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Office Locations:
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190 Pacific Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-987-4414
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Business Services
Consumer Products & Services
Information Technology
Software & Internet
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Founded 2006, Obvious Corporation is a venture capital partnership 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. Obvious Ventures closed its second fund (May of 2017) with $191,919,191 in commitments. The firm's three investment pillars are Sustainable Systems, Healthy Living, and People Power.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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| Andrew Beebe | |
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Managing Director | |
| Jack Rothacher | |
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Chief Financial Officer | |
| James Joaquin | |
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Co-Founder and Managing Director | |
| Kahini Shah | |
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Partner | |
| Vishal Vasishth | |
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Co-Founder & Managing Director | |
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Date
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Name
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State
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Amount
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Stage
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07/25/2026
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Gritt
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CA
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$32,400,000
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Pre-Seed and Series A
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07/09/2026
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Hostie
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CA
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$12,000,000
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Series A
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06/15/2026
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Radical Numerics
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CA
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$50,000,000
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Seed
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03/16/2026
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Halcyon
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TX
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$21,000,000
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Series A
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11/18/2025
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OpenHands
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MA
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$18,800,000
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Series A
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- Obvious Ventures lands fund five with a 360-degree view of planetary, human, economic health - TechCrunch
- Fleetzero Raises $43 Million Series A from Obvious Ventures, Maersk Growth, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, 80...
- Exclusive: Miyoko’s founder plans bid to buy back brand from liquidator - AgFunderNews
- Iterative Health Closes $77 Million Series C to Accelerate the Future of Clinical Research - Business Wire
- Gritt exits stealth with $32 million for robots to build solar plants — then, everything else - TechCrunch
- Iterative Health Raises $77M in Series C Funding - FinSMEs
- Di-Ann Eisnor: Waze to $1B Exit, Silicon Valley for All - Causeartist
- Houston maritime startup raises $43M to electrify vessels, opens new HQ - InnovationMap
- Obvious Ventures, co-founded by Twitter's Evan Williams, plans to raise $400 million fund - CNBC
- Parallel: $20 Million Series B Raised After Students Achieve 98% IEP Goal Success - Pulse 2.0
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