# James Joaquin at Obvious Ventures > James Joaquin, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Obvious Ventures. 14 investments on record. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/james-joaquin (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # James Joaquin Co-Founder & Managing Director at [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Latest rounds - **Fetcher** Seed · $5.4M Mar 2019 - **Metabiota** Series A · $32M May 2015 - **Gem** Seed · $2M Sept 2014 Backs *AI* *Retail* *Biotech* *Consumer Apps* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 14 last Mar 2019 - **Filings:** 12 with regulators What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 14 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 12 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Obvious Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=james-joaquin)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=james-joaquin) ## 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:** 14 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $84.3M - **Active:** 2007–19 2019 - [Fetcher](https://millionrounds.com/company/fetcher) *Seed* **$5.4M** *US* Mar 2019 Joined · +6 investors 2015 - [Metabiota](https://millionrounds.com/company/metabiota) *Series A* **$32M** *US* May 2015 Joined · +11 investors · historical 2014 - [Gem](https://millionrounds.com/company/gem) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Sept 2014 Joined · +14 investors · historical - [Fyusion](https://millionrounds.com/company/fyusion) *Series A* **$3.4M** *US* May 2014 Joined · +5 investors · historical - [Metabiota](https://millionrounds.com/company/metabiota) *Seed* **$2.8M** *US* Mar 2014 Joined · +9 investors · historical 2012 - [Applauze](https://millionrounds.com/company/applauze) *Seed* **$3.3M** *US* Jan 2012 Joined · +5 investors · historical 2011 - [Ginger.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginger-io) *Seed* **$1.7M** *US* Oct 2011 Joined · +9 investors · historical - [Findery](https://millionrounds.com/company/findery) *Seed* **$2M** *US* Feb 2011 Joined · +7 investors · historical 2010 - [20x200](https://millionrounds.com/company/20x200) *Series A* **$2M** *US* Aug 2010 Joined · +7 investors · historical 2009 - [20x200](https://millionrounds.com/company/20x200) *Series A* **$800k** *US* Oct 2009 Joined · +8 investors · historical - [SuperSecret](https://millionrounds.com/company/supersecret) *Series A* **$10M** *US* Mar 2009 Joined · +2 investors · historical 2008 - [AdRoll](https://millionrounds.com/company/adroll) *Series A* **$4M** *US* Sept 2008 Joined · +8 investors · historical By stage - Seed **7** - Series A **6** - Series C **1** What they backed AI **3** Retail **2** Biotech **2** Consumer Apps **1** Education **1** Alongside - [True Ventures *4*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) - [Founder Collective *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) - [Data Collective *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) - [David Mahoney *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-mahoney) - [HVF *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hvf) - [Kapor Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) - [Nion McEvoy *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nion-mcevoy) - [RSTP *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rstp) The latest 12 of 14. 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. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)** Managing Member of the Issuer's General Partner since 2025 - SEC Form D · Company raising **All in Food PBC** Director since 2024 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Nectar Life Sciences, Inc.** Director since 2022 - SEC Form D · Company raising **MycoMedica Life Sciences, PBC** Director on 2 filings · since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Miyoko's, PBC** Director on 3 filings · since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 3 filings · since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Obvious Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-corporation)** Managing Member of the Manager since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Breezeworks Corp** Director since 2014 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Numi, Inc.** Director since 2013 - SEC Form D · Company raising **BIRRBIT INC** Director since 2012 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Pixable Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2011 - SEC Form D · Company raising **NEST COLLECTIVE, INC.** Director since 2011 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Obvious Ventures - [**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) - [**Ev Williams** Co-Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ev-williams) - [**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) ## Find people like James Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. 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