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Obvious Ventures
San Francisco, United States
Obvious Ventures backs early‑stage founders building world‑positive solutions in climate, health, and sustainable technology. They look for category‑creating companies that leverage AI, digital health, and clean‑tech inn...
Portfolio
47+
Employees
25+
Founded
2014
AUM
≈ $0.0
Investment focus
Stages
Seed → Series B
Industries
Software OnlyArtificial IntelligenceBiotechnologyClean Technology
Geographic scope
Global
Sources
Obvious Ventures
Obvious Ventures backs early‑stage founders building world‑positive solutions in climate, health, and sustainable technology. They look for category‑creating companies that leverage AI, digital health, and clean‑tech innovations to tackle large‑scale societal challenges. Their focus is on founders who can redefine trillion‑dollar industries while delivering measurable positive impact.
Portfolio
47+
Employees
25+
Founded
2014
AUM
≈ $0.0
Stages
Seed → Series B
Industries
Software OnlyArtificial IntelligenceBiotechnologyClean TechnologyDigital Health
Geographic scope
Global
Sources
Showing 24 of 39 matched portfolio companies
Amply Power offers a charging-as-a-service model that enables commercial fleet operators to transition to electric vehicles by providing tailored EV charging solutions. This approach addresses the challenge of managing charging infrastructure and costs, ensuring efficient fleet operations while supporting sustainability goals.
Arbor secures lower electricity supply rates for consumers in deregulated energy markets without changing their utility provider. The service automatically finds and enrolls users in better supply plans, resulting in reduced monthly energy expenses. This process is managed seamlessly through an application, requiring no upfront cost or commitment from the customer.
Funding: $9.0M
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Blisce
Blisce
Funding: $9.0M
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Baton Market operates a platform connecting business buyers and sellers, facilitating mergers and acquisitions transactions. The service offers M&A advisory support, business valuations, and access to exclusive off-market listings for buyers. This marketplace aims to complete business sales faster and at a lower cost compared to traditional brokerage models.
Funding: $15.5M
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Obvious Ventures
Obvious Ventures
Funding: $15.5M
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The company manufactures plant‑based meat analogues—including burgers, sausages, steaks, chicken pieces and nuggets—using a protein blend of peas, lentils, rice and faba beans with avocado and coconut oils to deliver 20 g of protein, zero cholesterol and Heart‑Check certification. Its products match the taste and texture of animal meat while generating up to 90 % lower greenhouse‑gas emissions and reduced water and land use compared with conventional beef. The line is sold ready‑to‑cook through retail channels and supplied to foodservice operators with chef‑tested recipes for easy menu integration.
Funding: $100.0M
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Funding: $100.0M
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Block Renovation is a platform that connects homeowners with vetted contractors, enabling users to compare quotes and manage renovation projects through a centralized dashboard. The service addresses the challenges of finding reliable contractors and navigating the complexities of home renovations by providing price assurance, milestone-based payments, and a workmanship warranty.
Funding: $104.9M
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SoftBank Vision Fund
SoftBank Vision Fund
Funding: $104.9M
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Brightside offers Financial Care, a personalized support system that combines behavioral science and technology to address the financial illness affecting employees. By providing tailored assistance from human Financial Assistants, the platform helps employees manage financial stress, resulting in measurable benefits such as reduced turnover and increased savings.
Funding: $76.1M
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Obvious Ventures
Obvious Ventures
Funding: $76.1M
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Canvas develops robotic drywall finishing machines that deliver Level 4 and Level 5 finishes, significantly enhancing the quality and speed of drywall application. By reducing repetitive motion injuries and capturing 99% of dust, these machines address safety concerns and labor shortages in the construction industry.
The startup provides tech-enabled, value-based care for seniors and adults with unmet health and social needs through physician-led interdisciplinary teams. Its proprietary population health platform and clinical decision support tools enable patients to reduce healthcare costs and improve health outcomes.
Funding: $145.0M
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Wells Fargo Strategic Capital
Wells Fargo Strategic Capital
Funding: $145.0M
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Corvus Insurance offers AI-driven cyber insurance solutions that utilize real-time data and threat intelligence to provide tailored coverage and continuous risk monitoring for businesses. Their platform enables brokers and policyholders to effectively manage cyber risks, ensuring rapid incident response and minimizing financial losses from cyber incidents.
Funding: $262.7M
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Aquiline Technology GrowthFinTLV Ventures
Aquiline Technology GrowthFinTLV Ventures
Funding: $262.7M
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DarwinAI develops Generative Synthesis AI technology that optimizes deep learning models while providing explainability in their decision-making processes. This approach enhances model performance and transparency, addressing the challenges of interpretability and efficiency in AI applications.
Funding: $5.9M
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BDC Venture Capital
BDC Venture Capital
Funding: $5.9M
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Devoted Health offers Medicare Advantage plans that provide seniors with personalized support through dedicated guides and a user-friendly digital platform. The company addresses the complexities of Medicare by simplifying plan comparisons and delivering essential benefits, such as $0 monthly premiums and comprehensive coverage for healthcare needs.
