April Underwood

Investing Profile

Sweet spot: $1.5M Range: $100K–$5M Fund: $272M

Obvious Ventures thesis

We founded Obvious on a simple belief that the most valuable companies of our time will be the ones solving humanity’s biggest problems. Our purpose is to support the world positive entrepreneurs building these disruptive solutions. Together we can reimagine huge sectors of the global economy in ways that move the planet forward. We place great value on values and culture. We hold ourselves and our companies to the highest ethical and moral standards. We select for, and cultivate, values-based leadership across our entire portfolio. We practice humility by reminding ourselves we’re not perfect

Sector and stage focus

  • Series A: Developer Tools, Consumer Health, ClimateTech/CleanTech, Enterprise, Future of Work, Social Networks, Consumer Internet
  • Seed: Developer Tools, Social Networks, ClimateTech/CleanTech, Consumer Health, Consumer Internet, Future of Work, Enterprise
  • general: San Francisco Bay Area, Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists
  • Pre-seed: Developer Tools, Future of Work, Consumer Health, Social Networks, ClimateTech/CleanTech, Consumer Internet, Enterprise

Recent investments by April Underwood

April Underwood has 3 named past investments in the public record. The most recent:

Company Stage Date Round size
Balsa Seed Round Oct 2020
Digits Series A Nov 2019 $11M
Rival Series A Jul 2017 $8M

Frequent co-investors

April Underwood has co-invested with: Andrew Chen, David Ulevitch, Greg Rosen, Howie Liu, Drew Houston, Matt Murphy.

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