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Khosla Ventures

VC
Menlo Park, CAWebsite

Khosla Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA investing in AI / ML, Enterprise, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$10.0M checks and has 19 portfolio companies in our records.

Stage

Seed

Check Size

$1.0M – $10.0M

AUM

$16.0B

Portfolio

19+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Early investor in AI-first companies and enterprise platforms with disruptive technical advantages.

How Khosla Ventures invests

Khosla Ventures is a vc firm based in Menlo Park, CA. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on AI / ML, Enterprise, Developer Tools.

Khosla Ventures typically writes checks of $1.0M–$10.0M per investment, backed by approximately $16B in assets under management.

Khosla Ventures has backed 19 companies in our records, including OpenAI, DoorDash, Instacart.

Meet the Team

RW

Riley Wood

Director of Technical Sourcing

FM

Francesco Marcone

Senior Investment Analyst

SJ

Scarlett Johansson

Senior Investment Analyst

RW

Reze Wong

Operating Partner

SS

Sven Strohband

Managing Director

PB

Peter Buckland

Chief Operating Officer

OM

Omar Mansour

Chief Risk Officer

AM

Alexander Morgan

Partner

MH

Mahmoud Hemeda

Senior Investment Data Analyst/Limited Partner

SD

Shernaz Daver

Chief Marketing Officer

Industry Focus

Invests In

AI / ML
Enterprise
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (19)

Other

OP

OpenAI

AI
DO

DoorDash

Marketplace
IN

Instacart

Marketplace
GU

Guardant Health

LA

Lanzatech

SW

Sword Health

NU

Nutanix

DE

DevRev

UL

Ultima Genomics

RO

Rocket Lab

How to pitch Khosla Ventures
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in AI / ML, Enterprise, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $10.0M check.
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Riley Wood, Director of Technical Sourcing.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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