Obvious Ventures

United States
Founded 2006, Obvious Corporation is an incubator founded by Biz Stone, Ev Williams and early Twitter employee Jason Goldman. Initially, Twitter grew within the startup incubator called Obvious Corp. before the service was spun off. The Obvious Corporation is dedicated to developing systems that help people work together to improve the world. Obvious Ventures is a principal investment firm specializing in startups and growth capital. Obvious Ventures has a goal to bring experience, capital, and focus to companies combining profit and purpose for a better world.
Founded:2006
Firm Location:United States • San Francisco, California • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Obvious Ventures
NFXGlobal Innovation FundO'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesSilicon Valley Connectformation|8Bloomberg BETAK9 VenturesSpark CapitalAlumni Ventures Resolute VenturesSocial CapitalScribble VenturesStripeRed Sea VenturesBroadway AngelsFounder CollectiveReach CapitalGoat CapitalRed Beard VenturesTeam Ignite VenturesMindfull InvestorsBam VenturesSound VenturesKapor CapitalFika VenturesWeekend FundYes VCJuxtapose CapitalCRVSpero Ventures7wire VenturesAVP (Advance Venture Partners)Boston Seed CapitalNewCoVine Ventures LPFootworkSuperSeedAI FundHeavybitMerian VenturesCraft VenturesDawn CapitalThreshold VenturesPartech VenturesOffline VenturesCatapult CapitalVitalStage VenturesBondACME CapitalJetstreamMoxxie VenturesAngel investorSoftbank GroupDeerfield ManagementC2 InvestmentScifi Vc10100Vista Venture PartnersUnshackled VenturesLombardStreet VenturesJazz Venture PartnersPassion CapitalCherry VenturesTrinity VenturesMerus CapitalBDC Venture CapitalBedrock CapitalRethink Impact01 AdvisorsLigatureFPV FundThink ColoradoClimate CapitalOperator PartnersAndreessen HorowitzKhosla VenturesGeneral CatalystGoogle VenturesFounders FundLightspeed Venture PartnersSV AngelInitialized CapitalNextGen Venture PartnersMonochrome CapitalWGI GroupOtherwise FundAccomplice VCNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)DCVC (Data Collective)Flight Deck Capital20VCFuel CapitalChapter One VenturesIndex VenturesRethink Capital Partners#ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS)Todd and Rahul's Angel FundBasecamp FundCostanoa VenturesEvolution VC PartnersVillage GlobalGradient VenturesGreylockSeedcampKleiner PerkinsRedpoint VenturesSequoia CapitalTrue VenturesUlu VenturesAirAngelsAlleyCorpTorch CapitalEnergize VenturesPiva CapitalCuratedKlossyPlaidGarden City CompaniesFreigeistOwl VenturesShutterstockForerunner VenturesInspired Capital8VCBowery CapitalInsight PartnersFirst Round CapitalGreycroftNorwest Venture PartnersNotable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)IVPKickstart FundInnovation EndeavorsTechstarsBenchmarkHomebrewAZ-VC75 & SunnyPicus CapitalMenlo VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersPolaris PartnersCanaan PartnersPrecursor VenturesSlow VenturesWorkLife VenturesFreestyle CapitalFelicis VenturesLowercarbon CapitalDimension CapitalPrelude VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Eclipse VenturesSoftBank Investment AdvisersGaingelsENIAC VenturesB Capital GroupCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorStellar CapitalCurie.BioCollaborative Seed & Growth PartnersMayfield FundHanabi CapitalBetaworks VenturesVine Ventures, L.P.S2G InvestmentsGreylock PartnersnoneSelf-employedWilliams Family Officegokulrajaram.comCoatue ManagementCenter for Rural Health LeadershipSm4rt Predictive SystemsLookoutDistroKidBiospring PartnersGolden Venture PartnersDropoutOpenAIFIRE DEPT.VCR GroupSquared AwayStride.VCC2 VenturesCESPPACyfrinHeavybit IndustriesMinttownM12 - Microsoft's Venture FundFreedom Financial NetworkSV Angel LLCCausalAudrey CapitalA24
Obvious Ventures Team
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Krystelle Barboza
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Andrew Beebe
Obvious Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $1M - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Christopher Cheng
Obvious Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Meera Clark
Obvious Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $1M - $10.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Rohan Ganesh
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Julie Hanna
Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $3.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Andre Heinz
Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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James Joaquin
Obvious Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $1M - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Nan Li
Obvious Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed)
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Kahini Shah
Obvious Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $4.5M
Range: $1M - $8.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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April Underwood
Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Vishal Vasishth
Obvious Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $500K - $6.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Ev Williams
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $250K - $4.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Arek Zarowski
Obvious Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed)
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Priyanka Srinivasan
Obvious Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Evan Williams
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0