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 • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Obvious Ventures
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Obvious Ventures Team
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Krystelle Barboza
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Andrew Beebe
Obvious Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $1M - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Christopher Cheng
Obvious Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Meera Clark
Obvious Ventures·Principal
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $1M - $10.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Rohan Ganesh
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Julie Hanna
Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $3.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Andre Heinz
Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $1M - $3.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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James Joaquin
Obvious Ventures·Managing Director
Sweet spot: $3.0M
Range: $1M - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Mike Miskovsky
Obvious Ventures·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $25K
Range: $5K - $50K
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Kahini Shah
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)
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Vishal Vasishth
Obvious Ventures·Managing Director
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)
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Ev Williams
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $250K - $4.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Arek Zarowski
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)
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Priyanka Srinivasan
Obvious Ventures·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
EW
Evan Williams
Sweet spot: $0
Range: $0 - $0