Evan Williams is best known for starting Twitter and Medium, but his VC firm Obvious Ventures just scored a big win.
Williams' venture capital firm Obvious Ventures owned a little over 9% of
ahead of its public offering Thursday, a stake that is worth roughly $111 million, according to regulatory filings.at $25 each, the top end of its planned pricing range. Williams is best known for his role as ex-CEO at Twitter, but he's also the founder of blogging sites Blogger and Medium. He founded Obvious Ventures in 2014 to invest in"world positive" companies that combine"profit and purpose." The VC firm currently has 49 startups that it has backed in its portfolio, including augmented reality firm Magic Leap, and food deliver service Good Eggs.
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