Investors / United States / Obvious Ventures
Obvious Ventures
Venture capital · San Francisco, CA, United States · North America
Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs founders building companies it describes as solving humanity's biggest problems. It invests across planetary health, human health, and economic health, and is based in San Francisco.
Invests inHealthcare & BiotechAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsworld positiveclimatehealthcarebiotechfinancial servicessustainability
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Or find every investor that fitsObvious Ventures lists 33 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Healthcare & Biotech (24%), AI & Machine Learning (15%) and Space & Defense (11%). 90% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Andreessen Horowitz, Lux Capital and Western Technology Investment.
No funding round on record names Obvious Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Obvious Ventures' whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 33. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare & Biotech | 24% | 15% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 18% |
| Space & Defense | 11% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 9% | 6% |
| Fintech | 9% | 12% |
| Education | 7% | 7% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 7% | 7% |
| Food & Agriculture | 7% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Andreessen Horowitz | 5 |
| Lux Capital | 4 |
| Western Technology Investment | 4 |
| DCVC | 3 |
| Giant Ventures | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| 137 Ventures | 2 |
| Collaborative Fund | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 71th | 33 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 30th | 24% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers33100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Andreessen Horowitz
Compare Obvious Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
33 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The company makes and sells organic snack bars, with a portion of the proceeds going to support local food access initiatives. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| AMI Labs develops artificial intelligence systems that understand the real world and can reason, plan, and make predictions | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Ataraxis AI develops artificial intelligence methods for precision medicine, particularly for breast cancer treatment and patient outcomes. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Baton Market brings buyers and sellers together with data, transparency and support to sell or find businesses for sale | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Beam sells wellness products, including sleep and gut health supplements. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company produces and sells plant-based protein products. | Food & Agriculture | Portfolio page | ||
| Block Renovation provides home and apartment renovation services, including design, construction, and project management. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Portfolio page | ||||
| Cal.com provides scheduling software for online bookings | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| CareZone is a company that provides an app to manage health information and access vital health services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| ConcertoCare collaborates with patients to develop personalized care plans that address their medical, emotional, and social needs through in-home care services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Corvus provides cyber insurance coverage and solutions to businesses. | CybersecurityFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Devoted Health offers Medicare Advantage plans with various benefits and services. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dexterity develops and deploys physical AI and robotics systems for logistics and manufacturing companies | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Diamond Foundry develops and manufactures semiconductor-grade single-crystal diamond substrates for AI chips and other applications | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Dyno Therapeutics builds genetic technologies to unlock the potential of next-gen medicine | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company is building intelligence for the physical world through robotics. | Robotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| Enervee implements utility programs on its online marketplace platform at the point of sale | E-commerce & MarketplacesSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Fleetzero builds and designs cargo ships with modular designs, advanced manufacturing, and autonomous propulsion | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Pyka designs and manufactures autonomous aircraft for various applications including agriculture, logistics, and defense. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- obvious.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 33
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