To Be Successful in Business, You Have to Be Contrarian and Right

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To Be Successful in Business, You Have to Be Contrarian and Right

Evan Nisselson first met Roelof Botha, Managing Partner and Steward of Sequoia Capital, while fundraising for his startup in 2005. Roelof said, “I think back to that meeting we had, and you had a vision for the future and the impact of visual, just imagery on consumer experiences was completely spot on.”

At our 10th Annual LDV Vision Summit, Roelof joined Evan for a fireside chat to discuss trends and early-stage investment opportunities in businesses leveraging visual technologies and AI. They spoke about Roelof’s insights from the ups and downs of the PayPal days, marshmallow tests, personality traits and much more!

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Max Blacker Joins LDV Capital As an Investment Analyst

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Max Blacker Joins LDV Capital As an Investment Analyst

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.

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Max Blacker to our LDV team. We were impressed with his communication style, thoughtful approach and problem-solving skills.

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LDV Capital's Annual General Meeting 2024: The Visual Tech & AI Experts Building The Future

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LDV Capital's Annual General Meeting 2024: The Visual Tech & AI Experts Building The Future

Our Annual General Meetings (AGM) are exclusive, invite-only events for LDV Capital LPs, portfolio companies, LDV experts and special guests. We are thrilled to share a glimpse of our most recent AGM in New York City, giving you a unique opportunity to see what usually happens behind closed doors.

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Thank You For Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary LDV Vision Summit With Us!

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Thank You For Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary LDV Vision Summit With Us!

We at LDV Capital celebrated our 10th LDV Vision Summit Anniversary! People from over 30 countries were part of our premier global gathering in visual tech & AI. We were thrilled to welcome speakers from Sequoia Capital, Wellville, Generate:Biomedicines, DCVC Bio, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of California, Nobias Therapeutics, Snap, Future Ventures, Meta, Axios and more. Two of our LDV Capital portfolio companies presented as well: Synthesia and Sonus Microsystems.

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Partnering with Sonus Microsystems to Deliver the Next-Gen Ultrasound For Remote Diagnostic Imaging

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Partnering with Sonus Microsystems to Deliver the Next-Gen Ultrasound For Remote Diagnostic Imaging

We are thrilled to partner and invest in the brilliant Sonus Microsystems team developing and commercializing a novel and proprietary ultrasound technology that utilizes polymer MEMS sensors to send and receive ultrasonic waves. They are ushering in a new era of ultrasound by commercializing high-performance, custom-designed linear and matrix array transducers for emerging applications in ultrasound imaging.

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“The Difference Is – Now The Whole World Is Paying Attention To AI,” Says Prof. Serge Belongie

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“The Difference Is – Now The Whole World Is Paying Attention To AI,” Says Prof. Serge Belongie

As we approach the 10th Annual LDV Vision Summit, we thought it fitting to pose a few burning questions to Serge Belongie, a professor of Computer Science at the University of Copenhagen, the head of the Danish Pioneer Centre for Artificial Intelligence and LDV Capital Expert in Residence. We delved into his experiences as a prominent figure in AI and sought his insights on the present landscape of visual technologies. Additionally, we explored his thoughts on the prospects available to researchers aiming to bring their work to market and impact humanity at large.

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Living Longer & Healthier: How Visual Tech will Advance Accelerations in Life Sciences & Biotech

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Living Longer & Healthier: How Visual Tech will Advance Accelerations in Life Sciences & Biotech

As the biotech industry relies heavily on data filtering, analysis and sharing, visual technologies will become critical for the detection and imaging of biological systems, paving the way for the future of life sciences tools enabling next-generation therapeutics, biomanufacturing & longevity.

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LDV Community is Helping Each Other Succeed: September 2023 Happy Hour Photos

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LDV Community is Helping Each Other Succeed: September 2023 Happy Hour Photos

Since starting LDV Capital in 2012, we've been actively cultivating our thriving tech community through a range of events, including Annual Vision Summits, Happy Hour gatherings, monthly dinners, and more. Our LDV community now boasts over 2000 members, and we're excited to offer a sneak peek into our exclusive events with a selection of featured photographs.

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LDV Community Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed For 11 Years

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LDV Community Helping Entrepreneurs Succeed For 11 Years

Thrilled to present a selection of photos capturing moments from our recent invite-only "Happy Hour" event, held in New York City. This event brought together outstanding technology innovators, serial entrepreneurs, deep tech researchers, and investors from within the vibrant New York tech ecosystem.

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Tackling the Climate Crisis by Detecting, Verifying & Classifying Wildfires in Real-Time With the Help of AI

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Tackling the Climate Crisis by Detecting, Verifying & Classifying Wildfires in Real-Time With the Help of AI

The climate crisis is resulting in an increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters, and society needs new tools to be able to cope and adapt. Sonia Kastner is the CEO & founder of Pano AI, the leader in wildfire early detection and intelligence. Pano combines advanced hardware, AI and computer vision to automatically detect, verify and classify wildfire events in real-time. 

At our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit, Sonia shared how visual technologies are at the crux of disaster mitigation solutions to help tackle the climate crisis.

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How and When Will Deep Tech Increase the Longevity of Humans?

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How and When Will Deep Tech Increase the Longevity of Humans?

