Vishal Vasishth
InvestorManaging Director at Obvious Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $250K β $6M checks Β· 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
Experience
- Obvious VenturesCo-Founder & Managing Directorcurrent2014 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Inductive BioBoard Observercurrent2025 β presentNew York, United States
- Prism TPOBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Bayesian HealthBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentNew York, United States
- Pi HealthBoard Observercurrent2024 β presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Prism DataBoard Membercurrent2023 β presentNew York, United States
- GenHealth.aiBoard Observercurrent2023 β presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- BrightsideBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LynxBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Iterative HealthBoard Membercurrent2024 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Positive DevelopmentBoard Observercurrent2021 β presentWashington DC-Baltimore Area
- Tomorrow HealthBoard Observercurrent2020 β presentNew York, United States
- OpenlyBoard Observercurrent2020 β presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- GalileoBoard Observercurrent2020 β presentNew York, United States
- OctaveInvestorcurrent2019 β presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- ConcertoCareBoard Membercurrent2022 β presentNew York, United States
- Block RenovationSeries A Investorcurrent2019 β presentGreater New York City Area
- MIXTBoard Observer/Investorcurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Devoted HealthSeries A Investorcurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Dexterity, Inc.Seed Investorcurrent2017 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Education
- UCLA Anderson School of ManagementMBA2002 β 2004
- North Carolina State UniversityMS1994 β 1995
Skills & more
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Mergers & AcquisitionsAngel InvestingVenture CapitalEmerging MarketsInvestmentsEquitiesEntrepreneurshipStart-upsValuationInternational BusinessPrivate EquityAsian BusinessFrom Vishal's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UCLA Anderson School of Management181
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Also attended North Carolina State University59
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Shared employers
Also worked at Inductive Bio2
Also worked at Openly2
Also worked at Block Renovation2
Deals Β· 7
GenhealthBoard seat
via Obvious Ventures Β· filed Jun 2023 Β· $13.2M raise
Serface CareBoard seat
via Obvious Ventures Β· filed Aug 2021 Β· $1M raise
TentrrBoard seat
via Obvious Ventures Β· filed Mar 2020 Β· $6M raise
BonveeBoard seat
via Obvious Ventures Β· filed Sep 2018 Β· $7.1M raise
Devoted HealthLed round
via Obvious Ventures
GalileoLed round
via Obvious Ventures
Inductive BioLed round
via Obvious Ventures
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Obvious Ventures
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