Vishal Vasishth

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious Ventures

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Biography

Vishal Vasishth is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Obvious Ventures, where he invests in values-driven founders and companies improving healthcare outcomes, building more human-centered financial systems and applying AI to those sectors. His firm bio says he leads Obvious' investments in full-stack healthcare and bio with Virta, Galileo and Devoted Health, in financial technology with Openly, Corvus and Brightside, and in the application layer of AI with Recursion Pharma and Iterative Health. Before co-founding Obvious he was founding partner of the India-based fund SONG Investment Advisors and a senior executive at Steve Case's Revolution, LLC, and earlier spent a decade at Patagonia in roles from product manager to Chief Strategy Officer. He earned a B.Tech degree in India, an MS from North Carolina State University and an MBA from UCLA's Anderson School of Management.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Virta HealthGalileoDevoted HealthOpenlyCorvusBrightsideRecursion PharmaceuticalsIterative Health

Career Timeline

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Spent a decade at Patagonia in roles ranging from product manager to Chief Strategy Officer.
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Served as a senior executive at Steve Case's Revolution, LLC.
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Was founding partner of the India-based fund SONG Investment Advisors.
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Co-founded Obvious Ventures, where he leads healthcare, bio and fintech investing.

Sources & References

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