# Dorian Dargan

> Dorian Dargan is the co-founder and CEO of Doji, an AI fashion app that turns selfies into a photorealistic digital likeness so people can try on real clothes from across the web and actually have fun doing it. An MIT-trained designer-engineer who built avatars at Meta on Oculus Quest and shaped visionOS at Apple, he teamed up with former DeepMind researcher Jim Winkens - the name Doji is literally Dorian plus Jim - and within days of the app's 2025 App Store debut raised a $14M seed round led by Thrive Capital with Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six. He treats the creative process as something close to sacred, and is betting that the most personal way to shop online is to first fall a little in love with the image of yourself.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Doji
- **Organizations:** Doji, Apple, Meta, YouNow, MIT
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S., dual degrees in Economics and Urban Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Doji, an AI fashion try-on app, Raised $14M seed funding led by Thrive Capital with participation from Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six, within days of launch, Helped grow YouNow to 40 million users

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Named a Ron Brown Scholar (RBS class of 2007)
- **—** — Studied at MIT, earning dual B.S. degrees in Economics and Urban Planning
- **—** — Helped scale live-streaming startup YouNow to 40 million users
- **—** — Worked at Meta on games and experiences for Oculus Quest, designing avatars and award-winning VR experiences
- **—** — Worked at Apple contributing to visionOS for Apple Vision Pro
- **—** — Founded and later shut down a stealth crypto startup
- **2022** — Connected with Jim Winkens on Twitter/X over a shared interest in fashion; began exploring side projects
- **2024** — Co-founded Doji with Jim Winkens (name = Dorian + Jim)
- **2025** — Launched Doji on the App Store and raised a $14M seed round led by Thrive Capital with Seven Seven Six

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Doji, an AI fashion try-on app
- Raised $14M seed funding led by Thrive Capital with participation from Alexis Ohanian's Seven Seven Six, within days of launch
- Helped grow YouNow to 40 million users
- Built award-winning VR experiences at Meta for Oculus Quest
- Contributed to visionOS for Apple Vision Pro
- Ron Brown Scholar, class of 2007
- MIT dual-degree graduate in Economics and Urban Planning
- Holds patents (listed on Justia)

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Doji launched on the App Store and announced a $14M seed round led by Thrive Capital with Seven Seven Six.
- **2025-01** — Doji entered private beta, positioning itself as a new, playful way to shop for fashion online.

## Links

- Website: http://www.doriandargan.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/doriandargan/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/doriandargan
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doriandargan/

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Last updated: 2026-06-24