# Ev Williams, Co-Founder at Evan Williams > Ev Williams, Co-Founder at Evan Williams. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # Ev Williams Co-Founder at [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Latest rounds - **Glint** Series A · $6.5M Oct 2013 Backs *AI* *Financial Services* *Education* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Oct 2013 - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +4 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Obvious Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ev-williams) ## The firm [**Obvious Ventures** Accelerator · US **20** cheques in 12 months **122** all time **12** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $6.5M - **Active:** 2013 2013 - [Glint](https://millionrounds.com/company/glint) *Series A* **$6.5M** *US* Oct 2013 Joined · +2 investors · historical By stage - Series A **1** What they backed AI **1** Financial Services **1** Education **1** Alongside - [Norwest Venture Partners - NVP *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) - [Shasta Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [AirHelp](https://millionrounds.com/company/airhelp) - [Artform](https://millionrounds.com/startup/artform) - [Blippy](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blippy) - [Blue Bottle Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blue-bottle-coffee) - [Breezeworks](https://millionrounds.com/startup/breezeworks) - [Change.org](https://millionrounds.com/company/change-org) - [Coach.me](https://millionrounds.com/startup/coach-me) - [Coda](https://millionrounds.com/startup/coda-6) - [Descript](https://millionrounds.com/company/descript) - [Din](https://millionrounds.com/startup/din) - [EVERFI](https://millionrounds.com/company/everfi) - [OpenComp](https://millionrounds.com/startup/opencomp) - [Properly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/properly-inc) - [The Browser Company](https://millionrounds.com/startup/the-browser-company) - Highly - Typekit ## Also at Obvious Ventures - [**James Joaquin** Co-Founder & Managing Director *14 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/james-joaquin) - [**Andrew Beebe** Managing Director *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andrew-beebe) - [**Di-Ann Eisnor** Chief Strategy Officer *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/diann-eisnor) - [**Andre Heinz** Chairman *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andre-heinz) - [**Ankesh Madan** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ankesh-madan) - [**Arek Zarowski** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/arek-zarowski) - [**Jacqueline Y.** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jacqueline-y) - [**Jason Goldman** Team *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-goldman) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [How I Built This](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/how-i-built-this) · 6 May 2024 · 1h 20m Twitter, Medium and Blogger: Ev Williams With [Ev Williams](https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams) Mentions [Evan Williams](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evan-williams)[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[Jack Dorsey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jack-dorsey) About this episode As co-founder of Twitter and founder of Blogger and Medium, Evan Williams literally helped change the conversation: he understood that real-time connectivity, being able to write a post and have people read it seconds later, was the future of engagement online. A Nebraska farm boy who dropped out of… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 5 Dec 2020 · 42 min Positive Thinking with Ev Williams and James Joaquin With [Ev Williams](https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams) Mentions [James Joaquin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-joaquin) About this episode Connie & Alex review the week's top tech stories and then talk to Ev Williams and James Joaquin of Obvious Ventures about their focus on "world positive" investments.Music:1. "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3918-inspired)2. "Dream Catcher" by Kevin MacLeod… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 21 Feb 2018 · 43 min Never underestimate your first idea, w/Twitter/Medium's Ev Williams With [Ev Williams](https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams) Mentions [Sheryl Sandberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sheryl-sandberg)[Angela Duckworth](https://millionrounds.com/person/angela-duckworth) About this episode Never put a limit on your first idea. It could span your entire career. Ev Williams, co-founder of Twitter and Medium (and before that: Blogger), shares what he learned in every iteration of his grand vision to connect the world’s brains. A reminder that passion and perseverance can be paths to… Listen on Apple Podcasts ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Ev Williams in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 18 Aug 2025 · 53 min How to Build a $100M+ Cult Brand: Sophia Amoruso on Nasty Gal, Girlboss & Trust Fund With [Sophia Amoruso](https://millionrounds.com/person/sophia-amoruso) Their book [#Girlboss](https://millionrounds.com/person/sophia-amoruso#books) Mentions [Andrew Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-chen)[Chris Dixon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-dixon)[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners)[Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis)[Josh Elman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-elman)[Marc Andreessen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-andreessen) About this episode Sophia Amoruso is more than a founder, she’s a cultural icon. She built Nasty Gal from an eBay store into a $350M fashion powerhouse, bootstrapping to $28M in revenue, owning 80% at peak valuation, & crossing $100M in sales before VC funding led to bankruptcy. At the same time, she created… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 20 May 2024 · 11 min Maven takes the clout-chasing out of social media as Reddit teams up with OpenAI Mentions [Elon Musk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elon-musk)[Thoma Bravo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thoma-bravo)[Ev Williams](https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams)[Haje Kamps](https://millionrounds.com/person/haje-kamps) About this episode Last week was a big one for AI news, and one thing that stood out to us was OpenAI's deal with Reddit. Per the terms of the deal, OpenAI will get to use content from Reddit like posts and replies to train its AI, and Reddit will get access to some unspecified AI tools. Reddit's stock soared 11% in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) · 11 Jun 2021 · 30 min The huge TAM of fake breaded chicken bits Mentions [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[Ev Williams](https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams) About this episode Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. We're closing our survey soon, so this is your last chance (probably) to get your voice heard! Despite it being a short week, as always, it was a busy, busy time. We had… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 8 Jan 2021 · 36 min 20VC: Twitter Co-Founder Biz Stone on The 3 Stages of Wealth, The Return To Twitter in 2017 and the Associated Missions and Challenges & Why Silicon Valley is not an "Insiders Only" Universe? Mentions [Biz Stone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/biz-stone)[Ev Williams](https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams) About this episode Biz Stone is best known as the Co-Founder of Twitter and Medium. Biz is also an investor in the likes of Slack, Square, Intercom, Beyond Meat and Blue Bottle Coffee. Biz also co-founded Jelly, a "human in the loop" AI search service, which was acquired by Pinterest. Due to his many successes, Biz… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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