Vishal Vasishth
Managing Director
Vishal invests in values-driven founders and companies that dramatically improve healthcare outcomes, create more human-centered financial systems, and use AI to solve some of the greatest challenges of our time.
He has led Obvious’ thesis in healthcare and bio, with investments in companies such as Virta, Galileo, Devoted Health, Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Iterative Health, Inductive Bio, and Bayesian Health. In addition, he has supported the firm’s economic health thesis through investments in companies like Openly, Corvus, and Brightside.
Vishal has spent two decades championing a simple but powerful idea: the most valuable companies of our time will be those that solve humanity’s hardest problems. He calls this World Positive Capitalism—a model where purpose isn’t separate from profit, but the engine behind it. In 2014, Vishal co-founded Obvious Ventures based on this conviction.
Before co-founding Obvious, Vishal was the founding partner of India-based SONG Investment Advisors and a senior executive at Steve Case’s Revolution LLC. Earlier in his career, he spent a decade at Patagonia, the outdoor apparel and gear company, where he held roles ranging from product manager to Chief Strategy Officer. He is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute.
Vishal earned a B.Tech in India, an M.S. from North Carolina State University, and an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management. He grew up in Chandigarh, India, and currently resides with his wife north of the Golden Gate in Marin. He is an avid cricket fan and aspiring batsman.
Vishal. One step ahead.
