Computer Vision-Powered Solutions to Create Breakthrough User Experiences

Computer Vision-Powered Solutions to Create Breakthrough User Experiences

Evan Nisselson interviewed Samir Kumar, Managing Director of M12 – Microsoft's Venture Fund. Samir is leading investment activities in emerging tech areas including quantum computing and autonomous vehicles. Before joining M12, Samir worked in Qualcomm’s corporate R&D division, leading early-stage product validation, partnerships, acquisition, and strategy for embedded and on-device deep learning.

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Esther Dyson on Investing in Insurance, Mapping, Mental Health, and Telehealth

Esther Dyson on Investing in Insurance, Mapping, Mental Health, and Telehealth

This month, in our Women Leading Visual Tech series we are honored to showcase Esther Dyson – an investor, journalist, author, businesswoman, commentator, and philanthropist. Currently, she is a full-time executive founder of Wellville, a ten-year project (ending in 2024) to show the long-term value, in both equity and resilience, of investing in health for all.

LDV Capital’s Abigail Hunter-Syed spoke with Esther about investing in visual technology companies, genetics, AI-powered MRI-based cancer screenings, and much more!

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Building an MRI Scanner 60 Times Cheaper, Small Enough to Fit in an Ambulance

Building an MRI Scanner 60 Times Cheaper, Small Enough to Fit in an Ambulance

Matthew Rosen is a Harvard Professor, he and his colleagues at the MGH/A.A Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging in Boston are working on applications of advanced biomedical imaging technologies. At the LDV Vision Summit 2017, he spoke about how he is hacking a new kind of MRI scanner that’s fast, small, and cheap.

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