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Obvious Ventures

Obvious Ventures

A venture capital firm investing in early-stage startups that offer innovations and solutions for a more sustainable world. It was founded in 2014 and is located in San Francisco, California.

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obvious.com
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Investor
Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm
Company
Company
Organization
Organization

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Industry
Climate
Climate
Sustainability
Sustainability
Venture capital
Venture capital
Investment
Investment
Clean technology
Clean technology
Location
San Francisco
San Francisco
B2X
B2B
B2B
Founder
Meera Clark
Meera Clark
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Ev Williams
Vishal Vasishth
Vishal Vasishth
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James Joaquin
Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)
Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)
AngelList URL
angel.co/company/ob...us-ventures
Pitchbook URL
pitchbook.com/profiles.../52320-25
Number of Employees (Ranges)
11 – 500
Email Address
pr@obvious.com
Investors
Wei Hopeman
Wei Hopeman
Founded Date
2014
Competitors
Stand Together Ventures Lab
Stand Together Ventures Lab
Jackson Square Ventures
Jackson Square Ventures
Key People
Sami Inkinen
Sami Inkinen
‌
James Joaquin
April Underwood
April Underwood
Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)
Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur)
Wellfound ID
obvious-ventures

Venture Capital Firm attributes

Invested in
LabGenius
LabGenius
Dexterity (company)
Dexterity (company)
Gusto (Company)
Gusto (Company)
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Virta Health
Virta Health
Block Renovation
Block Renovation
Proterra, Inc.
Proterra, Inc.
Inspire
Inspire
Lightship Energy, Inc.
Lightship Energy, Inc.
...
Blog
medium.com/obvious-ventures

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Company Operating Status
Active
Medium URL
medium.com/obvious-ventures

Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Ev Williams, James Joaquin, Vishal Vasishth in 2014. The firm focuses its investments in early stage and seed stage companies that are are profitable, as well as socially and environmentally impactful. Types of companies Obvious Ventures invests in are: food & agriculture, artificial intelligence & machine learning, biopharma & biotechnology, education, energy, FinTech, and manufacturing. Notable company investments made by Obvious Ventures include: Zymergen, Medium, Beyond Meat, and Recursion Pharma.

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The company states that it aims to invest in sustainable environmental systems, empower people through education, and healthy living through healthcare initiatives. It tracks its credo by using the hashtag #worldpositive, which allows for its potential clients to see the types of companies in which Obvious Ventures invests.

As of 2019, the company has had two funds, with a total of more than $300 million and has invested in 67 companies.

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Further Resources

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A Venture Capitalist's View on the Promise of Electric Aviation

Stephen Lacey

https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a-venture-capitalists-view-on-the-promise-of-electric-aviation

Web

E897: Obvious Ventures James Joaquin: brings operator expertise to fund #worldpositive startups

https://youtu.be/Fx5quURr7MU

January 25, 2019

In good company: How Obvious Ventures is disrupting venture capital

Jennifer Kongs

https://www.greenbiz.com/article/good-company-how-obvious-ventures-disrupting-venture-capital

Web

Obvious Ventures has closed on a funky amount of funding (again) for fund two

Connie Loizos

https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/10/obvious-ventures-has-closed-on-a-funky-amount-of-funding-again-for-fund-two/

Web

Sighten Closes $3.5M Series A Funding from Obvious Ventures

Business Wire

https://venturebeat.com/2015/11/02/sighten-closes-3-5m-series-a-funding-from-obvious-ventures/

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