Obvious Ventures

Venture Capital

Obvious Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm co-founded in 2014 by Ev Williams, James Joaquin, and Vishal Vasishth, investing in purpose-driven entrepreneurs reimagining trillion-dollar industries. Over $1 billion in AUM.

San Francisco, United States · 101+ investments · 109 portfolio companies

Seed
Early Stage
Climate Tech
Fintech
Healthcare
Sustainability
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Founded
2014
AUM
$1.0B
Portfolio Companies
109
Total Investments
101
Last Investment
Mar 2026
Geographic Focus
North America

Investment Thesis

World Positive investing — backing exceptional founders building breakthrough solutions to humanity's biggest problems across planetary health, human health, and economic health.

Obvious Ventures is a Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco, United States. It has made 101 investments in Climate Tech and Fintech, including Gandeeva Therapeutics, Diamond Foundry and Lilium.

Portfolio109

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Venture Capital ×19 · Accelerator ×2 · Corporate VC ×2 · 67 shared rounds

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