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Obvious Ventures

VC
San Francisco, CA, USAWebsite

Obvious Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA investing in Consumer, Healthcare, Climate / Energy. The firm typically writes $2.0M–$10.0M checks and has 10 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$2.0M–$10.0M
Portfolio
10 companies on record
Partners
5 listed
AUM
$1.7B
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Consumer, Healthcare, Climate / Energy, Food / AgTech, AI / ML
HQ
San Francisco, CA, USA

Last verified: 2026-05-30

How to approach: warm intro
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$2.0M – $10.0M

AUM

$1.7B

Portfolio

10+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Last known investment: 2025Investments in last 12 months: 1

Investment Thesis

Obvious Ventures invests in purpose-driven startups that aim to create a healthier, more sustainable world. They focus on consumer and health-oriented businesses with a strong mission.

How Obvious Ventures invests

Obvious Ventures is a vc firm based in San Francisco, CA, USA. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Consumer, Healthcare, Climate / Energy, Food / AgTech, AI / ML.

Obvious Ventures typically writes checks of $2.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $1.7B in assets under management.

Investing since at least 2015, Obvious Ventures has backed 10 companies in our records, including All In Food, Ataraxis AI, Baton. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2025, with 1 investment logged over the last 12 months.

Partners & Team

KS

Kahini Shah

Partner

AB

Andrew Beebe

Managing Director

Sustainability
Consumer
Health & Wellness

Andrew has deep expertise in sustainable and health-focused consumer brands, making him a strong advocate for this startup's mission.

JJ

James Joaquin

General Partner

VV

Vishal Vasishth

General Partner

RG

Rohan Ganesh

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Consumer
Healthcare
Climate / Energy
Food / AgTech
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (10)

2025

AL

All In Food

Human Health

2022

AT

Ataraxis AI

Human Health

2021

BA

Baton

Economic Health

2020

AI

Aifleet

Planetary Health
AR

Arbor

Planetary Health

2018

BE

Beam

Human Health
AM

Amply Energy

Planetary Health

2017

BA

Bakpax

Economic Health
How to pitch Obvious Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Consumer, Healthcare, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $2.0M – $10.0M check.
  • warm intro
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Kahini Shah, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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