Khosla Ventures

General contacts

Investor type

Founded

2006

AUM

$15 000 M

Location

Menlo Park, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$100+ m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Series B Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

North America Europe Asia

ESG Focus

Impact investor

Investor profile last updated: 16 August, 2026

Profile

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems. The firm is known for its bold and early-stage investments, focusing on sectors such as AI, climate, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, fintech, digital health, medtech, and diagnostics. With a team of over 80 professionals, Khosla Ventures is recognized for its willingness to take on high-risk, high-reward opportunities, often backing companies that challenge conventional thinking.

The firm invests across a wide range of sectors, including consumer, enterprise, fintech, frontier technology, medical technology, and sustainability. Khosla Ventures typically invests in Series A to Series B+ rounds, with check sizes ranging from $500K to $50M. The firm manages several funds, including the Khosla Ventures Seed-stage fund ($400M, 2020), Early-stage fund ($1.1B, 2020), and Fund VII ($1.4B, 2021), with a total AUM exceeding $5.5B.

Notable investments by Khosla Ventures include companies like OpenAI - AI research and deployment, DoorDash - food delivery service, Instacart - grocery delivery service, and Rocket Lab - aerospace manufacturer. The firm has a track record of supporting transformative companies that have achieved significant milestones, such as Guardant Health in cancer diagnostics and Affirm in financial services.

Industry

Medical Devices Marketing and Advertising Internet and Web Services Healthcare Services Foodtech Fintech Financial Services Edtech Education Digital Consumer Services (B2C) Consumer Products Biotechnology Agriculture Robotics SaaS Transportation Blockchain/Crypto AI MedTech Energy Cybersecurity HealthTech ClimateTech Food and Beverage Media and Entertainment Security Software Real Estate

Khosla Ventures Funds

Name	Type	Industry	Stage	Region	Size	AUM	Launch date
Khosla Ventures Seed-stage fund	Venture Capital (VC)	Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Media and Entertainment SaaS Security Software Energy HealthTech	Pre-seed Seed	North America Europe	$5-10 m	$400 M	October 2020
Khosla Ventures Early-stage fund	Venture Capital (VC)	Financial Services Fintech Healthcare Services Media and Entertainment Real Estate SaaS Security Software Transportation Energy HealthTech	Pre-seed Seed	Europe	$5-10 m	$1100 M	October 2020
Khosla Ventures Fund VII	Venture Capital (VC)	Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Media and Entertainment Real Estate SaaS Security Software HealthTech	Pre-seed Seed	Europe	$5-10 m	$1400 M	November 2021
Khosla Ventures $5.5B Fund (2026)	Venture Capital (VC)	Biotechnology Consumer Products Foodtech Internet and Web Services Medical Devices SaaS Transportation Blockchain/Crypto AI Energy Cybersecurity HealthTech	Seed Series A Series B	North America Europe Asia	$10-50 m	$5500 M	July 2026

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FAQs about Khosla Ventures

Is Khosla Ventures a venture capital or private equity firm?

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed, Series B and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $100+ m.

Where is Khosla Ventures located?

Khosla Ventures is located in Menlo Park, California, United States.

When was Khosla Ventures founded?

Khosla Ventures was founded in 2006.

What sectors and industries does Khosla Ventures invest in?

Khosla Ventures invests in companies and startups in Medical Devices, Marketing and Advertising, Internet and Web Services, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Fintech, Financial Services, Edtech, Education, Digital, Consumer Services (B2C), Consumer Products, Biotechnology, Agriculture, Robotics, SaaS, Transportation, Blockchain/Crypto, AI, MedTech, Energy, Cybersecurity, HealthTech, ClimateTech, Food and Beverage, Media and Entertainment, Security, Software, Real Estate.

What is Khosla Ventures geographical focus of investments?

Khosla Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Asia.

At what stages of companies and startups does Khosla Ventures typically invest in?

Khosla Ventures invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Series B, Late Stage (Series C+).

What is the usual amount of Khosla Ventures investment?

Khosla Ventures usually invests $100+ m on average.

What is the amount of assets of under management (AUM) for Khosla Ventures?

Khosla Ventures has around $15 000m assets under management.

When was Khosla Ventures last fund created?

Khosla Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2021-11-01

Is Khosla Ventures impact investor?

Yes, Khosla Ventures is impact investor.

What are the contacts of Khosla Ventures?

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