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Investor profile

Vishal Vasishth

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Obvious Ventures

About

Vishal Vasishth survived a serious motorbike accident as a teenager and lost his father soon after, describing this double tragedy as the catalyst that gave him singular focus and set him on the path from India to venture investing in the US. He was a founding architect of the B Corp movement, co-creating the original B Lab concept and standards system to distinguish businesses that benefit society and the environment, which uniquely positions him to assess and operationalize impact metrics with founders at Obvious Ventures. Vishal Vasishth survived a serious motorbike accident as a teenager and lost his father soon after, describing this double tragedy as the catalyst that gave him singular focus and set him on the path from India to venture investing in the US. He was a founding architect of the B Corp movement, co-creating the original B Lab concept and standards system to distinguish businesses that benefit society and the environment, which uniquely positions him to assess and operationalize impact metrics with founders at Obvious Ventures.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
Climate
AI
Consumer
Health
Energy

Investment details

Avg check size$250K - $6M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA