Obvious Ventures

Phoenix, Arizona
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:Phoenix, Arizona • San Francisco, California • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Obvious Ventures
NFXAudrey CapitalGlobal Innovation FundO'Reilly AlphaTech Venturesformation|8Spark CapitalAlumni Ventures Aleph VCResolute VenturesScribble VenturesRed Sea VenturesFounder CollectiveVast VenturesRed Beard VenturesTeam Ignite VenturesCongruent VenturesSound VenturesKapor CapitalFika VenturesYes VCXtripe AngelsJuxtapose CapitalCRVRRE VenturesAVP (Advance Venture Partners)NewCoVine Ventures LPAI FundHeavybit500 Startups KoreaCraft VenturesDawn CapitalThreshold VenturesPartech VenturesOffline VenturesCatapult CapitalBondACME CapitalRenegade PartnersMoxxie VenturesAngel investorDeerfield ManagementTwitterScifi Vc10100Vista Venture PartnersUnshackled VenturesLombardStreet VenturesJazz Venture PartnersCoughdrop CapitalEcosystem Integrity FundPassion CapitalCherry VenturesTrinity VenturesMerus CapitalXFactor VenturesBDC Venture CapitalLigatureFPV FundClimate CapitalAndreessen HorowitzKhosla VenturesGeneral CatalystGoogle VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersSV AngelMonochrome CapitalWGI GroupUnknown VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)DCVC (Data Collective)Index VenturesRethink Capital PartnersPrimary Venture Partners#ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS)Todd and Rahul's Angel FundCostanoa VenturesAdverb VenturesEvolution VC PartnersGradient VenturesGreylockKleiner PerkinsRedpoint VenturesTrue VenturesUlu VenturesAirAngelsAlleyCorpPiva CapitalPlaidOwl VenturesShutterstockNext Play VenturesForerunner VenturesInspired Capital6 Dimensions CapitalBowery CapitalRevel PartnersInsight PartnersFirst Round CapitalGreycroftNorwest Venture PartnersNotable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)Innovation EndeavorsBenchmarkHomebrew.406 VenturesAZ-VCBreakthrough Energy VenturesCanvas Ventures75 & SunnyPicus CapitalTiger Global ManagementAnthemis GroupSlow Ventures8090 IndustriesWorkLife VenturesFreestyle CapitalFelicis VenturesLowercarbon CapitalPrelude VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Eclipse VenturesENIAC VenturesB Capital GroupStreamlined VenturesCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorAfore CapitalCollaborative Seed & Growth PartnersMayfield FundHanabi CapitalBetaworks VenturesVine Ventures, L.P.S2G InvestmentsGil Capital / Gil & CoGreylock PartnersnoneSelf-employedgokulrajaram.comThe Founders FundSm4rt Predictive SystemsIntigralDoorDashDistroKidFPV VenturesDropoutAnthropicSquared AwayC2 VenturesCESPPACyfrinHeavybit IndustriesPrist CapitalEnergize CapitalFreedom Financial NetworkSV Angel LLCUberA24Canvas PrimeThe BatteryInstacartMount Auburn HospitalCouncil on Foreign RelationsLunateThe Operator NetworkMaven VenturesOath
Obvious Ventures Team
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Trishan Arul
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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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
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $1M - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Danny Loschiavo
Sweet spot: $50K
Range: $10K - $500K
Investors in Advertising (Series B), Investors in Advertising (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series B), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Messaging (Series B), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Messaging (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series B), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Messaging (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Mike Miskovsky
Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $25K
Range: $5K - $50K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Kahini Shah
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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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