"Jakob proposed replacing RNNs with self-attention and started the effort to evaluate this idea." This footnote in the seminal - perhaps by now historical - "Attention Is All You Need" paper quietly captures how counter-intuitive ideas take root and go on to reshape entire fields. The Transformer architecture it introduced became the technical foundation for the current mega-cycle in AI. A few years later, @kyosu had a similar seemingly heretical but consequential idea - this time in biology. Rather than joining the consensus paradigm of building AI models around protein structure prediction, he asked: what if sequence is all you need? Could one build foundation models that go directly from sequence to biological function? This is the core premise behind @InceptiveCom . Today, Inceptive entered a landmark partnership with @Alnylam ($ALNY) to take this further and unlock innovative oligonucleotide designs at scale. This is an up to $2B deal that includes cash, near-term economics, milestones, and an equity investment. Alnylam is admired in biotech circles for their determination that built a leading platform company around a new therapeutic modality. Over more than two decades, the company expanded on Nobel Prize-winning science to pioneer the category of RNA interference, also known as gene silencing. Fast forward to today, Alnylam has multiple first-in-class approved therapies, generated several billions in revenue, is rapidly growing and profitable, and carries a deep pipeline of novel medicines. To us, this partnership represents the best of AI x biology: deep technical and scientific expertise, united by a joint and novel vision that fuels the relentless pursuit of developing innovative and life-saving therapies for patients. Congratulations to both teams - and best of luck. businesswire.com/news/home/2…

We raised $40M to make AI safe enough to trust. 🦢 Co-led by @WingVC and @MadronaVentures, with @Obviousvc, @Snowflake, @WeAreHRT, @SamsungNext, and @magaracvc. More fuel to deliver on the mission: empowering the world to use AI safely and securely. hubs.ly/Q04jdyhp0

I'm thrilled to announce a new adventure: I'm joining @obviousvc as a Partner to lead deep tech and frontier AI investments! We're living through an extraordinary renaissance at the frontier — one that will redefine technology and humanity for decades to come. Looking forward to partner with @VishalVasishth @andrewbeebe @jamesjoaquin @certifiedrohan @kahinish and the entire team. Grateful for all my @DFJvc @dfjgrowth and @thresholdvc colleagues and founders. Excited for what's to come!

Eka means unity -- “one,” in Sanskrit and “first” in Finnish. We’re building intelligence for the physical world in its native language: forces. Until now, robotics faced a tradeoff — generality or speed. The real world requires both. Robotics also faced a data problem. Our Vision–Force–Action (VFA) model — the first of its kind — breaks the generality-speed tradeoff and the data barrier. It's a new foundation uniting performance, generality, and safety for putting capable robots in everyone's hands. Today, I am excited to share our journey of pushing robots beyond human limits. Today, dexterity becomes scalable. Today, I welcome you to the Era of Eka. Co-founded with @haarnoja, and so thrilled and grateful to be working with a dream team at @EkaRobotics. Learn more: ekarobotics.com

Today is a Gusto Showcase! It’s one of my favorite moments, when we share a summary of how we’re making Gusto better for our 500,000 small business customers. At @GustoHQ, we obsess over helping small businesses, and every challenge they face is an opportunity for us to help. Gusto has never been just a tool or technology. We strive to be a partner for small businesses, taking hats off their head, doing work on their behalf, so they can progress in building their business. With 500,000 customers, we know we’re still early in the journey. There are millions of small businesses we are eager to serve. The future of business is small. And that’s big. #GustoShowcase

🚨 The era of general-purpose AI is over. Today we're launching Oumi. 🚀 The platform that lets any team build custom AI models — in hours, not months. Just describe what you need. Oumi builds it. #VibeML Higher quality. Lower cost. Fully yours.

76% of healthcare leaders say they're not prepared to implement AI at the speed their organizations require. The intent is here. The execution is lagging. @JoinIncredible just launched our 2026 Healthcare Executive Report on AI & the healthcare workforce 👇

some head-turning news! techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/ob…

RT @calcom: From small practices to hospitals, the pattern is clear. If scheduling breaks, everything else struggles. Correct bookings pr…

#Obello raised $8.5M in Seed funding led by StepStone platform manager @obviousvc to scale its AI design platform and expand its GLAM engine, which delivers intelligent, on-brand creative across channels with one-click adaptive design. Continue learning: bit.ly/47L7OyN

We are excited to announce our latest #generativescience investment!

Big news: Inductive has raised a $25M Series A to democratize AI that transforms small molecule drug discovery. Our Compass platform, powered by our pre-competitive data consortium, predicts ADMET properties before synthesis - helping find higher quality drugs for patients, faster. • Backed by @obviousvc, @a16zBioHealth, @Lux_Capital, @S32_VC & more • 1st place in Polaris ADMET challenge • Supporting dozens of active drug programs already We’re just getting started. 👉 inductive.bio/news/inductive… #DrugDiscovery #AI #Biotech #Pharma #InductiveBio

We are proud to support @kyosu and the team at Inceptive. They are building AI models on the languages of biology and computer science, and using them to produce new mRNA therapies and vaccines. obvious.com/ideas/creating-b…

In 2014, we founded Obvious with the simple idea that venture capital could be a force for positive change. Our next chapter will center on #GenerativeScience and the companies using AI to discover new technologies in climate, healthcare, and robotics. obvious.com/ideas/obvious-in…

Generative science is already rewiring every field of science, from physics to biology, with enormous potential for the future of our species and our planet. Our co-founder, @JamesJoaquin, on how it will help us solve the unsolvable. #GenSci

Credit card points are funded by small businesses. @bytandym issues private label cards with processing fees that are less than 1%, allowing merchants to bypass the big banks and fund their own rewards programs that build customer loyalty. issuu.com/obviousvc/docs/pin…

In our debut episode, "Our Electric Journey Unveiled," we sit down with our co-founders, Toby and Ben, to discuss Lightship's bold vision for #sustainable energy solutions in the #travel trailer industry.

Join us in November! We’re partnering with @norrsken_org to bring you Impact Week 2024: two days of inspiration and networking in Barcelona with 1,000 of the world’s top impact founders and investors.