Vinod Khosla Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Founder & Direct...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 9

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Vinod Khosla General Information

Biography

Mr. Vinod Khosla is the founder and managing director of Khosla Ventures. He is also the Founder of Asera. He serves as an Advisor at Academia, DevRev. He served as an Advisor at Deep Genomics. He serves as a Board Member and Advisor at Vicarious. He serves as a Board Member at Opentrons. He also serves as Investor at Breakthrough Energy. He served as a Board Member at Ghost Autonomy. He serves as an Advisor and Board Member of Berkshire Grey. He serves as a Board Member at AliveCor. He serves as a Board Member at Glydways, Q Bio, and WorkWhile. He served as an Advisor at WaveOne. He is a Board Member and advisor at Nova Labs. He was a Board Member of Learning Health and Oscar. He also co-founded Khosla Impact. He previously served as a Board Member and an Advisor at Post Intelligence. He was one of the three founders of Daisy Systems, which was the first significant computer-aided design system for electrical engineers. He is also a founding board member of the Indian School of Business. He holds a bachelor of technology degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, India, a master's degree in biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He Co-Founded Sun Microsystems.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Founder & Director, Khosla Ventures
Education
Stanford Graduate School of Business, MBA (Master of Business Administration)
Carnegie Mellon University, Master's
Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology)
Gender
Male
Total Investments
Exits
Phone
+1 (650)
Address
  • 2128 Sand Hill Road
  • Menlo Park, CA 94025
  • United States
+1 (650)

Vinod Khosla Positions (5)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Alchemist Accelerator Investor Mentor Miami, FL Accelerator/Incubator
Breakthrough Energy Investor Investor Kirkland, WA Impact Investing
Khosla Labs Investor Executive Bangalore, India Accelerator/Incubator
Khosla Ventures Investor Founder & Director Menlo Park, CA Venture Capital
Khosla Ventures Acquisition IV Company Founder Menlo Park, CA Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC)

Vinod Khosla Board Seats (10)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
AliveCor Monitoring Equipment Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Mountain View, CA
Berkshire Grey Other Hardware Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Formerly VC-backed Bedford, MA
Glydways Automotive Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed South San Francisco, CA
Learning Health Other Healthcare Technology Systems Out of Business Formerly VC-backed Tiburon, CA
Mighty Buildings Multimedia and Design Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Oakland, CA

Vinod Khosla Lead Partner on Deals (310)

Vinod Khosla has been the lead partner on 310 deals. Their latest deal was with Mako AI, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 24-Sep-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Mako AI 24-Sep-2024 Seed Round Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Aven 17-Sep-2024 Completed Other Financial Services San Francisco, CA
Vahan 09-Sep-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Bangalore, India
Zeta 07-Aug-2024 Completed Financial Software San Francisco, CA
Q Bio 26-Jul-2024 Completed Diagnostic Equipment San Carlos, CA
Waabi 16-Jun-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software Toronto, Canada
PolyAI 22-Apr-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software London, United Kingdom
Symbolica AI 09-Apr-2024 Completed Business/Productivity Software San Francisco, CA
Loyal 21-Mar-2024 Later Stage VC (Series B) Completed Other Consumer Non-Durables San Francisco, CA
Limbic 05-Mar-2024 Later Stage VC Completed Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) London, United Kingdom

Vinod Khosla Network (2,450)

Board Members (220)

Name Company Representing Location From
Naveen Rao Ph.D Block Self Oakland, CA
Paul Ferris Glydways Self South San Francisco, CA
Matrix Industries (Electronic Equipment and Instruments) Khosla Ventures Menlo Park, CA
Oscar Health Oscar Health New York, NY
OpenTrons Khosla Ventures Brooklyn, NY

Portfolio Executives (2,152)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Danny Goldman Mako AI Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 24-Sep-2024 San Francisco, CA
Shivaal Roy Mako AI Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 24-Sep-2024 San Francisco, CA
Aven Member of Board of Advisors 17-Sep-2024 San Francisco, CA
Aven Co-Founder & Head of Design 17-Sep-2024 San Francisco, CA
Aven Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 17-Sep-2024 San Francisco, CA

Fund Team Members (78)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Susan Biglieri Kleiner Perkins Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XI Menlo Park, CA
Susan Biglieri Kleiner Perkins KPCB China II Menlo Park, CA
Kleiner Perkins Menlo Park, CA
Kleiner Perkins Menlo Park, CA
Kleiner Perkins Menlo Park, CA

Vinod Khosla Affiliated Funds (21)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Khosla Ventures I Khosla Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2005
Khosla Ventures V Khosla Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2014
Unitus Seed Fund I Unitus Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Fully Invested 2013
Khosla Ventures Seed F Khosla Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2024
Khosla Ventures Seed Fund Khosla Ventures Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2009

Vinod Khosla Advisory Roles (3)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Academia Company Advisor San Francisco, CA Other Services (B2C Non-Financial)
DevRev Company Advisor Palo Alto, CA Business/Productivity Software
Hello Heart Company Advisor Menlo Park, CA Monitoring Equipment

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    Vinod Khosla holds 10 board seats including AliveCor, Berkshire Grey, Glydways, Learning Health, and Mighty Buildings.

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