Who wants to live healthier and longer lives? Recent advancements in visual technologies, machine learning, and artificial intelligence will increase human longevity. Solutions ranging from analyzing health records, blood results, physiological test scores, body scans, biotechnologies, and even genetic tests will be a game-changer in longevity healthcare. Whether you are looking to “optimize your performance” – be that physical or cognitive performance – or interested to learn about longevity medicine able to push the limits of the human lifespan – this panel from our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit covers that and more!

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LDV Capital's Annual General Meeting 2023: The Visual Tech & AI Experts Building The Future

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LDV Capital's Annual General Meeting 2023: The Visual Tech & AI Experts Building The Future

Our Annual General Meetings are invite-only exclusive gatherings that bring together our investors, experts, special guests and portfolio companies. For the first time, we have made the decision to share a few photographs from our most recent Annual General Meeting hosted in New York City to give you a glimpse into what it is like to be a part of our LDV Capital Inner Circle.

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Since 2012 - Timeline of Investing In People Building Businesses Powered by Visual Tech & AI

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Since 2012 - Timeline of Investing In People Building Businesses Powered by Visual Tech & AI

Last year, we celebrated 10 years of investing in people building businesses powered by visual tech & AI, but it’s just the beginning! Visual technology innovations will continue to be the crux of automation for decades and beyond. Computer vision, machine learning and AI will be the key enablers for innovation in healthcare, precision medicine, manufacturing, construction, agriculture, sustainability, and many more industries.

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Insights from Ty Ahmad-Taylor’s 32 years working at NYTimes, @Home Network, Samsung, Meta, and Snap

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Insights from Ty Ahmad-Taylor’s 32 years working at NYTimes, @Home Network, Samsung, Meta, and Snap

Meet Ty Ahmad-Taylor, VP of Monetization at Snap. Ty’s background: 32 years in information design, 26 years in consumer-facing software and product development leadership, and 25 years in interactive television services development. He has worked at four startups (one went public, and the other three were acquired), and at large social, media, and consumer electronic companies.

In the fireside chat with LDV’s Evan Nisselson, he shared his views on three things that every CEO should do, inclusive teams, systems thinking, and an exclusion filter that could make our experience of using social media so much better! Evan and Ty also touched on ideas ripe for AI automation, machine learning algorithms that make TikTok successful, and the mixed reality environment that’s coming soon.

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We Are Honored to Partner with Avi Muchnick and the BurnerPage team to Boost Web Page Performance With Generative AI

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We Are Honored to Partner with Avi Muchnick and the BurnerPage team to Boost Web Page Performance With Generative AI

We are honored to announce our partnership with BurnerPage – a SaaS AI-powered platform that autonomously delivers better Return on Investment (ROI) as it creates and improves web pages and provides continuous optimization. LDV Capital led their $2M pre-seed round along with co-investors Jenny Lefcourt, Partner at Freestyle and strategic angels.

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Thank You for Being a Vital Part of Our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit!

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Thank You for Being a Vital Part of Our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit!

At our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit, we welcomed top technologists, investors, and entrepreneurs to discuss cutting-edge computer vision, machine learning and AI solutions to improve the world we live in.

About a thousand people tuned in from all around the world to listen to expert speakers from DeepMind, Mural, Snap, BioAge, Synthesia, Salesforce, Harvard Medical School, Insight Partners, Useful Sensors, Conviction, Niels Bohr Institute, Air Street Capital, Uizard, Pano, Humanity, Northeastern University, Seedcamp, Forbes, and more.

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Why 7 Top-Tier Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Visual Technology-Powered AI Businesses

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Why 7 Top-Tier Venture Capitalists Are Investing in Visual Technology-Powered AI Businesses

Which business sectors will be the most disrupted by visual technologies and AI in the next 10 years? In the lead-up to our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit – the premier global gathering in visual tech – hosted virtually on March 28, investors from Seedcamp, Northzone, Insight Partners, DCVC, VAS Ventures, Air Street Capital, and we at LDV Capital share insights.

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Why These 11 Brilliant Professors & Researchers Are Focusing on AI

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Why These 11 Brilliant Professors & Researchers Are Focusing on AI

Which sectors over the next 10 years will have the most societal impact from research advancements leveraging visual technologies and artificial intelligence? In the lead-up to our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit – the premier global gathering in visual tech – hosted virtually on March 28, we addressed this and 4 other burning questions to 11 brilliant professors & researchers.

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14 Past and Future LDV Vision Summit Speakers Share Their Views On What’s The Next Big Thing in Visual Tech

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14 Past and Future LDV Vision Summit Speakers Share Their Views On What’s The Next Big Thing in Visual Tech

In the lead-up to our 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit – the premier global gathering in visual tech (hosted virtually on March 28), we interviewed some of our past & future speakers. Meet Luc Vincent of Meta, Steffen Tjerrild of Synthesia, Kristen Fortney of BioAge, Clément Farabet, Camilo Fosco of Memorable, Alexandra Boussommier of ImVitro, Michael Geer of Humanity, Henrik Haugbølle of Uizard, Mariano Battan of Mural, Alexandre Winter of Norbert Health, Andrew Rabinovich of Headroom, Karin Andrea Stephan of Earkick, Adam Paulisick of maad labs, and Rebecca Paoletti of CakeWorks.

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Visual Data is the Crux of AI & Automation for the Future of All Industries

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Visual Data is the Crux of AI & Automation for the Future of All Industries

Automation is revolutionizing legacy industries from healthcare and precision medicine to manufacturing and construction, to agriculture and sustainability. The adoption of visual technology innovations will continue to remain the crux of automation for the next decade and beyond.

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