Obvious Ventures

Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 with a thesis centered on backing exceptional founders who are building breakthrough solutions to humanity's most pressing challenges. The firm operates at the intersection of human health, longevity, and sustainable systems, investing in companies that combine strong business fundamentals with meaningful positive impact on the world. Obvious Ventures focuses on three core investment themes: world positive health, sustainable systems, and people-first technology. Its portfolio reflects a disciplined strategy of identifying transformative companies at early stages and supporting them through growth. Notable portfolio companies include Beyond Meat, a pioneer in plant-based protein innovation; Gusto, a modern payroll and HR software platform for small businesses; Virta Health, a nutrition-first healthcare company reversing chronic disease through personalized, data-driven care; Recursion, an AI-driven drug discovery platform; and Devoted Health, a tech-enabled Medicare Advantage plan focused on senior care. The firm has also backed companies such as Diamond Foundry, which manufactures lab-grown diamonds using scalable technology; Planet, a high-frequency satellite imaging company; Dexterity, an AI-powered robotics firm automating warehouse and supply chain operations; Incredible Health, a labor marketplace for healthcare hiring; and Iterative Health, which applies AI to gastrointestinal medicine. Additional portfolio companies span sectors including cyber insurance (Corvus), next-generation home insurance (Openly), electric recreational vehicles (Lightship), drayage truck electrification (Forum Mobility), and psychedelic medicine development (MycoMedica). Obvious Ventures positions itself as a long-term partner to founders building companies that are, in the firm's framing, one step ahead of conventional markets and conventional thinking. The firm's investment horizon and sector breadth reflect a conviction that the most valuable companies of the coming decades will be those solving systemic problems in health, energy, food, and technology infrastructure.