# Khosla Ventures

> Khosla Ventures is a Menlo Park venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla. It backs early-stage companies in artificial intelligence, climate and energy, healthcare, fintech, and frontier science - deliberately funding high-risk 'science experiments' that most investors would pass on. Its early checks into OpenAI, Stripe, DoorDash, Instacart, Affirm, and Impossible Foods turned a contrarian appetite for technical risk into one of the strongest track records in the industry, with roughly $16 billion under management.

- **Founded:** 2004
- **Headquarters:** Menlo Park, California, United States
- **Founders:** Vinod Khosla (Founder)
- **Team size:** ~240 employees
- **Products:** Seed Fund, Early-Stage / Main Fund, Opportunity Fund, Venture Assistance
- **Notable:** Early investor in OpenAI, reportedly one of the first venture firms to write a large check into the company., Backed multiple companies to successful IPOs or acquisitions including DoorDash, Instacart, Affirm, Block (Square), Okta, GitLab, Guardant Health, Nutanix, QuantumScape and Rocket Lab., Grew from a personally funded vehicle in 2004 to roughly $16 billion in assets under management.

## Products & services

- **Seed Fund** — Higher-risk, earliest-stage capital for unproven 'science experiment' companies where the underlying technology is unproven but the physics is sound.
- **Early-Stage / Main Fund** — Flagship early and growth-stage venture fund backing companies across AI, enterprise, fintech, health, climate, and deep tech.
- **Opportunity Fund** — Growth-stage vehicle that concentrates capital into the firm's best-performing portfolio companies as they scale.
- **Venture Assistance** — Hands-on operational support team helping founders with recruiting, strategy, product, business development, and follow-on fundraising.

## Achievements

- Early investor in OpenAI, reportedly one of the first venture firms to write a large check into the company.
- Backed multiple companies to successful IPOs or acquisitions including DoorDash, Instacart, Affirm, Block (Square), Okta, GitLab, Guardant Health, Nutanix, QuantumScape and Rocket Lab.
- Grew from a personally funded vehicle in 2004 to roughly $16 billion in assets under management.
- Ranked #1 in the 'Founder's Choice' VC list among 200+ firms in 2023.
- Among the most active U.S. venture investors in 2025, with a concentrated push into AI and robotics.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Reported to be in talks to raise as much as $5.5 billion across three new funds - the firm's largest fundraise in its two-decade history, including roughly $1B for seed and $2.5B for its opportunity fund.
- **2025-02** — Began raising $3.5 billion across three funds, about 17% larger than its 2023 haul, with roughly $650M earmarked for seed-stage investments.
- **2024-10** — Raised a $405 million special-purpose vehicle to invest additional capital into OpenAI.
- **2024-01** — Investor Keith Rabois rejoined the firm as a managing director, five years after leaving for Founders Fund.

## Links

- Website: https://khoslaventures.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/khosla-ventures
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/khoslaventures
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/KhoslaVentures

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Last updated: 2026-08-15