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Obvious Ventures

Obvious Ventures

San Francisco, Californiaobvious.com

Overview

Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on investing in startups that are creating world-positive solutions to global problems in a profitable and scalable way. The firm focuses on companies creating innovative solutions in sustainable systems, healthy living, and people power.

Year Founded

2014

Portfolio Companies

112

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Gray SwanMay 2026Series ACo-investor
Gray SwanMay 2026Series ACo-investor
Iterative HealthApr 2026Series CCo-investor
HalcyonMar 2026Series ACo-investor
HalcyonMar 2026Series ACo-investor
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Key People

Ev Williams

Co-Founder

James Joaquin

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Vishal Vasishth

Co-Founder and Managing Director

Tina Hoang-To

Founding Partner

Andrew Beebe

Managing Director

Julie Hanna

Venture Partner

Kahini Shah

Partner

Rohan Ganesh

Partner

Anku Madan

Principal

Jacqueline Young

Principal

Katie Giometti

Principal

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HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded2014

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