
Khosla Ventures
A venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, where Keith Rabois is a partner. It is characterized as an input-driven, early-stage firm that is actively involved in company-building.
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Summary
Khosla Ventures is a prominent American venture capital firm, established in 2004 by Vinod Khosla and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in assets as of 2021, focusing on early-stage investments across diverse sectors including internet, computing, mobile technology, artificial intelligence, financial services, agriculture, healthcare, and clean technology. Known for its hands-on approach to company building and thorough founder assessment, Khosla Ventures has made significant early investments in companies like Impossible Foods, Instacart, Affirm, DoorDash, Square, and OpenAI. The firm operates distinct seed and main funds, catering to both experimental science-based ventures and traditional early-to-later stage technology companies. Noteworthy personnel include Vinod Khosla as founder and Keith Rabois, a venture capitalist who returned to the firm, emphasizing its commitment to supporting founders.
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Founded
2004-01-01
Founder
Vinod Khosla
Industry
Venture Capital
Company Type
Private
Headquarters
Menlo Park, California, United States
Funds Operated
Seed fund (focuses on science and innovation experiments), Main fund (concentrates on traditional ventures at early-to-later stages in all areas of technology)
Investment Focus
Early-stage companies in Internet, computing, mobile technology, artificial intelligence, financial services, agriculture, healthcare, clean technology, deep tech, science and innovation experiments, traditional ventures
Investment Philosophy
Invest in the people behind the idea, highly capable founders, talented 'A' teams, hands-on company building, founder assessment
Assets Under Management
Approximately $15 billion as of 2021
Timeline
- Khosla Ventures was founded by Vinod Khosla. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Web Search)
2004-01-01
- Khosla Ventures III secured $750 million of investor commitments; Khosla Seed raised $250 million for higher-risk opportunities; the firm opened to outside investors for the first time. (Source: Web Search)
2009-09-01
- Khosla Ventures invested in Rocket Lab's Series A funding round. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)
2013-XX-XX
- Khosla Ventures was the first venture capital firm to invest in OpenAI. (Source: Wikipedia, Web Search)
2018-XX-XX
- Khosla Ventures invested $50 million in OpenAI's for-profit subsidiary, holding a 5 percent stake at that time. (Source: Web Search)
2019-XX-XX
- Rocket Lab went public. (Source: Wikipedia)
2021-XX-XX
- Khosla Ventures had approximately $15 billion in assets under management. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, Web Search)
2021-10-XX
Wikipedia
View on WikipediaKhosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures is a private American venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by entrepreneur Vinod Khosla in 2004 and as of 2021 had approximately US$15 billion in assets under management. The firm works with early-stage companies in the Internet, computing, mobile technology, artificial intelligence, financial services, agriculture, healthcare and clean technology sectors. It is known for making early capital investments in startups such as Impossible Foods, Instacart, Affirm, DoorDash, Square and OpenAI.
Web Search Results
- Khosla Ventures - Investor Profile & Information
Khosla Ventures is a VC firm that provides assistance and strategic advice to entrepreneurs working on innovative technologies in a wide range of sectors. The firm has more than $15 billion in assets under management. The firm has an enviable record of utilizing its experienced team of advisors to bring entrepreneurs’ ideas to fruition, particularly with a focus on breakthrough technologies.Khosla Ventures lists 213 companies in its portfolio, including notable investments such as Bold, Cadre, [...] headquarters are located in Menlo Park, California. You can find out more about it on KV's website at or connect to the company's LinkedIn profile at KV's address is 2128 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025. The firm is headed up by CEO Vinod Khosla. [...] DoorDash, Fundera, Helium, OpenAI, Scribd, Square, Stripe, and Zocdoc. The firm operates two funds; the seed fund focuses on science and innovation experiments, while the main fund concentrates on traditional ventures at early-to-later stages in all areas of technology.KV’s investment philosophy is to invest in the people behind the idea, rather than the idea itself. The firm seeks highly capable founders combined with talented “A” teams, who have a deep understanding of their field, and are
- Khosla Ventures - Wikipedia
