Obvious Ventures

San Francisco, California

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:San Francisco, California • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania • Palo Alto, California • San Francisco Bay Area

Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Obvious Ventures

Global Innovation Fund O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures Alumni Ventures Sherpa Ventures Red Sea Ventures Founder Collective Vast Ventures Red Beard Ventures Team Ignite Ventures Kapor Capital Fika Ventures Yes VC Juxtapose Capital AVP (Advance Venture Partners)Vine Ventures LP AI Fund Heavybit Dawn Capital Threshold Ventures Renegade Partners Deerfield Management Scifi Vc Vista Venture Partners Tekton Ventures Unshackled Ventures LombardStreet Ventures Jazz Venture Partners Blue Bear Ventures Passion Capital Cherry Ventures Trinity Ventures Merus Capital C2Ventures Ligature FPV Fund Climate Capital Andreessen Horowitz Khosla Ventures Founders Fund SV Angel Monochrome Capital WGI Group New Enterprise Associates (NEA)DCVC (Data Collective)Index Ventures Costanoa Ventures Adverb Ventures Gradient Ventures Redpoint Ventures True Ventures Ulu Ventures AirAngels AlleyCorp Energize Ventures Piva Capital Owl Ventures REMUS Capital Bowery Capital Revel Partners First Round Capital Greycroft S2G Ventures Benchmark Homebrew .406 Ventures Betaworks Ventures Picus Capital Tiger Global Management Anthemis Group WorkLife Ventures Felicis Ventures Prelude Ventures Eclipse Ventures ENIAC Ventures B Capital Group Afore Capital Collaborative Seed & Growth Partners

Obvious Ventures Team

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Krystelle Barboza

Obvious Ventures·Investor

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $1M - $3.0M

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), 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 Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Obvious Ventures·Managing Director

Sweet spot: $3.0M

Range: $1M - $5.0M

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)

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Christopher Cheng

Obvious Ventures·Senior Associate

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series B), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Impact (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)

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Obvious Ventures·Principal

Sweet spot: $5.0M

Range: $1M - $10.0M

Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)

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Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $1M - $3.0M

Investors in Palo Alto (CA)

Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)

to see your intro paths to Di-Ann

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Obvious Ventures·Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $100K - $3.0M

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)

to see your intro paths to Rohan

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Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $1M - $3.0M

Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)

to see your intro paths to Julie

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Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner

Sweet spot: $2.0M

Range: $1M - $3.0M

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Impact (Series B), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Impact (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in Impact (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Impact (Series B), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists), Investors in Pharmaceuticals (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)

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Obvious Ventures·Managing Director

Sweet spot: $3.0M

Range: $1M - $5.0M

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Health (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A)

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Obvious Ventures·Principal

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)

to see your intro paths to Kahini

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Vishal Vasishth

Obvious Ventures·Partner

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)

to see your intro paths to Vishal

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Obvious Ventures·Partner

Sweet spot: $1.5M

Range: $250K - $4.0M

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Wellness & Fitness (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed)

to see your intro paths to Ev

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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)

to see your intro paths to Arek

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Priyanka Srinivasan

Obvious Ventures·Senior Associate

Sweet spot: $0

Range: $0 - $0

Investors in San Francisco (CA)

Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)

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