Where does Vishal Vasishth work?

Vishal Vasishth is Managing Director at Obvious Ventures and Board director at Genhealth and Board director at Bonvee.

What check size does Vishal Vasishth write?

Vishal Vasishth typically writes checks of $250K – $6M.

What boards does Vishal Vasishth sit on?

Vishal Vasishth holds tracked board seats at Bonvee, Genhealth, Openly, Serface Care, Tentrr.

What companies has Vishal Vasishth invested in?

Investments tracked here include Bayesian Health, Devoted Health, Galileo, Inductive Bio, Iterative Health, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Virta, Brightside, Corvus, Openly.

Where did Vishal Vasishth go to school?

Vishal Vasishth studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA); North Carolina State University (MS).

Does Vishal Vasishth lead rounds?

Yes — Vishal Vasishth has led 7 tracked investments.

Vishal Vasishth

Investor

Managing Director at Obvious Ventures · Board director at Genhealth · Board director at Bonvee

San Francisco, California

Writes $250K – $6M checks · typically $3M

About

Vishal Vasishth is a two-decade advocate of World Positive Capitalism who co-founded a deep-tech/frontier firm that manages $1.5B across seven funds and has backed multiple IPOs and unicorns.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechClimate TechConsumerDigital HealthEnergyFintechHealthtech

Board director at Genhealth

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Genhealth's investors · 2

Craft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checks · since 2023 Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Genhealth

Ethan SiegelCo-founder

Ritwik SahuExecutive Officer, Director

Eric MarriottCo-founder

Ricky SahuCo-founder

Board director at Bonvee

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Bonvee's investors · 1

Obvious VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $6M checks · since 2017

Co-founders at Bonvee

Lily KanterExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Obvious VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Inductive BioBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentNew York, United States
Prism TPOBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Bayesian HealthBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
Pi HealthBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Prism DataBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
GenHealth.aiBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
BrightsideBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
LynxBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Iterative HealthBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Positive DevelopmentBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
Tomorrow HealthBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
OpenlyBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GalileoBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentNew York, United States
OctaveInvestorcurrent2019 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
ConcertoCareBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentNew York, United States
Block RenovationSeries A Investorcurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
MIXTBoard Observer/Investorcurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Devoted HealthSeries A Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Dexterity, Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Virta HealthBoard Observer/Investorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Urban Remedy Inc.Board Membercurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Aspen InstituteHenry Crown Fellowcurrent2006 — present
TandymBoard Member2022 — 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
Good EggsBoard Member2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
Corvus InsuranceBoard Observer2019 — 2024
RecursionSeries A Investor2016 — 2024Salt Lake City Metropolitan Area
One FinanceBoard Observer2020 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
Learners GuildBoard Member2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
SONG Investment AdvisorsManaging Director2008 — 2013
Revolution LLCVice President2006 — 2008
PatagoniaChief Strategy Officer2004 — 2006
PatagoniaBusiness Director2000 — 2004
PatagoniaInnovation Manager1997 — 2000

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership40Management43Due Diligence99Turn Around Management39Product Marketing39Restructuring15Mergers7Brand Management5Business Development73Hedge Funds3Portfolio Management11

+12 more

Mergers & AcquisitionsAngel InvestingVenture CapitalEmerging MarketsInvestmentsEquitiesEntrepreneurshipStart-upsValuationInternational BusinessPrivate EquityAsian Business

From Vishal's professional profile.

Deals · 7

GenhealthBoard seat

via Obvious Ventures · filed Jun 2023 · $13.2M raise

Serface CareBoard seat

via Obvious Ventures · filed Aug 2021 · $1M raise

TentrrBoard seat

via Obvious Ventures · filed Mar 2020 · $6M raise

BonveeBoard seat

via Obvious Ventures · filed Sep 2018 · $7.1M raise

Inductive BioLed round

via Obvious Ventures · filed May 2025

Devoted HealthLed round

via Obvious Ventures · filed Oct 2017

GalileoLed round

via Obvious Ventures

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Bayesian HealthIterative HealthRecursion PharmaceuticalsVirta

Board seats

Openly

Investor

BrightsideCorvusOpenly

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Obvious Ventures

Amanda Denney

Marketing Director at Obvious Ventures

Amy Abernethy

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Amy Abernethy, MD

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Andrew Beebe

Managing Director at Obvious Ventures

Aneesh Chopra

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Anico Steffen

Senior Executive Assistant at Obvious Ventures

Arek Zarowski

Senior Associate at Obvious Ventures

Brett Hurt

Obvious Champion at Obvious Ventures

Network2

Cherian Mathew

Partner at Firebolt Ventures Management Company, Llc

Daniel Rumennik

General Partner at AirAngels

Investors connected to Vishal in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Vishal Vasishth?: Vishal Vasishth is a two-decade advocate of World Positive Capitalism who co-founded a deep-tech/frontier firm that manages $1.5B across seven funds and has backed multiple IPOs and unicorns.
Where does Vishal Vasishth work?: Vishal Vasishth is Managing Director at Obvious Ventures and Board director at Genhealth and Board director at Bonvee.
What does Vishal Vasishth invest in?: Vishal Vasishth invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Digital Health, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech.
What check size does Vishal Vasishth write?: Vishal Vasishth typically writes checks of $250K – $6M.
What boards does Vishal Vasishth sit on?: Vishal Vasishth holds tracked board seats at Bonvee, Genhealth, Openly, Serface Care, Tentrr.
What companies has Vishal Vasishth invested in?: Investments tracked here include Bayesian Health, Devoted Health, Galileo, Inductive Bio, Iterative Health, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Virta, Brightside, Corvus, Openly.
Where did Vishal Vasishth go to school?: Vishal Vasishth studied at UCLA Anderson School of Management (MBA); North Carolina State University (MS).
Does Vishal Vasishth lead rounds?: Yes — Vishal Vasishth has led 7 tracked investments.