# LDV Blog

As we approach our 10th Summit anniversary on March 21, 2024, we decided to go down memory lane and spotlight the exceptional fireside chat speakers LDV Capital's Evan Nisselson has had the privilege to witness and interview over the years. These leaders come from companies such as DeepMind, Sequoia Capital, Union Square Ventures, Meta, Spark Capital, FirstMark, Universal Pictures, Greylock Partners, Snap, First Round Capital, OpenWater and more.

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Hayley Barna, Partner at First Round Capital, and Abigail Hunter-Syed, Partner at LDV Capital, discussed Hayley’s experience as an entrepreneur – she co-founded Birchbox, a company known as an indisputable OG of the beauty subscription box phenomenon, and her insights on trends and investment opportunities in visual technologies.

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Our 7th annual LDV Vision Summit was a great success! We are so grateful, in these times, to be able to connect with all of you investors, entrepreneurs, technologists, executives, writers, and more who are as passionate about visual tech as we are. Thank you for coming together with us to examine the incredible opportunities for computer vision, machine learning, and AI to improve business and society.

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In the lead up to the Summit, Abigail Hunter-Syed, Partner at LDV Capital, interviewed Hayley Barna, Partner at First Round Capital, about her experience investing in visual tech. Before joining First Round, she co-founded and scaled Birchbox, the leading beauty and grooming retailer seed-funded by First Round in 2010.

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