# Alice Brooks

> Alice Brooks is a Partner at Khosla Ventures investing in deep tech and sustainability - agtech, climate tech, robotics, food & beverage, manufacturing, and education from seed through Series B. Before venture, she co-founded Roominate, the STEM construction toy that landed Time's #1 toy of 2014 and a $500K Shark Tank deal from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner. A mechanical engineer turned investor, she holds degrees from MIT, Stanford, and Harvard and has led hardware teams at Nest and startup operations across the US and Asia.

- **Role:** Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **Organizations:** Khosla Ventures, Roominate (Maykah Inc.), Nest Labs, Wonder Workshop, PlayMonster
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Mechanical Engineering, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, MBA, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most influential VC firms, Co-founded Roominate, Time magazine's #1 toy of 2014, Secured $500,000 Shark Tank investment from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner (Season 6)

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Made her first toy at age 8 after her father gifted her a saw instead of a Barbie - built a wooden dollhouse
- **2010** — Graduated from MIT with B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
- **2011** — Hardware internship at Nest Labs
- **2012** — Graduated from Stanford with M.S. in Mechanical Engineering; co-founded Roominate with Bettina Chen
- **2012** — Roominate Kickstarter raises $85K+ (goal: $25K) in 30 days, selling 1,800+ units
- **2014** — Roominate appears on Shark Tank Season 6; secures $500K from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner for 5% equity
- **2014** — Time magazine names Roominate the #1 toy of 2014
- **2015** — Roominate acquired by Playmonster; distributed in 5,000+ retail outlets across US, Canada, Australia
- **2016** — Product Manager at Wonder Workshop (maker of Dash & Dot robots)
- **2017** — Led startup teams in US and Asia; manufacturing operations in China and Taiwan
- **2019** — Joined Khosla Ventures as Entrepreneur in Residence
- **2020** — Promoted to Principal at Khosla Ventures
- **2023** — Promoted to Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **2023** — Named in Business Insider's '23 Women in Venture Capital Who Made Partner or Higher'
- **2025** — Honored in San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40
- **2026** — Featured speaker at Future Food-Tech San Francisco 2026 - 'Financing the Future: Capital Strategies in the New Food-Tech Economy'

## Achievements

- Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most influential VC firms
- Co-founded Roominate, Time magazine's #1 toy of 2014
- Secured $500,000 Shark Tank investment from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner (Season 6)
- Roominate Kickstarter raised $85,000+ in 30 days (goal was $25,000)
- Grew Roominate to $4.5M+ in sales within a year of Shark Tank appearance
- Distributed Roominate in 5,000+ retail outlets across three countries before acquisition
- Named in Business Insider '23 Women in Venture Capital Who Made Partner or Higher' (2023)
- San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 honoree (2025)
- Degrees from MIT, Stanford, and Harvard - the triple crown of technical and business education
- Led manufacturing operations in China and Taiwan
- Invests across deep tech sectors from seed through Series B with check sizes up to $50M

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Featured speaker at Future Food-Tech San Francisco 2026 on 'Financing the Future: Capital Strategies in the New Food-Tech Economy'
- **2025-01** — Named in San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 class of 2025
- **2023-01** — Promoted to Partner at Khosla Ventures; named in Business Insider's list of women in VC who made partner or higher

## Links

- Website: https://www.khoslaventures.com/team/alice-brooks
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/alice-brooks-1786992a

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Last updated: 2026-05-09