Obvious Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

San Francisco, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Germany

Investment stages

Seed
Series A

Industries

Climate Tech
Healthcare
Fintech

About
Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm dedicated to backing entrepreneurs who are solving humanity's biggest problems through technology. Founded on a "world-positive" investment thesis, the firm focuses on startups that create both significant financial value and positive societal impact across its core investment areas.

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Max check size: $15M
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Investment Thesis

Obvious Ventures invests in "world-positive" entrepreneurs building transformative solutions to humanity's biggest problems. Their investment focus is structured around three pillars: Sustainable Systems (energy, food, mobility), Healthy Living (healthcare, wellness), and People Power (fintech, education, work). As a purpose-driven firm, they partner with founders from seed to growth stages, applying their proprietary "World Positive" framework to identify companies that can generate massive financial returns alongside positive societal impact.

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Manager's Experience

The firm's partners are a blend of successful founders and seasoned operators. Key managers include Ev Williams, co-founder of Twitter and Medium, bringing deep platform and consumer expertise. Other partners like James Joaquin (former CEO of Xoom) and Andrew Beebe (former VP at Suntech) contribute significant experience in fintech, climate tech, and scaling venture-backed companies.