Ev Williams is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 12 known investments: Arcade, Sanity, Descript, Coda, Blue Bottle Coffee, Pie, The Browser Company, EVERFI, Particle.News, Breezeworks, EverFleet and OpenComp.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Ev Williams portfolio companies (12)
- Arcade
- Sanity
- Descript
- Coda
- Blue Bottle Coffee
- Pie
- The Browser Company
- EVERFI
- Particle.News
- Breezeworks
- EverFleet
- OpenComp
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Co-Founder at Obvious Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 11 companies
- Arbor
- Zanskar
- Halcyon
- Lynx
- Inductive Bio
- Fleetzero
- Ataraxis
- Boltz
- OpenHands
- Obello
- All In Foods
Investor Profile
The known portfolio sits in sectors AI, Consumer, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas Consumer Internet, Data Analytics, Developer Tools and Enterprise SaaS.
Stage-wise, the known deals cluster around Seed rounds.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Ev Williams matches their raise.
Colleagues at Obvious Ventures
James Joaquin
Co-Founder & Managing Director
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Sami Inkinen
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Vishal Vasishth
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Andrew Beebe
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Julie Hanna
Venture Partner
San Francisco, United States
Anku Madan
Principal
San Francisco, United States
Rohan Ganesh
Partner
San Francisco, United States
Kahini Shah
Partner
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Ev Williams?
Ev Williams is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 12 known investments on file, among them Arcade, Sanity and Descript. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Ev Williams invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Consumer, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include Consumer Internet, Data Analytics, Developer Tools and Enterprise SaaS. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Ev Williams invest at?
The known deals of Ev Williams include Seed rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Ev Williams listed at?
Ev Williams is listed as Co-Founder at Obvious Ventures. 8 other people in the database share a firm with Ev Williams.
How do I contact Ev Williams?
An email address and a LinkedIn page are on file for Ev Williams. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no phone number for this profile.
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