# About LDV Capital

Investing with the same thesis since founding in 2012 - [LDV Capital](/content/site-root.html) is a thesis-driven early-stage venture fund investing in people building businesses powered by [visual technology](/content/blog/what-is-visual-tech/index.html) 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.

We thrive on collaborating with deep tech teams that leverage computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze visual data.

We invest pre-inc, pre-seed and seed-stage teams across North America and Europe [since 2012](/content/blog/2025/partnering-with-brilliant-people-delivering-distributions-recruiting-an-analyst-amp-hopefully-improving-our-world/index.html).

With our extensive inner circle of computer vision and artificial intelligence experts, serial entrepreneurs, technical advisors, growth hackers, marketers and more, we leverage our network to help our founders navigate the challenges of building businesses powered by visual technologies and AI.

## Managing Team

**Evan Nisselson**  
General Partner

**Ross Cooke**  
Analyst

**Don Loeb**  
Corporate Development, Advisor

**Ash Cleary**  
Principal

**Alexandra MacDonald**  
Events Coordinator

**Max Blacker**  
Analyst

**James Chan**  
CFO

## Experts in Residence

**Dr. Serge Belongie**  
DIKU Professor, Computer Vision  
Director Pioneer Centre for AI

**Dr. Luc Vincent**  
Nexar, Chief R&D Officer. Formerly VP of Engineering & Product, Meta

**Dr. Andrew Rabinovich**  
Upwork, Head of AI/ML. Formerly Headroom, CEO, Head of AI, Magic Leap

**Dr. Jan Erik Solem**  
Staer Robotics, CEO & Co-Founder. Former: Meta, Eng. Dir., Map Building. Sold Mapillary -> Meta; Polar Rose -> Apple

**Dr. Gaile Gordon**  
Computer Vision Expert  
Sold TYZX -> Intel

## Expert Network

**Mike Krieger**  
Anthropic, CPO  
Instagram, CTO & Co-founder

**Dr. Matthew Rosen**  
MGH/Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging. Director, Low Field MRI and Hyperpolarized Media Laboratory

**Dr. Michal Lipson**  
Columbia University NeuroTechnology Center, Eugene Higgins Professor  
MacArthur Fellow

**Dr. Matthias Niessner**  
Technical University Munich, Professor.  
Synthesia, Co-founder  
SpAltial AI, CEO & Co-Founder

**Rob Spectre**  
Brooklyn Hacker  
Former Twilio VP, Developer Network

**Andy Parsons**  
Adobe  
Global Head of Content Authenticity  
New York, NY

**Dr. Alexandre Winter**  
Norbert Health  
Co-founder & CEO  
Sold Placemeter -> Netgear

**Dr. Lourdes Agapito**  
U. College London, Professor 3D Vision.  
Synthesia, Co-founder.

**Dr. Dan Sodickson**  
Function Health, Chief Medical Scientist. Former NYU School of Medicine, Chief of Innovation, Dept. of Radiology

**Jeff Nadler**  
Former Chief Information Officer,  
Teladoc Health. Former CTO, ActiveHealth Management

**Luis Sanz Arilla**  
Carto  
CEO  
Sold Olapic -> Monotype

**Dr. Anastasia Yendiki**  
Harvard Medical School,  
Massachusetts General Hospital  
Associate Professor Radiology

**Matt Uyttendaele**  
Meta’s FAIR Chemistry Team  
Former Director, Fundamental AI Research. Prior, MSFT, AT&T Bell Labs

**Dr. Samson Timoner**  
Zoox, Perception  
Organizer, Boston Imaging & Vision/Imaging Cafe

**Steve Chen**  
YouTube  
Co-founder

**Dr. Ira Kemelmacher-Shlizerman**  
Google, Principle Scientist, Director  
Paul Allen School, Science & Eng., Professor. Sold Dreambit -> Facebook

**Dr. David Rabuka**  
BioTech Expert. Serial Entrepreneur. Founded Redwood Bioscience, Acquired by Catalent Pharma Solutions

**Dr. Laura Smoliar**  
CEO of Quantum Denmark  
BioTech Expert;  
Sold Mobius Photonics -> IPG Photonics

**Dr. Fernando De La Torre**  
Carnegie Mellon University, Research Associate Professor. Prior, Meta, Research Scientist. Sold FacioMetrics -> Meta

**Rebecca Paoletti**  
CakeWorks  
CEO & Co-founder

**Renaud Visage**  
Eventbrite  
Co-founder