Lourdes Agapito: Co-founder @Synthesia, From Research to PMF, Developing Ethical Gen AI | Slush 2024
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How does a deep passion for research evolve from academia into pursuing a commercial application? Lourdes Agapito, co-founder of Synthesia, has spent years researching computer vision. Alongside Reshma Sohoni, founding partner of Seedcamp, she’ll share her journey of transforming research into a commercially viable product, from the moment she and her co-founders came together as a team of scientists, to the long process of finding product-market fit. This fireside chat between Lourdes and Reshma dives into the relentless tinkering it takes to make a complex idea feasible, the guardrails necessary to keep new applications of technology secure and responsible, and what the future holds for computer vision research. --- Slush is the most founder-focused event on Earth, delivering actionable company-building advice while bringing together the who’s who in startups and tech. Slush will be back on Nov 19–20, 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. Stay in the loop: slush.org linkedin.com/company/slush instagram.com/slushhq x.com/slushhq
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