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Investments

156

Portfolio Exits

20

Funds

5

About Obvious Ventures

Obvious Ventures brings experience, capital, and focus to startups combining profit and purpose for a smarter, healthier, and more sustainable world.

Headquarters Location

220 Halleck St Suite 120

San Francisco, California, 94129,

United States

415-987-4414

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Latest Obvious Ventures News

Howdy Announces $18M Funding Round

Jan 10, 2023

Howdy, the Latin American (LATAM) hybrid workforce company formerly known as Astro, today announced its official rebrand and a $5 million extension in addition to its initial $13 million Series A round from August 2022. The latest funding round was led by Obvious Ventures with participation from Greycroft, and brings the total raised by the Texas-based company to $21 million with a valuation of $105 million. Howdy will use the additional capital to grow its presence in the U.S. and scale their product. Howdy takes a present-day approach to support the success of Latin American software engineering talent working with innovative U.S. tech employers. Howdy combines talent sourcing, payroll, local HR benefits, equipment, and ongoing mentorship to support the hybrid workforce of today. (c)2011-2020 by Massinvestor, Inc. For contact info, please check out our about page.

Obvious Ventures Investments

156 Investments

Obvious Ventures has made 156 investments. Their latest investment was in Hippocratic AI as part of their Seed on July 7, 2023.

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Obvious Ventures Investments Activity

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Date

Round

Company

Amount

New?

Co-Investors

Sources

7/25/2023

Seed

Hippocratic AI

$15M

Yes

3

6/15/2023

Series C

Octave

$52M

No

10

6/9/2023

Seed VC

GenHealth AI

$13M

Yes

2

3/29/2023

Series A - II

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$99M

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10

1/26/2023

Seed VC

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$99M

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10

Date

7/25/2023

6/15/2023

6/9/2023

3/29/2023

1/26/2023

Round

Seed

Series C

Seed VC

Series A - II

Seed VC

Company

Hippocratic AI

Octave

GenHealth AI

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Amount

$15M

$52M

$13M

$99M

$99M

New?

Yes

No

Yes

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Co-Investors

Sources

3

10

2

10

10

Obvious Ventures Portfolio Exits

20 Portfolio Exits

Obvious Ventures has 20 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Lyric on June 16, 2023.

Date

Exit

Companies

Valuation
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Acquirer

Sources

6/16/2023

Acquired

$99M

3

12/26/2022

Corporate Majority

$99M

7

10/12/2022

Acquired

$99M

2

5/3/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

1/26/2022

Acquired

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$99M

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10

Date

6/16/2023

12/26/2022

10/12/2022

5/3/2022

1/26/2022

Exit

Acquired

Corporate Majority

Acquired

Acquired

Acquired

Companies

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Valuation

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Acquirer

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Sources

3

7

2

10

10

Obvious Ventures Fund History

5 Fund Histories

Obvious Ventures has 5 funds, including Obvious Ventures IV.

Closing Date

Fund

Fund Type

Status

Amount

Sources

6/9/2022

Obvious Ventures IV

$1,110M

1

1/14/2020

Obvious Ventures III

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$99M

10

5/18/2017

Obvious Ventures II

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$99M

10

5/21/2015

Obvious Ventures I

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$99M

10

Obvious SPV I

10

Closing Date

6/9/2022

1/14/2020

5/18/2017

5/21/2015

Fund

Obvious Ventures IV

Obvious Ventures III

Obvious Ventures II

Obvious Ventures I

Obvious SPV I

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Amount

$1,110M

$99M

$99M

$99M

Sources

1

10

10

10

10

Obvious Ventures Team

5 Team Members

Obvious Ventures has 5 team members, including , .

Name

Work History

Title

Status

James Joaquin

Founder

Current

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