LDV Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingNew York · Pre-Seed–Seed · 9 people tracked
Also known as LDV · LDVM, LLC
Investment thesis
LDV Capital invests in startups building businesses powered by visual technology and artificial intelligence, based on the premise that most data the brain and AI analyze is visual, spanning the light and electromagnetic spectrums across all sectors. The firm focuses on deep technical teams leveraging computer vision, machine learning and AI to analyze visual data, writing first checks of $500K-$1.5M at pre-seed or seed. Beyond capital, LDV runs a platform including annual Vision Summit events, monthly community dinners, insight reports, and an expert network, supporting founders with a strong network and hands-on collaboration.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
Founder mafia
2 people who came through LDV Capital went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 26 of 43 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×20Medical Devices ×6Digital Health ×5Hardware ×5SaaS ×5Deep Tech ×4Healthtech ×4Cloud Computing ×3
HQs:United States×20United Kingdom×2Denmark×1Sweden×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 16 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×43 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 13 founders with education data
Stanford University ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 14 founders with career history
Stanford University ×3Apple ×2Columbia University in the City of New York ×2Founders ×2STV ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 43 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 22024 · 32023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12019 · 12014 · 110 dated
Austin, US
Matthew Udvari(Executive Officer, Director)Chen Zhang(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEvan Nisselson· per SEC Form D · $4.5M raise · filed Jan 2024
SaaS AI-powered platform that autonomously delivers ROI through web page creation and conversion rate optimization.
Woodmere, US
Board seatEvan Nisselson· per SEC Form D
New York, US
Ryan Benmalek(Executive Officer, Director)Dhruv Malik(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEvan Nisselson· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Apr 2022
Co-investorsJazzya Investments
Gryps is a managed AI platform that connects, organizes, and analyzes construction and facility project data, offering document search, pre-built dashboards, and automated review of change orders, invoices, and compliance records.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechPropTechSaaSBronx, US
Amir Tasbihi(Co-founder)inDareen Salama Abdelmoneim(Co-founder)Dareen Salama(Founder)in
Board seatEvan Nisselson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsPear VC
Mapillary offers a collaborative platform that hosts, processes, and publishes street-level imagery and map data, using computer vision and machine learning to automate map-making at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationSaaSBjarred, SE
Jan Erik Solem(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEvan Nisselson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsMetaAir Street CapitalBMW i VenturesIntrepid Growth PartnersNFXSamsung Catalyst Fund+2 more
ResiQuant provides an AI-powered platform for property insurance underwriting, using AI agents that automate complex schedules, validate structural risk, and assess catastrophe perils such as earthquake, wildfire, windstorm, and flood.
AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Francisco Alfonso Galvis Lopez(Co-founder)Omar Issa(Co-founder)inFrancisco Galvis(Founder)in
Board seatEvan Nisselson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsFoothill VenturesAlumni VenturesPear VC
VitVio builds Vetro, a surgical operations platform that uses 3D spatial intelligence and ambient sensing to track perioperative workflows in real time, automatically generate operative notes, identify surgical trays, and write data back to hospital EHR systems like Epic and Cerner.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical DevicesWilmington, US
Aleks Pajewski(Founder)inKendall Clifton Weisel(Executive Officer, Director)Maksymilian Jerzy Kozarzewski(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEvan Nisselson· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsBalnord Sp. z o.o.
Aquifer Motion builds facial-capture and animation software that turns phone-recorded performances into cinematic 3D animation.
Austin, US
Co-investorsFirst Row PartnersGeekdomTechstarsWXR FundWedbush Ventures
Arcturus builds broadcasting technology for sports broadcasters, offering features such as alternative camera angles, athlete point-of-view perspectives, XR studio analysis, and sponsored content.
Media & EntertainmentSports Tech
Co-investorsCloudTree VenturesMyelin VC
Camio is a video monitoring platform that works with existing IP cameras, NVRs, and VMS systems to provide real-time video search, search-based alerts, and cloud video storage of 30-90+ days.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEmeryville, US
Luca de Alfaro(Founder)
Co-investorsPalm Venture Studios
Intelligent automation platform featuring an affordable robotic arm with an intuitive development platform.
Cionic develops the Neural Sleeve, an FDA-cleared wearable device that uses electrical muscle stimulation to improve walking and mobility for people with neurological conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, stroke, cerebral palsy, and spinal cord injury.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US
Jeremiah Robison(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsEnable VenturesJobsOhio VenturesBlueRun VenturesL Catterton
Clarifai developed AI inference technology and compute orchestration software for running and optimizing machine learning models at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Matthew Zeiler(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardAlbert Wenger(Director)in
Co-investorsBright Pixel CapitalCorazon CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Lux CapitalMenlo VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+11 more
AI-powered digital beings with empathy that act as long-term companions using advanced language models.
