Ev Williams

Background

Ev Williams is Co-Founder of Obvious Ventures and one of the defining entrepreneurs of the modern internet, having co-founded Blogger (acquired by Google), Twitter (where he served as CEO 2008-2010), and Medium. He co-founded Obvious Ventures in 2014 with James Joaquin and Vishal Vasishth, based on their shared belief that the most valuable companies will solve humanity's biggest problems. He currently serves as Chairman of Medium. He grew up on a farm in Clarks, Nebraska.

Investment Focus

Notable Investments

Beyond Meat

Plant-based meat pioneer (IPO 2019)

Blue Bottle Coffee

Specialty coffee chain (acquired by Nestlé)