Obvious Ventures lands fund five with a 360-degree view of planetary, human, economic health

Obvious Ventures, a venture capital firm co-founded by Twitter’s Ev Williams, has closed its fifth fund at $360.36 million, continuing its tradition of using numerically playful fund sizes that also reflect its investment philosophy. The fund’s size symbolizes a 360-degree approach to investing across three core areas: planetary health, human health, and economic health. Over its 12-year history, Obvious Ventures has focused on maintaining relatively small fund sizes to allow individual durable investments the potential to return the entire fund, emphasizing long-term value and sustainability. The firm has a track record of successful investments, including Beyond Meat, Planet Labs, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, and Gusto, with several companies achieving significant valuations or public exits. Current portfolio highlights include Zanskar, which uses AI to harness geothermal energy for powering data centers; Inceptive, an AI-driven molecule development platform founded by a key figure behind transformer AI architecture; and Dexterity Robotics, which develops humanoid robots for automating hazardous warehouse