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Vishal Vasishth

Board Member at Bayesian Health

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Overview

Vishal Vasishth serves as a Board Member at Bayesian Health [6]. Vasishth is Co-Founder and Managing Director of Obvious Ventures, a position held since May 2014 [3]. Vasishth has articulated a philosophy termed World Positive Capitalism, based on the conviction that purpose drives profit and that valuable companies solve humanity's systemic challenges [2]. Obvious Ventures manages $1.5B across 7 funds, with portfolio companies including Beyond Meat and Recursion Pharmaceuticals [2]. In addition to the Bayesian Health board role, Vasishth currently serves as Board Member at Prism TPO and Prism Data, and as Board Observer at Inductive Bio, Pi Health, and GenHealth.ai [4][5][7][8][9]. Vasishth holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management and an MS from North Carolina State University [11][12].

Profile introduction
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I've spent two decades proving that the most valuable companies of our time will be those that solve humanity's systemic challenges. I call this World Positive Capitalism, the belief that purpose drives profit. In 2014, I co-founded Obvious Ventures on this conviction: true progress emerges when breakthrough innovation operates at the intersection of systemic challenges and large global markets, expanding technological capability while refining our sense of purpose. Today, Obvious manages $1.5B across 7 funds, with portfolio companies including Beyond Meat (IPO), Recursion Pharmaceuticals…

Career history

  1. Co-Founder & Managing DirectorMay 2014 to presentObvious Ventures
  2. Board ObserverFeb 2025 to presentInductive Bio
  3. Board MemberOct 2024 to presentPrism TPO
  4. Board MemberNov 2024 to presentBayesian Health
  5. Board ObserverFeb 2024 to presentPi Health
  6. Board MemberAug 2023 to presentPrism Data
  7. Board ObserverJul 2023 to presentGenHealth.ai
  8. Board MemberJul 2022 to presentBrightside

Education

  1. MBA2002 - 2004UCLA Anderson School of Management
  2. MS1994 - 1995North Carolina State University

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