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 around the world to meet and discuss cutting-edge computer vision, machine learning, and AI solutions to improve the world we live in. In 2014, visual tech & AI were still considered “cute, niche and science fiction,” but not anymore. “The difference is – now the whole world is paying attention to AI,” said Prof. Serge Belongie in our most recent interview.

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, Breakout Ventures, SandboxAQ, and VitVio. Two of our LDV Capital portfolio companies presented as well: Synthesia and Sonus Microsystems.

**In this fireside chat with LDV’s Evan Nisselson, Roelof Botha, Managing Partner and Steward of Sequoia Capital, discussed trends and early-stage investment opportunities in businesses leveraging** **visual technologies** **and AI.**

We hope our 3 fireside chats, 7 lightning keynotes & 2 panels got you inspired by the incredible opportunities for visual tech to improve business and society. You can always re/watch select sessions on our LDV YouTube channel.

A special thank you goes to all of our speakers and all of you attendees, as our summit would not exist without your collaboration!

An all-women panel moderated by Kia Kokalitcheva, Senior Reporter at Axios: Where Are the Next Billion-Dollar Visual Technology and AI Investment Opportunities?
Panelists: Maryanna Saenko, Co-Founder and Partner at Future Ventures, Lindy Fishburne, Managing Partner of Breakout Ventures, and Dr. Kiersten Stead, Managing Partner at DCVC Bio.

We love getting perspective from our community so we have gathered images and quotes about our 10th Annual LDV Vision Summit.

"It was fun to speak at the LDV Vision Summit and to dream about the future with Evan. I am always inspired by founders harnessing AI to create the next breakthrough in visual technologies." - Roelof Botha, Managing Partner and Steward of Sequoia Capital

“The explosion of AI coupled with visual technology and the ability to train models on multimodal data is a huge unlock for the life sciences. It was a privilege to moderate a panel of experts pushing the boundaries of overcoming complex genetic diseases, improving healthspan, and creating actionable insights into environmental impacts on health.” - Laura Smoliar, Executive Director, Taiwan Science & Technology Hub @ Stanford University

"LDV has been a big part of our journey at Synthesia from zero to Unicorn. It was great to join the LDV Vision Summit with such a wide range of innovative technologies all based around the common theme - the impact of visual technologies and AI. I hope Synthesia adds a small part to the big picture, it is an honor to be part of the community." - Dr. Jon Starck, CTO at Synthesia

In this fireside chat with LDV’s Evan Nisselson, Esther Dyson, Founder of Wellville, Investor & Author, discussed roller coaster stories on investing & shared advice for people building businesses powered by AI – from proactive healthcare and human capital to aerospace and more.

“Thanks for the invitation to join this year’s LDV Vision summit! I had a great time discussing how the advancement of AI and integration with the lab are transforming science broadly – from biology to generate essential medicines to inorganic materials solving critical challenges in climate change. I’m most excited by the potential to marry AI, visual technologies, and robotics to transform the integration of AI with the physical world of science.” - Dr. Molly Gibson, co-founder and chief strategy and innovation officer at Generate Biomedicines, Origination Partner at Flagship Pioneering

"The LDV Vision Summit provides a fascinating glimpse into the diverse and far-reaching applications of AI across industries. From healthcare and life sciences to climate change solutions, I was inspired by the visionary work showcased, demonstrating the power of AI to transform our world." - Anuroop Sriram, Research Engineering Lead (FAIR) at Meta

"The LDV Vision Summit was like peering into the future, emphasizing the role of AI and computer vision in driving forward not just business innovation, but societal progress! The discussions were a testament to the brilliant minds working at the intersection of technology and entrepreneurship. LDV and Evan are significantly advancing the industry in a truly positive direction." - Thomas Knox, Founder & CEO at VitVio

“Really enjoyed taking a pause from our day-to-day reality to think about the future that we want to live in and ensure we are building for that." - Lindy Fishburne, Managing Partner of Breakout Ventures

A panel moderated by Laura Smoliar, Executive Director, Taiwan Science & Technology Hub at Stanford University, and our LDV Capital Expert: Visual Tech Advancements in Life Sciences & Biotech Paving the Way for Longer and Healthier Lives.
Panelists: Dr. Elizabeth Neumann, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis, Neil Inala, CEO at Nobias Therapeutics, and Dr. Olga Troyanskaya, Director at Princeton Precision Health, Professor at Princeton University and Deputy Director for Genomics at the Flatiron Institute of the Simons Foundation.

At LDV Capital, we believe there will be significant value for businesses and society by leveraging visual technologies to help us live longer and healthier. Let us know if you are either thinking of building or have already started building a startup leveraging visual technologies and AI in the life sciences & biotech space.

