Here at LDV Capital, we invest in people building businesses powered by visual technologies since 2012. We are the only venture capital firm with this thesis. Our LDV platform events bring together the world’s brightest technology innovators, serial entrepreneurs, deep tech researchers and investors to discuss the latest trends in visual tech and AI. Check out a few photographs from our most recent invite-only Happy Hour event hosted in New York City below. (L-R) Evan Nisselson, Founder and General Partner at LDV Capital, speaking with Alexandre Winter, Co-Founder and CEO at Norbert Health, a ..read more

We are honored to have a fantastic LDV team and community of experts that help us filter, review and advise our portfolio teams that are building valuable businesses powered by visual technologies and AI. Since 2017, we have had summer associates or analysts. Ash Cleary, first joined as an analyst and has since been promoted to Associate. This year, we announced our 4th Fund and recently completed our interview process to increase our team. We are thrilled to announce the addition of Max Blacker to our LDV team. Our team was impressed with his communication style, thoughtful approach and prob ..read more

Since 2012, we at LDV Capital have been the only venture fund with the thesis of investing in people building businesses powered by visual technology and artificial intelligence (AI). We define visual technology as any technology that captures, analyzes, filters, displays, or distributes visual data across the light and electromagnetic spectrums. Over the years, we have hosted 10 annual LDV Vision Summits and numerous Vision events, Happy Hours and Community Dinners all with the goal of bringing the world’s brightest entrepreneurs, investors and technologists to discuss cutting-edge technologi ..read more

In the past decade, we've experienced many remarkable technical advancements. Starting with the emergence of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks, then came Generative Adversarial Networks, and now there is the advent of Generative AI. Throughout, visual technologies have enabled computers to see. The majority of data our brains analyze is visual so the majority of data that AI will analyze will be visual as well. Visual data and visual technologies are critical for the success of artificial intelligence horizontally across all sectors. Here at LDV Capital, we’ve been investing exclusively in v ..read more

As the biotech industry heavily relies on data filtering, analysis, and sharing, visual technologies play a critical role in detecting and imaging biological systems. This paves the way for the future of life sciences tools, enabling next-generation therapeutics, biomanufacturing, and longevity. At our 10th Annual LDV Vision Summit earlier this year, a panel of experts delved into these topics and explored various critical aspects shaping the future of biotechnology. These leaders are pushing the boundaries of overcoming complex genetic diseases, improving health span, and providing actionabl ..read more

Wow! In 2024, we celebrated our 10th LDV Vision Summit Anniversary! People from over 30 countries were part of our premier global gathering in visual tech & AI. Ten years ago, together with Dr. Serge Belongie, a professor of Computer Science at Cornell University and Cornell Tech at the time (now a professor at the University of Copenhagen and the head of the Danish Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence, as well as LDV Capital Expert in Residence), we hosted the inaugural summit. This began a great tradition for top technologists, investors, and entrepreneurs in New York and from arou ..read more

The world's brightest fluorescent materials, called SMILES (small-molecule, ionic isolation lattices), hold promise for advancing technologies like solar panels, solid-state lasers, medical imaging devices, and 3D displays. © Amar Flood/Indiana University. In November 2023, Google DeepMind published a new AI model that uses deep learning to discover new materials faster than ever before. DeepMind’s tool, called Graph Networks for Materials Exploration (GNoME), has already predicted more than 2.2 million hypothetical materials. Over 700 new materials are being manufactured and tested in-lab. B ..read more

On March 21, we will celebrate our 10th LDV Vision Summit Anniversary! It’s a premier global gathering for people in the visual tech sector. Every year we bring together an impressive array of brilliant speakers, ranging from tech giants to under-the-radar startups, esteemed research labs and leading venture capital firms. We are thrilled to announce the fireside chat between LDV Capital’s Evan Nisselson and Roelof Botha, Managing Partner and Steward of Sequoia Capital. Roelof has spent over 20 years building companies in Silicon Valley. He began within the walls of nascent PayPal, which he j ..read more

(R-L) Sonus CEO & President Hani Eskandari, Co-founder & Director of R&D Carlos Gerardo and Evan Nisselson, General Partner at LDV Capital, holding a wafer that contains several ultrasound transducers, which has been fabricated in less than 24 hours. Sonus Microsystems is unveiling the next generation of ultrasound technology, delivering remote diagnostic imaging, without the need to go to a clinic or hospital. Born at the University of British Columbia, Sonus is developing the tools needed to turn remote diagnostic imaging and monitoring into a reality. The team is led by four Ph ..read more

Visual technologies empower and disrupt the scientific process in life sciences, biotech, advanced materials, and beyond. These transformations are poised to have a profound impact on both business and society at large. We invest in people building businesses powered by visual technology and AI. This thesis has not changed since the founding of LDV Capital in 2012. On March 21, we will celebrate our 10th LDV Vision Summit Anniversary! It’s a premier global gathering for people in the visual tech sector. Every year we bring together an impressive array of brilliant speakers, ranging from t ..read more