Leon Szeli

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.[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]

Awards
  • 04/2022 - Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe in the category "Retail & eCommerce"[10]
  • 06/2021 - Top Digitization Award of the Germany Economy in the category eCommerce[11]
  • 11/2020 - Innovation Prize Bavaria in the category Startups[12]
  • 06/2022 - Startup Champ Germany[13]

References
  1. "Let's talk: Interview with Leon Szeli from Presize". textile network (in German). 2022-05-05. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  2. "Meta acquires Presize, betting on virtual sizing technology". FashionUnited. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  3. "ASEE PEER - Leon Szeli". Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  4. jums.praktikum. "L. Szeli – Junior Management Science" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  5. Amelie Müller (2020-05-06), "KI-Software von Presize.ai ermittelt die Kleidergröße.", FAZ.NET, ISSN 0174-4909, retrieved 2023-07-08
  6. "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.
  7. "Die Höhle der Löwen: Maschmeyer investiert in Größenberater" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  8. "Die Höhle der Löwen: Facebook-Konzern Meta kauft „Presize" - Mega-Deal für Gründer" (in German). 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  9. "Die größten und wichtigsten Startup-Exits des Jahres 2022". deutsche-startups.de (in German). 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  10. Forbes. "Leon Szeli and Awais Shafique on Forbes 30 Under 30 List". Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  11. Berthold Glass. "Digitalisierungs-Initiative der Deutschen Wirtschaft". Retrieved 2023-07-09.
  12. "Innovationspreis Bayern 2020 wird verliehen – Bayerisches Landesportal" (in German). Retrieved 2023-07-08.
  13. "Presize ist Startup-Champ 2020" (in German). 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2023-07-09.
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