Founded 2017
Diamond Foundry produces single-crystal diamond wafers using proprietary reactor technology, enabling high-performance thermal management in applications such as AI, electric vehicles, and wireless communication. This technology addresses thermal limitations in electronics by providing components that are three times faster, six times smaller, and capable of operating three times farther than traditional materials.
Funding: $200.0M
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Funding: $200.0M
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Dyno Therapeutics utilizes artificial intelligence to design novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for gene therapy, enhancing delivery efficiency for a wide range of human diseases. The company aims to increase patient access to effective treatments while significantly reducing the cost of in vivo gene delivery.
Funding: $111.0M
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Funding: $111.0M
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Enervee operates online marketplaces that assign an Enervee Score (0‑100) to appliances and other products, quantifying projected energy‑bill savings and carbon impact. An AI recommendation engine personalizes product suggestions using local utility rates and automatically aggregates applicable rebates, financing options, and installation cost estimates for consumers. Utilities, government agencies, and retailers can launch branded portals that leverage Enervee’s scoring, rebate, and financing infrastructure to reach energy‑conscious buyers.
Funding: $35.0M
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JP MorganKerogen Capital
JP MorganKerogen Capital
Funding: $35.0M
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Forum Mobility offers an electric-trucking-as-a-service model, bundling Class 8 electric semitruck leases with guaranteed access to high-speed DC charging depots near major ports. This subscription service removes the high capital barrier for drayage carriers transitioning to zero-emission operations by integrating vehicles and necessary charging infrastructure.
Funding: $22.5M
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CBRE Investment ManagementHomecoming CapitalObvious Ventures
CBRE Investment ManagementHomecoming CapitalObvious Ventures
Funding: $22.5M
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The company offers a 24/7 telehealth platform that connects patients with physicians, nurse practitioners, and specialists via video, voice, and chat for urgent, primary, mental health, and preventive care. Its clinical intelligence engine provides real‑time decision support and integrates with existing electronic health records, while an omnichannel model adds in‑home visits and mobile clinics to enable seamless escalation to physical care. The service is sold to employers, health plans, and individuals under a value‑based model that tracks utilization and reduces total cost of care.
250+
20K+Approximate amount of employees
Gandeeva Therapeutics develops precision medicines by integrating artificial intelligence with cryogenic electron microscopy in drug discovery. The platform identifies optimal protein interfaces to target, enabling the creation of superior small molecules and engineered antibodies. This approach focuses on developing highly targeted therapeutics, including proximity-inducing glues, for challenging diseases.
30+
3K+Approximate amount of employees
Funding: $40.0M
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Leaps by BayerLux Capital
Leaps by BayerLux Capital
Funding: $40.0M
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The company runs an online marketplace that aggregates organic and sustainably sourced groceries—including fresh produce, meat, dairy, pantry staples, bakery items, and ready‑to‑heat meals—and delivers them on flexible next‑day, same‑day, or scheduled time slots. Customers can create recurring “Subscribe & Save” baskets, access membership discounts, and purchase curated collections or gift cards through a web and mobile interface that tracks orders and ensures cold‑chain fulfillment.
Funding: $7.0M
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Glade Brook Capital Partners
Glade Brook Capital Partners
Funding: $7.0M
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Grid is a financial app that enables users to build their credit scores, access cash advances up to $200, and receive early tax refunds, all without interest charges or credit checks. By providing a streamlined platform for quick cash access and paycheck boosts, Grid addresses the need for immediate financial support during unexpected life events.
Funding: $24.5M
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Goodwater Capital
Goodwater Capital
Funding: $24.5M
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Gusto provides a cloud‑based platform that automates payroll processing, tax filing, time‑and‑attendance tracking, and benefits enrollment for small and mid‑size businesses. The system includes compliance alerts, real‑time reporting, and integrations with accounting and HR tools, allowing firms to consolidate HR functions and reduce manual administration. Optional add‑ons such as global payroll and an API let companies extend payroll capabilities to third‑party applications.
Halcyon offers an AI-powered discovery platform and curated data products that help energy professionals efficiently research and analyze data related to the energy transition. Its natural language interface and advanced filtering capabilities enable faster, more informed commercial decision-making by streamlining access to critical market information.
Funding: $10.8M
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Funding: $10.8M
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Howdy is a technology startup that utilizes AI-driven recruitment methods to source, vet, and hire the top 1% of software engineering talent from Latin America. This approach addresses the challenges of slow and costly traditional hiring processes, enabling companies to start interviewing qualified candidates within 48 hours and achieve a 98% retention rate.
Funding: $18.0M
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Funding: $18.0M
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Inceptive utilizes large-scale deep learning to design RNA molecules that perform specific functions within biological systems. This approach enables the development of novel synthetic molecules for creating accessible medicines and biotechnologies that were previously unattainable.
Funding: $120.0M
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Funding: $120.0M
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