Leon Szeli Explained

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

Leon 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. 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",^[5] where they received the second largest investment of the show from the billionaire Carsten Maschmeyer in 2020.^[6]

In 2022, Presize was acquired by Meta.^[7] It is considered one of the most important startup exits in Germany in 2022.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-05-05 . Let’s talk: Interview with Leon Szeli from Presize . 2023-07-09 . textile network . de.
2. Web site: 2022-04-26 . Meta acquires Presize, betting on virtual sizing technology . 2023-07-09 . FashionUnited . en.
3. Web site: 2023-07-08. ASEE PEER - Leon Szeli.
4. Web site: 2023-07-08. jums.praktikum. de-DE. L. Szeli – Junior Management Science.
5. Web site: 2022-04-20 . Die Höhle der Löwen: Facebook-Konzern Meta kauft "Presize" - Mega-Deal für Gründer . 2023-07-17 . www.tz.de . de.
6. Web site: 2023-07-09. de. Die Höhle der Löwen: Maschmeyer investiert in Größenberater.
7. Web site: 2023-07-08. 2022-04-20. de. Die Höhle der Löwen: Facebook-Konzern Meta kauft "Presize" - Mega-Deal für Gründer.
8. Web site: 2023-07-08. 2023-01-20. de-DE. Die größten und wichtigsten Startup-Exits des Jahres 2022. deutsche-startups.de.