Obvious Ventures

Eka means unity -- “one,” in Sanskrit and “first” in Finnish. We’re building intelligence for the physical world in its native language: forces. Until now, robotics faced a tradeoff — generality or speed. The real world requires both. Robotics also faced a data problem. Our Vision–Force–Action (VFA) model — the first of its kind — breaks the generality-speed tradeoff and the data barrier. It's a new foundation uniting performance, generality, and safety for putting capable robots in everyone's hands. Today, I am excited to share our journey of pushing robots beyond human limits. Today, dexterity becomes scalable. Today, I welcome you to the Era of Eka. Co-founded with @haarnoja, and so thrilled and grateful to be working with a dream team at @EkaRobotics. Learn more: ekarobotics.com

Today is a Gusto Showcase! It’s one of my favorite moments, when we share a summary of how we’re making Gusto better for our 500,000+ small business customers. At @GustoHQ, we obsess over helping small businesses, and every challenge they face is an opportunity for us to help. Gusto has never been just a tool or technology. We strive to be a partner for small businesses, taking hats off their head, doing work on their behalf, so they can progress in building their business. With 500,000+ customers, we know we’re still early in the journey. There are millions of small businesses we are eager to serve. The future of business is small. And that’s big. #GustoShowcase

🚨 The era of general-purpose AI is over. Today we're launching Oumi. 🚀 The platform that lets any team build custom AI models — in hours, not months. Just describe what you need. Oumi builds it. #VibeML Higher quality. Lower cost. Fully yours.

76% of healthcare leaders say they're not prepared to implement AI at the speed their organizations require. The intent is here. The execution is lagging. @JoinIncredible just launched our 2026 Healthcare Executive Report on AI & the healthcare workforce 👇

some head-turning news! techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/obv…

From small practices to hospitals, the pattern is clear. If scheduling breaks, everything else struggles. Correct bookings protect care quality. Everything depends on that first step.

#Obello raised $8.5M in Seed funding led by StepStone platform manager @obviousvc to scale its AI design platform and expand its GLAM engine, which delivers intelligent, on-brand creative across channels with one-click adaptive design. Continue learning: bit.ly/47L7OyN

We are excited to announce our latest #generativescience investment!

Big news: Inductive has raised a $25M Series A to democratize AI that transforms small molecule drug discovery. Our Compass platform, powered by our pre-competitive data consortium, predicts ADMET properties before synthesis - helping find higher quality drugs for patients, faster. • Backed by @obviousvc, @a16zBioHealth, @Lux_Capital, @S32_VC & more • 1st place in Polaris ADMET challenge • Supporting dozens of active drug programs already We’re just getting started. 👉 inductive.bio/news/inductive… #DrugDiscovery #AI #Biotech #Pharma #InductiveBio

We are proud to support @kyosu and the team at Inceptive. They are building AI models on the languages of biology and computer science, and using them to produce new mRNA therapies and vaccines. obvious.com/ideas/creating…

In 2014, we founded Obvious with the simple idea that venture capital could be a force for positive change. Our next chapter will center on #GenerativeScience and the companies using AI to discover new technologies in climate, healthcare, and robotics. obvious.com/ideas/obvious-…

Generative science is already rewiring every field of science, from physics to biology, with enormous potential for the future of our species and our planet. Our co-founder, @JamesJoaquin, on how it will help us solve the unsolvable. #GenSci

Credit card points are funded by small businesses. @bytandym issues private label cards with processing fees that are less than 1%, allowing merchants to bypass the big banks and fund their own rewards programs that build customer loyalty. issuu.com/obviousvc/docs…

In our debut episode, "Our Electric Journey Unveiled," we sit down with our co-founders, Toby and Ben, to discuss Lightship's bold vision for #sustainable energy solutions in the #travel trailer industry.

Join us in November! We’re partnering with @norrsken_org to bring you Impact Week 2024: two days of inspiration and networking in Barcelona with 1,000+ of the world’s top impact founders and investors.

Howdy is an Austin-based hiring startup that connects developers in Latin America with jobs at companies in North America. Since the beginning, @howdy's mantra has been “the devs come first.” And it’s obvious from their retention that it’s paying off. obvious.com/ideas/engineer…

VSCO was founded on the belief that you can do anything with the right creative tools, inspiring resources, and a supportive community. This ethos is the throughline in everything it does, and its new product, @vsco Pro, is no exception. issuu.com/obviousvc/docs…

Many factors interfere with a good night’s sleep, but too much screen time and caffeine are the big ones.  Since its founding, @beam_wellness has been helping the Seventy percent of adults in America who have trouble getting enough rest. issuu.com/obviousvc/docs…

In the U.S., 1 in 5 students faces similar challenges with learning differences. That’s where @joinparallel_us comes in. Their mission is to support all learning styles so that every student can access the resources they need to reach their full potential issuu.com/obviousvc/docs…