# Karina Baze

> Karina Baze (El-Baze) is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms, where she works at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and commercial reality. A Stanford-trained operator with a career arc running from MuleSoft's scrappy East Division founding days through IPO and Salesforce acquisition, to leading GTM at AI-native companies Instabase and Hebbia, Karina brings rare depth to helping portfolio founders build revenue engines that actually work. Recognized as one of 100 Women in AI in 2025, she specializes in translating deep tech into customer outcomes - a skill set that is quietly reshaping how Khosla's portfolio companies go to market.

- **Role:** Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **Organizations:** Khosla Ventures, Hebbia, Instabase, MuleSoft, Salesforce
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Science, Technology, & Society, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Named one of 100 Women in AI (2025), Founding member of MuleSoft's East Division, scaling through IPO and $6.5B Salesforce acquisition, Built GTM infrastructure at Hebbia, a leading generative AI platform for finance and law

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Founding Member, MuleSoft East Division - Led Financial Services & Public Sector business development through company IPO and Salesforce acquisition
- **Mid career** — Vice President of Global Sales at Instabase - Led Fortune 100 client acquisition and managed company-wide transition to AI-first product
- **Pre-Khosla** — Vice President of Go-To-Market at Hebbia - Built early commercial strategy and infrastructure for the generative AI platform serving finance and law
- **Current** — Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures - Leads GTM strategy and execution across portfolio companies, focused on AI adoption and revenue architecture

## Achievements

- Named one of 100 Women in AI (2025)
- Founding member of MuleSoft's East Division, scaling through IPO and $6.5B Salesforce acquisition
- Built GTM infrastructure at Hebbia, a leading generative AI platform for finance and law
- Led Fortune 100 client acquisition at Instabase during its AI-first product transition
- Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures - one of Silicon Valley's most prominent VC firms
- Speaker on fintech innovation at Pace University and enterprise sales panels

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Named one of 100 Women in AI for 2025, recognizing her influence in the artificial intelligence field
- **2024** — Joined Khosla Ventures as Operating Partner, leading GTM and commercial strategy for portfolio companies

## Links

- Website: https://www.khoslaventures.com/team/karina-el-baze
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/karina-el-baze

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Last updated: 2026-05-09