# Katie Mishra

> Katie Mishra is a Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on AI's impact across enterprise, infrastructure, robotics, and consumer. A Stanford CS graduate with an AI concentration, she started coding after joining her high school robotics team for the free t-shirt, founded a nonprofit coding education org at 16, co-founded AI consumer startup Kangaroo (raising $3.3M alongside actress Kiernan Shipka), was an early hire at Fei-Fei Li's World Labs, and published three books before she could drive. She competes in the World Series of Poker, once performed on stage at a 3-Michelin-star restaurant, and presented space research at the United Nations.

- **Role:** Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **Organizations:** Khosla Ventures, Kangaroo, World Labs, Code Circle, Meta
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. Computer Science, AI Concentration, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Partner at Khosla Ventures, promoted from Associate in ~11 months, Co-founded Kangaroo, raising $3.3M with investors including Greylock, Human Capital, and Michael Ovitz, Early hire at World Labs, Fei-Fei Li's spatial AI company

## Career timeline

- **~2010** — Won honorable mention at New York book pitching contest at age 10; began publishing books
- **~2015** — Founded Code Circle, a nonprofit teaching CS to middle schoolers, as a high school junior
- **~2018** — Enrolled at Stanford University; won BASES Undergrad Startup Challenge
- **~2020** — Conducted research at Meta; worked on satellite-building projects
- **2021** — Co-founded Kangaroo with Kiernan Shipka; raised $3.3M from Greylock, Human Capital, and others
- **2022** — Launched Kangaroo metaverse storytelling app with Hollywood partnerships
- **2023** — Competed in WSOP $400 Colossus tournament in Las Vegas
- **2023-2024** — Joined World Labs (Fei-Fei Li's AI startup) as one of first hires; served as early PM
- **2024-11** — Joined Khosla Ventures as investor focused on enterprise AI
- **2025-10** — Promoted to Partner at Khosla Ventures

## Achievements

- Partner at Khosla Ventures, promoted from Associate in ~11 months
- Co-founded Kangaroo, raising $3.3M with investors including Greylock, Human Capital, and Michael Ovitz
- Early hire at World Labs, Fei-Fei Li's spatial AI company
- Won BASES Undergrad Startup Challenge at Stanford
- Founded Code Circle nonprofit at age 16, growing it to 35 members
- Published 3 books before college
- Won honorable mention at New York book pitching contest at age 10
- Competed in 3 World Series of Poker tournaments
- Presented space research at the United Nations
- Performed on stage at a 3-Michelin-star restaurant

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Promoted to Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **2025-02** — Tweeted about using AI deep research tools for startup sales and market mapping
- **2024-11** — Announced joining Khosla Ventures as enterprise-focused investor

## Links

- Website: https://katiemishra.substack.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiemishra
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/katieruthmishra

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Last updated: 2026-05-09