Midjourney acquires Co-Star, and CEO Banu Guler joins as design chief
round · x · 2026-07-25
Midjourney is acquiring Co-Star, and Co-Star CEO Banu Guler will become Midjourney’s Chief Design Officer.
- Guler says she is building a cross-functional design, product, and frontend team for Midjourney’s efforts.
- Midjourney says the Co-Star app will keep operating under Guler’s full control.
- The post is a long personal context thread from Guler, but the core news is the acquisition and her move into Midjourney’s leadership team.
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