 2022.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Let's talk: Interview with Leon Szeli from Presize". textile network (in German). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Meta acquires Presize, betting on virtual sizing technology". FashionUnited. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "ASEE PEER - Leon Szeli". Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ jums.praktikum. "L. Szeli – Junior Management Science" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ Amelie Müller (2020-05-06), "KI-Software von Presize.ai ermittelt die Kleidergröße.", FAZ.NET, ISSN 0174-4909, retrieved 2023-07-08
- ^ "Die Höhle der Löwen: Facebook-Konzern Meta kauft "Presize" - Mega-Deal für Gründer". www.tz.de (in German). 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Die Höhle der Löwen: Maschmeyer investiert in Größenberater" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
- ^ "Die Höhle der Löwen: Facebook-Konzern Meta kauft "Presize" - Mega-Deal für Gründer" (in German). 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
- ^ "Die größten und wichtigsten Startup-Exits des Jahres 2022". deutsche-startups.de (in German). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-07-08.