“The 2024 LDV summit was a phenomenal opportunity to learn about business trends in vision technology. I am now even more convinced and impressed by the pivotal role of vision science in innovation. The program was a perfect mixture of tech and entrepreneurship. Thanks, Evan for including me in this amazing panel of scientists, founders and investors. It was a privilege to present to such an amazing audience.” - Dr. Sid Kouider, Director of Engineering & Research at Snap

“It was an absolute pleasure to moderate a discussion with three investors on the next billion-dollar opportunities. Their expertise and insights not only made for a lively and educational conversation for the audience but also taught me so much about cutting edge technologies and how they're navigating them as venture capitalists.” - Kia Kokalitcheva, Senior Reporter at Axios

"Attending the LDV Tech Summit was an enlightening experience, as always, immersed in a series of talks, panels, and fireside chats spanning across scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs. It was a unique convergence of deep visual and AI technologies shaping the future of life sciences, and I eagerly anticipate returning next year to witness the continued advances in these dynamic spaces” - David Rabuka, co-founder, CEO and President at Acrigen Biosciences and our LDV Capital Expert

“This was my first Annual LDV Vision Summit and I hope I'm invited back! It was an incredible opportunity to hear from leaders in the field from a variety of backgrounds. Spatial biology is hugely important and I'm excited to see what the future holds." - Dr. Elizabeth Neumann, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Davis

“The LDV Vision Summit pulled together a strong group of entrepreneurs and investors who provided very interesting perspectives on the vision tech sector. The presentations and group discussions were very informative, and the importance and relevance of this sector are already very large and are only going to grow significantly more. Attending the Summit was time very well spent.” - Michael Moretti, who, after retiring from Silicon Valley Bank, is now an active member of Westchester Angels and serves as a mentor at Element 46 Accelerator

Dr. Molly Gibson, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer at Generate Biomedicines, Origination Partner at Flagship Pioneering, and LDV Capital’s Evan Nisselson discussed how AI and machine learning empower and disrupt the scientific process across life sciences, biotech, advanced materials and more. This will have a tremendous impact on business and society.

Visual technologies will continue to be the crux of advancements in materials science, across nanomaterials and metamaterials, resulting in the transformation of various industrial, medical and consumer applications. Embedded AI will enable materials to reconfigure themselves autonomously in response to their environment. As sensing abilities and algorithms improve, the full potential of navigating the compositional and configurational possibilities of materials will catalyze widespread transformation for optics, biomarker diagnostics, robotics, 3D printing and more.

“It was an honor to present at the 2024 LDV Vision Summit for the first time. For us, it’s wonderful to have a shared vision with LDV Capital to use visual technologies to make medical diagnostics and monitoring globally accessible and affordable. This year’s Summit was a great opportunity to hear from amazing entrepreneurs and investors on how they are planning to shape the future by utilizing AI & ML along with deep-tech innovation.” - Dr. Hani Eskandari, CEO at Sonus Microsystems

"What a delight to be part of the amazing group of startups, investors and scientists at the 2024 LDV Vision Summit. In a deep (and meta) way, it shone a light on some of the most interesting startups and science that showcase the potential of visual technologies and AI to improve life for people around the world for years to come. Very inspiring!” - Esther Dyson, an investor, author, commentator, philanthropist and full-time founder of Wellville

“Evan and the LDV team always put on a great event. The 9th Annual Vision Summit was no exception! I especially enjoyed the interview with Roelof Botha” - Jeff Stewart, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Global Public Offering Fund

"The LDV Vision Summit was not just insightful but incredibly inspiring. Evan and Sequoia's Roelof's candid conversation was especially relevant to me as a startup founder. Thanks for validating being "crazy" and dreaming big." - Shana Wang, Co-Founder and CEO of PathCision Medicine

“Across technology development and building companies – it takes a diverse set of views and people to make the whole thing successful. The summit has been a wonderful venue to encourage cross-thinking and camaraderie within the community” - Dr. Kiersten Stead, Managing Partner at DCVC Bio

"I really enjoyed being on the LDV Vision panel discussing how AI and visual tech can advance the life sciences and biotech - these kinds of cross-disciplinary discussions create fertile opportunities for new ways of thinking about convolutional and spatial processes. The other keynotes were compelling as well, and I was struck by the wide-ranging concepts covered in all the different panels. Thanks to the Summit team for putting together such interesting groups!" - Neil Inala, CEO at Nobias Therapeutics

“The summit enabled us to discuss critical aspects of AI development and impact in the precision health space. I am especially excited about the promise of purpose-built AI models for biomedical space that can connect heterogeneous genomic and molecular data with clinical outcomes, enabling precise diagnosis, treatment, and accelerating next-generation drug development." - Dr. Olga Troyanskaya, Director at Princeton Precision Health, Professor at Princeton University and Deputy Director for Genomics at the Flatiron Institute of the Simons Foundation

“The LDV 2024 Vision Summit was a fantastic chance to hear from amazing folks across industries on cutting-edge technologies and breakthrough applications. I was very proud to be able to be among the presenters and came away with a number of insights from others. Thanks to LDV for making such an event possible!” - Dr. Stefan Leichenauer, the Vice President of Engineering and Lead Scientist at SandboxAQ

“It was an honor to join an LDV Vision Summit panel and engage in a well-curated conversation covering the vast array of ways in which the future of vision technologies will shape all aspects of our world.” - Maryanna Saenko, Co-Founder and Partner at Future Ventures

LDV Capital invests in people building businesses powered by visual technologies and AI. We thrive on collaborating with deep tech teams leveraging computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to analyze visual data. We are the only venture capital firm with this thesis. Earlier in 2024, we announced our fourth fund.

Building a business that leverages visual tech/AI? It’s never too early to reach out. We are looking to partner with outliers who are building leapfrog deep tech solutions aimed at improving the world and making all of us a lot of money while we sleep!

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