Sven Strohband Ph.D

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Biography

Dr. Sven Strohband serves as Managing Director at Khosla Ventures. He was a Board Member at Velo3D. He served as a Board Member at Voyage, Uhnder, Hermeus, ThoughtSpot, Zendar, Giant.AI, and Rocket Lab. He is an Advisor and Board Member of Berkshire Grey. He served as a Board Member at Vicarious. He co-founded and was the Chief Executive Officer and Board Member at MetaMind. He served as a Board Member at Creator. He has worked on numerous technologies ranging from autonomous robots, automotive LED front lighting, user interface, and display technologies to RFID systems for production verification. During his tenure at KV, he has led the technical diligence for numerous investment opportunities in both IT and sustainability. He is excited by technologies that enable novel user experiences or markedly change the efficiency of operations. Before joining KV, he spent six years at Mohr Davidow Ventures, starting as an associate and culminating as the CTO of the firm, where he led the firm-wide technical diligence process for the infrastructure IT and sustainability practices. During this time, he worked with technology companies in areas ranging from advertising automation to columnar storage. He also helped portfolio companies recruit technical talent, manage milestones, run product-market fit experiments, and craft fundraising strategies. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in mechanics and computation from Stanford University.