Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | VC |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Hospitality (& Events) • Education • BioTech • AgroTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Sales (& Marketing) • CleanTech • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Future Of Work • Food & Beverage • Human Resources • Impact • Insurance (& InsurTech) • Logistics (& Distribution) • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Real Estate (& Construction) • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) |
Stages | Early, Seed, Series A, Series B |
Investing | United States • Canada • Israel |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $3,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $2,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $272,000,000 |
Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, with a focus on supporting and investing in early to growth-stage companies. They concentrate 75% of their investment activity in early-stage ventures while the remaining 25% targets growth-stage companies. The firm has a diverse interest in multiple industries, including Software, Hospitality, Education, BioTech, AgroTech, Business Solutions, FinTech, Hardware, Sales, Marketing, CleanTech, A.I., Big Data, HealthTech, Fitness, Future Of Work, Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Impact, Insurance, InsurTech, Logistics, Distribution, Medical Devices, Hospital Services, Real Estate, Construction, Healthcare, Wellness, Mobility, Consumer, and Pharmaceuticals. Their investment range falls between $1 million and $5 million, with a sweet spot of approximately $3 million. Obvious Ventures' specializations include early-stage, Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds. They manage assets totaling $272 million and pride themselves as a Certified B Corporation. Their investment thesis revolves around planetary health, human health, and economic health, aiming to reimagine and transform various sectors of the global economy through a 'world positive' lens. The fund is interested in sustainability, health, wellness, consumer packaged goods (CPG), FinTech, and computational biology, while expressing disinterest in enterprise, ad tech, SaaS, and cybersecurity verticals. Obvious Ventures has a diverse portfolio that includes companies in electric vehicle charging, precision medicine, robotics in construction, decentralized clinical trials, nutritional supplements, and digital-health platforms for students, among others. Their commitment to empowering human and economic health is reflected in investments that range from AI-driven commercial insurance products to companies reshaping the gene therapy landscape and platforms for financial health and success.