Dannce provides AI-powered motor assessment software that analyzes smartphone video of patient movement to extract clinical-grade motor data for neurologists, enabling remote monitoring of progressive neurological diseases like Parkinson's.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Rob Baldoni(Founder)in
Co-investorsDuke Capital PartnersGlasswing VenturesService Provider Capital
Ezra offers advanced MRI-based full-body scans designed to screen for early signs of cancer and hundreds of other medical conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtechLongevity
Emi Gal(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsGood FriendsHealthier CapitalA16Z SpeedrunCongruent VenturesCredo VenturesKDX+6 more
Fantasmo provides a Camera Positioning System (CPS) that delivers hyper-accurate positioning superior to GPS, functioning effectively in urban and indoor environments without requiring satellite, beacon, or radio infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLos Angeles, US
Co-investorsEthos VCNight Owl VenturesTechstarsTenOneTen Ventures
Farmeron offered cloud software for farm management and analytics.
AgTech
Marko DukmenicMatija Kopić
Co-investors500 Global
Fieldstone Bio builds engineered biosensors combined with hyperspectral imaging to detect and map critical minerals such as gold, copper, and arsenic in soil samples, cores, and tailings.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechNew MaterialsAndover, US
Patrick Stone(Executive Officer, Director)inBrandon Fields(Director)in
BoardCalvin Chin(Director)in
Co-investorsThe E14 FundUbiquity Ventures
Gardin develops optical sensors that measure photosynthesis efficiency in crops, providing real-time plant health insights to growers weeks before conventional detection methods.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Sumanta Talukdar(Founder)in
Co-investorsMMC VenturesMolten Ventures
Integrated circuits for massively parallel single-molecule DNA sequencing.
Glass Imaging develops AI-based image processing technology aimed at bringing DSLR-quality photography to smartphone cameras.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechLos Altos, US
Ziv Attar(Founder, CEO)inTom Bishop(Founder, CTO)in
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesFuture VenturesGround Up VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Insight Partners
AI platform improving communication in meetings through awareness and engagement insights.
Co-investorsCompound
Social platform that automatically shares what you and your friends are reading.
Blockchain platform that automatically connects media to its creator and metadata.
Co-investorsTenOneTen Ventures
Wearable automatic camera with image recognition algorithm that surfaces meaningful moments to users.
Norbert Health develops an autonomous, contactless health-monitoring system that captures vitals such as pulse and respiratory rate, conducts guided patient check-ins and cognitive, behavioral, and gait assessments, and writes clinical notes.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Roadio develops AI-powered vision perception models (RVX) that reconstruct a vehicle's 3D environment to provide 360° awareness, collision alerts, and advanced rider assistance features such as blind spot detection and forward collision warning.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & Transportation
Co-investorsTrucks VC
Sea Machines develops autonomous command and control technology and computer vision systems for maritime vessels.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsBoston, US
Michael Gordon Johnson(Founder)Michael G. Johnson(Founder)in
Co-investorsAccompliceToyota VenturesEmerald Technology Ventures AgGeekdomLaunchCapitalNextGen Venture Partners+4 more
Platform helping online retailers build e-commerce solutions and develop Shopify applications.
Sonus is developing a wearable, AI-powered cardiac ultrasound patch that enables autonomous, on-demand echocardiography with cloud-based analysis of cardiac parameters.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices
Co-investorsProvidence Health Care Ventures
Staer builds physical AI providing a spatial intelligence and orchestration layer for autonomous mobile robots in warehouses, offering live 3D facility maps, real-time coordination, and monitoring for putaway delays, damage detection, item location, stock levels, and picking productivity.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Johan Gyllenspetz(Founder)Peter Neubauer(Founder)Yubin Kuang(Founder)
Co-investorsPlanet A Ventures
Synthesia is an AI video platform that lets businesses generate videos with AI avatars and agents, aimed at helping organizations train, onboard, and upskill employees.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB
Victor Riparbelli(Co-founder & CEO)inSteffen Tjerrild(Co-Founder & COO/CFO)inLourdes Agapito(Co-Founder)inMatthias Niessner(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsAccelAir Street CapitalFirstMark CapitalGV (Google Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsMMC Ventures+13 more
TVision measures TV viewer presence and attention using in-home computer-vision technology, IoT, and data processing applied to a nationally representative household panel, producing second-by-second attention and engagement metrics.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentCambridge, US
Yanfeng Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Daniel Schiffman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBob Mason(Director)
Co-investorsAccompliceGolden VenturesBantam GroupDG Daiwa VenturesFairhaven Capital PartnersFlow Capital+8 more
Uizard is an AI-powered UI design and prototyping tool that lets users create mockups, wireframes, and interactive prototypes for mobile apps, websites, and web apps.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Co-investorsAV8 VenturesbyFoundersConnetic VenturesInsight PartnersNew York Venture Partners
Vienna, US
Brian Ballard(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Hoyt(Executive Officer)Craig Cummings(Director)Kelly Perdew(Director)Betsy Atkins(Director)
BoardPeter Barris(Director)
Co-investorsDorm RoomMotley Fool VenturesCiscoGE VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
Volumetric Biotechnologies, acquired by 3D Systems in 2021, develops bioprinting materials and vascularized human tissue constructs.
BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesHouston, US
Jordan Miller(Co-Founder and President)inBagrat Grigoryan(Co-Founder, COO)in
Co-investorsGoAhead VenturesHelios CapitalSocial StartsY CombinatorBoxOne Ventures
Voyant Photonics builds chip-scale, solid-state FMCW LiDAR sensors using silicon photonics with on-chip beam steering, delivering 4D depth and velocity data without moving parts.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsNew York, US
Chris Phare(Co-founder & CSO)inSteven Miller(Co-founder & CTO)inCarlos Bhola(Executive Chairman)Clement Nouvel(Executive Officer, Director)Seth Benkov(Executive Officer)Clément Nouvel(CEO)in
Co-investorsContour Venture PartnersRemarkable VenturesUP PartnersEntrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioVolumetricacq. by 3D Systems
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Arcturus · timothysykes.com · Aug 19, 2026
Synthesia · contentgrip.com · Aug 18, 2026
Sonus Microsystems · sonusmicrosystems.com · Jul 27, 2026
Upskill · eda.gov · May 11, 2026
TVision Insights · finance.yahoo.com · May 6, 2026
Norbert Health · infinitefrontiers.io · Mar 3, 2026
Voyant Photonics · forbes.com · Jan 5, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has LDV Capital made?
- LDV Capital has 40 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does LDV Capital invest at?
- LDV Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is LDV Capital's typical check size?
- LDV Capital typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
- What sectors does LDV Capital focus on?
- LDV Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Robotics.
- Where is LDV Capital located?
- LDV Capital is headquartered in New York, US.
- Does LDV Capital lead rounds?
- Yes, LDV Capital leads investment rounds.
- Who does LDV Capital co-invest with?
- LDV Capital most often shares deals with Seedcamp, Geekdom, GV (Google Ventures), among 71 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamLDV Capital's Evan Nisselson: Where are the Investment Opportunities in The Next 10 Years?
LDV Capital · Evan Nisselson
Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital: It’s Coming! The Internet of Eyes will Allow Objects to See
LDV Capital · Evan Nisselson
Howard Morgan of First Round Capital & Evan Nisselson of LDV Capital Discuss Investment Trends
LDV Capital · Evan Nisselson
Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital: Vision Is The "Killer App" for AI and Computing
LDV Capital · Evan Nisselson
Josh Kopelman of First Round Capital and Evan Nisselson of LDV Capital on Future Investment Trends
LDV Capital · Evan Nisselson
Evan Nisselson, LDV Capital | Content is Still King: Capturing & Analyzing It Empowers Businesses
LDV Capital · Evan Nisselson
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Co-investors · 20
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
HCVC is a venture capital firm that backs founders working to industrialize scientific and technological progress across deep tech, robotics, and hard science domains.
Serena is a France-based venture capital firm founded in 2008 by entrepreneurs to support founders, with more than half of its team being operators who have founded or led companies.
New York Venture Partners is a founder-run family office that makes direct investments in pre-seed and seed startups, having backed over 60 companies. It offers financing along with mentorship and strategic marketing consulting.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.
Uncork Capital (formerly SoftTech VC) is a seed-stage venture firm that invests early in founders, with a focus on AI-native companies building leverage and scale.
SV Angel is a firm that has backed startup founders since the 1990s, leveraging a large network of founders, industry leaders, and regulators to support portfolio companies.
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B Capital is a global investment firm backing early to late-stage technology innovators across technology, healthcare, and energy & resilience sectors.
Gradient is a seed-stage venture fund focused on backing founders building artificial intelligence companies, providing hands-on support as builders and mentors.
NextView Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital firm that works closely with founders, providing hands-on support to help build companies from inception to scale.
▶8 more co-investors
AME Cloud VenturesFreestyle CapitalPractical Venture CapitalAIX VenturesMosaic VenturesThird Kind Venture CapitalMorado Venture PartnersBek Ventures
Firms observed investing alongside LDV Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with LDV Capital's recorded portfolio.
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