About Obvious Ventures
Obvious Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, CA. Since October 2020 it has filed Form D notices for four funds and one related vehicle.
Funds
Obvious Ventures has four funds on file with the SEC, plus one feeder, opportunity or co-investment vehicle. The funds have reported $0 raised.
Funds (SEC Form D)
| Fund | First filed | Amount raised | Target | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obvious Ventures V, L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(1), 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Feb 25, 2025 | None yet | $400,000,000 | — |
| Obvious Ventures IV, L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(1), 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Jan 27, 2022 | None yet | $400,000,000 | — |
| Obvious Prime II, L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(1), 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Jan 27, 2022 | None yet | $125,000,000 | — |
| Obvious Growth I, L.P.Venture capital fund · 3(c)(1), 3(c)(7) · Form D ↗ | Jan 26, 2021 | None yet | $75,000,000 | — |
Amounts and investor counts come from each fund's latest Form D or amendment; the dated lines under an amount show what earlier filings reported. "Not set" means the fund did not give a target. Form D does not report returns.
Feeder, opportunity and co-investment vehicles (1)
| Vehicle | Kind | First filed | Amount raised | Investors | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obvious SPV I, L.L.C. | Co-investment vehicle | Oct 26, 2020 | — | — | Form D ↗ |
These vehicles usually hold a single investment or a small group of them. Their filings do not name the companies they hold.
Portfolio Companies
Companies where a Obvious Ventures partner sits on the board, according to the company's own Form D. A board seat usually comes with an investment, but Form D does not list investors.
| Company | Location | Obvious Ventures director | On the board | Latest raise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well Found, Inc. | Lake Elmo, MN | James Joaquin | 2026 | $12.3M ↗Sep 2025 |
| Lightship Energy, Inc. | Broomfield, CO | Andrew Beebe | 2021–2025 | $26.6M ↗Nov 2025 |
| Miyoko's, PBC | Petaluma, CA | James Joaquin | 2021–2025 | $2.5M ↗May 2025 |
| All in Food PBC | Los Angeles, CA | James Joaquin | 2024 | $4.0M ↗May 2024 |
| Plant Prefab, Inc. | Arvin, CA | Andrew Beebe | 2018–2024 | $12.0M ↗Feb 2024 |
| Genhealth, Inc. | Vienna, VA | Vishal Vasishth | 2023 | $16.4M ↗Aug 2026 |
People
Partners and officers named on Obvious Ventures's fund filings.
Sources
- SECEvery Form D filing behind this page is linked in the tables above.