Khosla Ventures

Quick read

Khosla Ventures is a multi-stage VC firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, headquartered at 2128 Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California. With $5B in AUM and a portfolio of 350+ companies, it backs early- and late-stage bets across AI, climate, healthcare, fintech, and frontier tech. Khosla doesn't chase IRR metrics — it targets companies that can redefine entire industries.

Key facts

Founded

2004

Founders

Vinod Khosla

Employees

214

Sectors

generalist, ai, climate, healthcare, fintech

Website

khoslaventures.com

Investment thesis

Khosla backs early- and late-stage technology companies — particularly in AI, climate, healthcare, and frontier tech — that can radically reinvent societal infrastructure and create entirely new markets. The firm prioritises the potential to build large, consequential companies over conventional return metrics like IRR.

Recent activity

• Apr 2026investment
  Led Factory's $150M Series C at a $1.5B valuation, alongside Sequoia Capital and Insight Partners. Factory is an AI infrastructure startup. tracxn.com
• Apr 2026press
  Vinod Khosla participated in the 'AI 2026' event at the San Francisco Chase Center, speaking on the future of AI. linkedin.com
• Apr 2026investment
  Invested in Shade Analytics' $14M round and GRAI's $9M seed round for an AI-powered music remix platform. tracxn.com
• 2026press
  Vinod Khosla publicly feuded with Elon Musk, calling out what he labelled a racially exclusionary 'WAGA' movement and urging non-white employees at Tesla, SpaceX, and X to send their LinkedIn profiles to Khosla Ventures. analyticsinsight.net
• 2026press
  Partner Ethan Choi publicly distanced the firm from Managing Director Keith Rabois's pro-ICE remarks on X; Vinod Khosla backed Choi's statement and condemned the ICE shooting. peopleofcolorintech.com
• 2025investment
  Co-led Reevo's $80M seed round alongside Kleiner Perkins. Reevo is building an AI-native Revenue Operating System to replace fragmented sales and marketing tools. linkedin.com
• 2025investment
  Led Highlight AI's $40M Series A for a shared intelligence layer for teams working with AI agents. technews180.com
• Nov 2025press
  Khosla Ventures partnered with the Biotech x Health Innovation Summit at Harvard, with firm representatives speaking on AI and healthcare. linkedin.com

Notable investments

• FactorySeries CApr 2026tracxn.com
• ReevoSeed2025linkedin.com
• Highlight AISeries A2025technews180.com
• WithCoverageSeries B2025linkedin.com
• Rubedo Life SciencesSeries A2025in.linkedin.com
• Radical (AI cancer doctor)Pre-Seed2025linkedin.com
• SURGE TherapeuticsSeries B2025linkedin.com
• JonesSeries A2024divcowest.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Ethan Choi · Partner
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• Kanu Gulati · Partner
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• Samir Kaul · Partner
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• Kelly Kinnard · Operating Partner, Head of Talent
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• Avisha Mehra Naganath · Talent Partner
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• Vinod Khosla · Founder
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• Keith Rabois · Partner at Khosla Ventures
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• Sven Strohband · Managing Director
• Adina Tecklu · Principal

Sources

• Khosla Ventures LinkedIn
• Khosla Ventures Website
• Khosla Ventures - Tracxn 2026 Profile
• Highlight AI Closes $40M Round Led by Khosla Ventures
• Billionaire VC Vinod Khosla Distances His Firm From Exec's Pro-ICE Remarks
• Khosla vs Musk: Silicon Valley's MAGA Culture War Explodes
• Khosla's Ethan Choi On AI, Founder-First Investing And The Fate Of Entry-Level Jobs

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