LDV Capital is a thesis-driven early-stage venture fund investing in people building businesses powered by visual technology that leverage computer vision, machine learning and artificial intelligence to analyze visual data.
The investment round includes participation from LDV Capital, MMC, and Navus Ventures.
"We are thrilled to have secured further investment to accelerate our mission of revolutionising controlled environment agriculture. By scaling our technology, expanding our commercial team and strengthening our market presence, we can help growers optimise yields, reduce waste and produce higher-quality food more efficiently. This is a major step forward in making precision plant intelligence accessible at a global scale."
LDV Capital led the pre-seed round, with backing from Bek Ventures and Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company, to fund platform expansion and hospital deployments.
"The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital is known as one of the UK’s leading institutions in terms of outcomes and efficiency and, naturally, they have decided to utilize our platform and leverage the cutting-edge AI technology to even further increase the efficiency of surgical procedures. By autonomously tracking surgical processes and tools, VitVio minimizes the potential for human error and adds no extra steps to the surgical process, aligning with industry experts’ consensus on the importance of non-intrusive technology."
Kleiner Perkins leads Series B investment in artificial intelligence video platform Synthesia.
"Today, consumers expect video and audio content. And they take that preference with them to work. We’re seeing this drive rapid demand for scaleable content creation solutions in the enterprise,"
The seed round was led by Molten Ventures to fund international growth and sensor manufacturing.
"At Gardin, we set out on a mission to develop cutting edge enabling technology for the future of food sustainability. Today’s announcement of Molten Ventures as the lead investor of our seed round marks an important step on that journey. We always put a huge emphasis on focused partnerships who share our ambition and we found exactly that when we met the team at Molten."
FirstMark Capital led the investment round with participation from existing backers and new angel investors.
"We’ve still only scratched the surface of the video economy. In 10 years we believe most of our digital experiences will be powered by video in some way or form. But to truly realize the video-first internet we need a more scalable and accessible way to make video."
