Obvious Ventures

Obvious Ventures, founded in 2014 and based in San Francisco, California, is a private equity firm that specializes in early to growth-stage investments across various sectors, including B2B, B2C, energy, healthcare, IT, financial services, and life sciences. The firm aims to support startups that align profit with purpose, contributing to planetary, human, and economic health. Obvious Ventures manages a venture capital fund that focuses on investments ranging from $1 million to $5 million. Additionally, its predecessor, Obvious Corporation, was an incubator established in 2006 by Biz Stone, Ev Williams, and Jason Goldman, where Twitter was initially developed before being spun off into a separate entity. Obvious Ventures emphasizes a commitment to fostering innovative solutions that promote collaboration and improve the world.