Evan Nisselson is the Founder and General Partner at LDV Capital. See contact routes.
Evan Nisselson is the Founder and General Partner at LDV Capital, an early-stage venture firm in New York where he has invested since 2012 after building four visual technology businesses over 18 years as a serial entrepreneur. His investment thesis focuses horizontally on visual data, targeting pre-seed and seed companies in artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, AR/VR, robotics, and transportation tech. LDV typically invests very early, including at the pre-incorporation stage, leveraging domain expertise to back deep tech businesses analyzing visual data. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, the firm’s focus on pre-seed and seed rounds implies small-to-mid initial checks. Notable portfolio companies include Headroom, his most recent investment, and Digital Railroad, a venture-backed SaaS platform he founded and led prior to LDV. Nisselson’s distinctive point of view centers on the premise that the majority of data human brains analyze is visual, making visual data analysis critical to AI success for businesses and society. He also mentors startups globa
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