Obvious Ventures

Obvious Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that backs startups at early and growth stages across the United States and Canada. It focuses on B2B and B2C technology-enabled companies in sectors such as energy, healthcare, financial services, information technology, agriculture, climate and clean tech, education technology, financial technology, SaaS, artificial intelligence, and digital health. The firm seeks opportunities that combine growth with positive impact, providing capital and strategic support to help companies scale. Typical investment sizes range from 1 to 10 million dollars.

Krystelle Barboza

Investor

Andrew Beebe

Managing Director

Christopher Cheng

Senior Associate

Rohan Ganesh

Partner

Katie Giometti

Principal

Past deals in Insurance Brokers

Openly

Venture Round in 2025
Openly is an insurance company specializing in homeowners insurance and related property and casualty coverage, sold through independent agents. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it began as a managing general agent and later became a full insurance carrier. Openly uses technology-enabled underwriting and policy servicing to deliver homeowners coverage through its network of independent agents.

Openly

Series C in 2022
Openly is an insurance company specializing in homeowners insurance and related property and casualty coverage, sold through independent agents. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it began as a managing general agent and later became a full insurance carrier. Openly uses technology-enabled underwriting and policy servicing to deliver homeowners coverage through its network of independent agents.

Openly

Series B in 2020
Openly is an insurance company specializing in homeowners insurance and related property and casualty coverage, sold through independent agents. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it began as a managing general agent and later became a full insurance carrier. Openly uses technology-enabled underwriting and policy servicing to deliver homeowners coverage through its network of independent agents.

Openly

Series A in 2020
Openly is an insurance company specializing in homeowners insurance and related property and casualty coverage, sold through independent agents. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, it began as a managing general agent and later became a full insurance carrier. Openly uses technology-enabled underwriting and policy servicing to deliver homeowners coverage through its network of independent agents.
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