Khosla VenturesImage 4 Company typePrivate IndustryVenture capital Founded 2004; 21 years ago(2004) FounderVinod Khosla HeadquartersMenlo Park, California, U.S. ProductsInvestments Total assets$15 billion (October 2021) Websitekhoslaventures.com Khosla Ventures is a private American venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It was founded by entrepreneur Vinod Khosla in 2004. [...] Khosla Ventures was the first venture capital firm to invest in OpenAI in 2018.( The firm also invested in Rocket Lab's Series A funding round in 2013 before going public in 2021.( Other frontier investments include Glydways, Hermeus, Opentrons, and Varda. Programs and partnerships ------------------------- [edit] [...] The firm was founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, a former general partner of Kleiner Perkins.( Khosla Ventures's first two investment vehicles were funded with his own personal capital and were not open to institutional investors.(
- Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla Vinod is an entrepreneur, investor and technologist. He is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a firm focused on assisting entrepreneurs to build impactful technology-based disruptive companies. Vinod grew up dreaming of being an entrepreneur, despite being from an Indian army household with no business or technology connections. Since the age of 16, when he first heard about the founding of Intel, he dreamt of starting his own technology company. [...] In 2004, driven by the need for flexibility to accommodate four growing children, the desire to be more experimental and to fund sometimes imprudent “science experiments,” Vinod formed Khosla Ventures to focus on both for-profit and social impact investments. His goals remain the same: work and learn from fun and knowledgeable entrepreneurs, build impactful companies by leveraging innovation and spend time with a partnership that makes a difference. Vinod has a passion for nascent technologies
- Khosla Ventures investor portfolio, rounds & team - Dealroom.co
Khosla Ventures =============== operational Venture capital Claimed Save Request enhancement Edit profile Save Khosla Ventures provides venture assistance and strategic advice to entrepreneurs working on breakthrough technologies. The firm focuses on a broad range of areas including consumer, enterprise, education, advertising, financial services, semiconductors, health, big data, agriculture/food, sustainable energy and robotics. HQ location Menlo Park, United States Website [...] Khosla Ventures stands out as a fund purpose-built for bold, contrarian bets across deep tech and AI. In this far-ranging discussion, Keith Rabois highlights how KV’s structure allows for conviction-led investing in capital-intensive, non-consensus opportunities—from foundational AI to heavily regulated industries. Leveraging the technical rigor of partners like Vinod Khosla, John, and Sven, KV can validate complex technical products while providing strategic and operational mentorship [...] He emphasizes Khosla Ventures' "venture assistant" approach, focusing on hands-on support for startups. Despite Rabois' return, Khosla Ventures is expanding, optimistic about future technology-driven opportunities. a year ago Login to add your note Lists 1. Top Healthtech Investors Aug 2022 2. The Top 100 Investors in Enterprise Software Startups Jun 2023 3. International Investors - Ireland/NI Nov 2023 4. GOED's list Sep 2024 5. Circular sector: Series A or B Jan 2025
- Vinod Khosla - Wikipedia
In 2004 to spend more time with his teenage kids and focus on science-based technology startups, Khosla moved to part-time and eventually left Kleiner Perkins. He founded his own venture capital firm, Khosla Ventures later that year as a way to invest in more experimental technologies with a "social impact."( At the time, he had about $1.5 billion from co-founding Sun Microsystems and his work with Kleiner Perkins. The firm is based in Menlo Park, California.( [...] Khosla Ventures was the first venture capital investor in OpenAI during a period when it was "almost impossible to diligence" due to the company's corporate structure. The firm invested $50 million in OpenAI's for-profit subsidiary in 2019. It had a 5 percent stake in OpenAI at that time.( Khosla offered personal loans to startups after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank.( [...] In September 2009, Khosla Ventures III secured $750 million of investor commitments to invest in traditional early-stage and growth-stage companies. Khosla also raised $250 million for Khosla Seed, which will invest in higher-risk opportunities. He opened up Khosla Ventures to outside investors for the first time that same year.( The firm became known for being an early investor in Square "Square (financial services)") and investments in alternative energy technology like solar, biofuel, and
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View on DBPediaKhosla Ventures is an American venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla, focused on early-stage companies in the Internet, computing, mobile, financial services, agriculture, healthcare and clean technology sectors. Some of its most successful investments include Affirm, DoorDash, Square, Impossible Foods and Instacart.
