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title: "Wrapping Up My Summer at Obvious Ventures | Soumya Goel"
url: https://soumyagoel.com/updates/obvious_ventures
author: Soumya Goel
published: 2021-09
updated: 2026-07-30
language: en
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# Wrapping Up My Summer at Obvious Ventures

Internship. Sep 2021 · San Francisco, USA. 1 min read.

![Illustration: presenting a FinTech chart to an investment team, with the Golden Gate Bridge through the window](https://soumyagoel.com/images/obvious_ventures.jpeg)

Last week I finished my 2 month summer internship at Obvious Ventures and it was the most hands-on and exciting experience. By being involved in the pitch meetings and investment team meetings, I not only learned about the VC industry and the FinTech world in depth, but was also able to conduct my own industry research.

As a substance of my work, I did a deep-dive analysis on trends in New age FinTech and presented my findings to the entire investment team with top investment recommendations.

It was an incredible learning experience with my mentor, Christopher Cheng, who helped me at every step of the way. I also wanted to give a huge thank you to Vishal Vasishth for giving me this opportunity!

> Finally, I wanted to thank the entire Obvious team for welcoming me to the family and for training me through a world-positive lens.

Thanks for reading.

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