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 · 102+ investments · 88 portfolio companies
Seed
Early Stage
Climate Tech
Fintech
Healthcare
Sustainability
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2014
- Website
- obvious.com
- AUM
- $1.0B
- Portfolio Companies
- 88
- Total Investments
- 102
- 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 102 investments in Climate Tech and Fintech, including Gandeeva Therapeutics, Diamond Foundry and Lilium.
Portfolio88
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Enbala Power Networks
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Corvus
JH
Joy Home
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Sighten
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