We are big believers in the power of generative science — large science models trained on chemistry, physics, and biology that can generate new breakthroughs in decarbonization, biotech, materials science, and robotics. Read more on #GenSci at https://lnkd.in/erbQNtMe
Obvious Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
San Francisco, California 19,625 followers
Venture capital for startups reimagining trillion-dollar industries through a world positive lens.
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Venture capital for startups reimagining trillion-dollar industries through a world positive lens.
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https://obvious.com/
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- Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
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- 11-50 employees
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- San Francisco, California
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- Privately Held
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- 2014
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We’ve always believed a company’s values are a strong signal for investment. Andrew Beebe breaks down our philosophy, among many other things, on this episode of Conversations in Cleantech.
🎙️Join our hosts Alexa Mangeant and Hetty Lowther on Conversations in Cleantech for an in-depth exploration of venture capital's role in driving sustainable innovation. In this episode, Andrew Beebe, Managing Director at Obvious Ventures, delves into his unique approach to investing in founders - from seasoned entrepreneurs with proven track records to driven first-time visionaries. Obvious Ventures' diverse portfolio includes companies like Senken, a platform revolutionising carbon markets. Explore how these investments are shaping a sustainable future, driving long-term success, and making a meaningful impact in the cleantech sector 🌍💡 Don't miss out on this insightful conversation that charts the course for tomorrow's green leaders! 🎧Listen now: https://lnkd.in/d9VeknCM #CleanTechInvesting #VentureCapital #SustainableInnovation #GreenTechLeaders #ConversationsInCleantech
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Our co-founder, James Joaquin, on stage at the BBG Ventures Accelerate Summit, discussing raising capital in this new normal with Eurie Kim, Rebecca Kaden, and Charles Hudson.
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Our Managing Director, Andrew Beebe, on the main stage at Collision Conf, discussing where we're going to find the green energy needed to power the AI revolution and the electrification of everything.
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James Joaquin spoke with Grace Gong today about his investment journey, our new focus on generative science, and how #GenSci is impacting various investment sectors.
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James Joaquin is an early-stage investor in world positive startups building breakthrough technologies that move humanity forward. He is passionate about the responsible use of AI to solve the unsolvable across trillion-dollar industries. As a co-founder of Obvious Ventures, he has led investments for the firm that span advanced materials (Diamond Foundry), plant-based protein (Beyond Meat), and labor marketplaces (Incredible Health). With an experienced background as a startup operator, James served as President and CEO of Xoom.com (IPO). He was previously President and CEO of Ofoto from its early beginnings through acquisition by Kodak, leading its growth into the world's largest online photo service. He also co-founded When.com, an Internet calendar and events service, which was acquired by AOL. James started his entrepreneurial career while studying computer science at Brown University, where he co-founded Clearview Software, which was later acquired by Apple. He spent six years in engineering and marketing roles at Apple. James grew up in a Portuguese fishing community in southeastern Massachusetts. Topics: - Generative science's transformative impact on investment sectors - Key areas disrupted by generative science AI models - Due diligence for data quality in generative science #GenerativeScience #AIforScience #Climatetech #Biotech #MaterialsScience
Purpose-Driven Ventures with James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures
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It’s been seven years to the day since Jakob Uszkoreit, along with eight Google researchers, published their groundbreaking 2017 paper Attention is All You Need. In the paper, the authors described a novel machine learning model architecture called Transformer that was later used in popular applications including OpenAI’s Chat-GPT. Since then, Jakob has realized he wanted to apply these AI models to science and use this groundbreaking technology to solve some of the biggest questions in biomedicine. And he has done just that with Inceptive. They are leveraging generative science to discover new mRNA combinations and create vaccines.
We are proud to support Jakob Uszkoreit and the team at Inceptive. Their work is bilingual in the languages of biology and computer science, and they are building AI models to produce new mRNA therapies. https://lnkd.in/gneEYtf9
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Andrew Beebe discusses AI-driven climate solutions, the need for more clean power to meet rising demand, and a variety of other tech trends that are shaping what he calls “the climate decade” on this episode of the Carbon Copy Podcast with Stephen Lacey.
The next phase of climate tech is generative science. I spoke to Stephen Lacey on The Carbon Copy podcast about how #Gensci will shorten the distance to massive solutions in batteries, solar, nuclear, and geothermal. Always great to talk to Stephen!
AI-fueled geothermal and ‘the edge of the possible’ | Latitude Media
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Climate change costs the world $16 million per hour, according to the World Economic Forum. But what can venture do to address this crisis? Join Andrew Beebe at #CollisionConf on June 20, where he will discuss the critical role investing can play in solving one of humanity’s greatest challenges. https://collisionconf.com/
What role can venture play in solving climate change? Between AI, crypto, and the electrification of everything, we're going to need a lot more energy. I'll be at Collision Conf on June 20 @ 3:30 PM, discussing how investing in next-gen energy companies can have a huge impact on solving this crisis. Collision Conf Obvious Ventures #WorldPositiveInvesting #ClimateChange https://collisionconf.com/
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Why are we so bullish on generative science? As our Managing Director Andrew Beebe recently shared with Heatmap News: “AI is going to help basically expand the edge of what is physically or scientifically possible because of the rate of iteration of different designs. https://lnkd.in/gUK6uGGs
The Venture Capitalist Bullish on AI for Climate Change
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We're honored that our 2024 World Positive Report won an award at San Francisco Design Week. The incredible team at Pineapple brought the report to life with layers of puzzles designed by the masterful Scott Kim and our own James Joaquin. In the judges' own words: "On top of the world-class editorial content, Scott created the mechanics for the puzzles and Pineapple expressed the puzzles in the overall designs of the book, disguising the puzzles in the stories, the margins, and the physical printing of the report. The resulting design is a serious report highlighting Obvious’ portfolio companies’ successes while hiding the puzzles in plain sight." https://lnkd.in/e3-x5ejP
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