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LDV Capital
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LDV Capital is a thesis-driven early-stage venture fund founded in April 2012 by Evan Nisselson, investing exclusively in deep technical teams building businesses powered by visual technology and artificial intelligence. The fund's core premise is that a majority of the data human brains analyze is visual — therefore, the majority of the data AI will analyze will also be visual, spanning the light and electromagnetic spectrums across all sectors. Visual data encompasses images, video, thermal, radar, lidar, x-rays, ultrasound, MRI, CT scans, and multidimensional data. LDV invests $500K–$1.5M at pre-seed or seed stage, with 60–70% of deals in North America and 30–40% in Europe. The fund maintains a highly concentrated portfolio, often leading rounds and offering term sheets before companies are incorporated (~23% of the time). Sectors of interest include healthcare, agriculture, media & content, robotics, logistics, manufacturing, climate, autonomous vehicles, satellite imaging, and materials science.
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“Since 2012, we at LDV Capital have been the only venture fund with a focused thesis on investing in people building businesses powered by visual technology and artificial intelligence. A majority of the data our brains analyze is visual. Therefore, the majority of the data AI will analyze will also be visual, spanning the light and electromagnetic spectrums across all sectors.”
“Congrats, amazing, 7 years of the LDV Vision Summit in New York and this sector has evolved so much. Really amazing that you started off with a somewhat contrarian futurist perspective on computer vision. Our co-investments in Ezra & Synthesia and others in our portfolio such as Pinterest and Hyperscience are proving that your thesis is working today.”
“96% of LDV Capital portfolio companies that have gone out fundraising have successfully closed their financings. Co-investors that follow LDV's early investments include Sequoia, Union Square Ventures, Insight Partners, Google, Atomico, FirstMark, Menlo Ventures and NEA among others.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Synthesia | Seed | — | 2019 |
| Ezra | Seed | — | 2019 |
| Glass Imaging | Seed | — | 2021 |
| Gardin | Pre-seed | — | 2020 |
| VitVio | Pre-seed | $2m | 2024 |
| ResiQuant | Seed | $4m | 2024 |
| Fieldstone Bio | Seed | $5m | 2024 |
| Arcturus | Seed | $2m | 2025 |
| TVision Insights | Seed | — | 2016 |
| Voyant Photonics | Seed | — | 2019 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| FirstMark Capital | 3 |
| Accomplice | 3 |
| Seedcamp | 3 |
| Insight Partners | 2 |
| GV (Google Ventures) | 2 |
| NEA | 2 |
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