Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm. Based in San Francisco, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Arbor, Zanskar, Halcyon, Lynx, Inductive Bio and Fleetzero, 11 companies in all.
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Obvious Ventures portfolio companies (11)
- Arbor
- Zanskar
- Halcyon
- Lynx
- Inductive Bio
- Fleetzero
- Ataraxis
- Boltz
- OpenHands
- Obello
- All In Foods
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About Obvious Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Climate, Commerce and FinTech, and focus areas Alt Protein, Battery, Biotech and Clean Energy; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
Of the 10 people on file at Obvious Ventures, Ev Williams (Co-Founder) and James Joaquin (Co-Founder & Managing Director) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Obvious Ventures, including Union Square Ventures, Thiel Bio and Carica Sustainable Investments.
Frequently asked questions
What is Obvious Ventures?
Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 11 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Obvious Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Climate, Commerce and FinTech; listed focus areas include Alt Protein, Battery, Biotech and Clean Energy. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Obvious Ventures invest at?
The known deals of Obvious Ventures include Growth, Seed and Series A rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Obvious Ventures?
2 of the 10 people on file at Obvious Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm. All 10 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Obvious Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 10 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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