Founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, the Sun Microsystems co-founder and former Kleiner Perkins partner, initially investing only his own money. It became known for aggressive, science-heavy bets that most firms considered too risky, from clean energy to fusion.
High-risk, high-conviction early-stage with a "venture assistance" operating model; comfortable with long, capital-intensive deeptech timelines.
AI, climate/energy, biotech and health, fintech, deeptech, robotics
OpenAI, Square (Block), DoorDash, Instacart, Affirm, Impossible Foods, GitLab, Commonwealth Fusion
Square IPO, DoorDash IPO, Instacart IPO, GitLab IPO, Affirm IPO
Khosla Ventures was the first venture investor in OpenAI, committing $50M in 2019, about twice the size of its previous largest initial investment.
| Company | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI AI | 1 round | $6.6B |
| Waabi Mobility | 3 rounds, 3 led | $1B |
| Rhoda AI Robotics | 1 round | $450M |
| FieldAI Robotics | 1 round | $405M |
| Hermeus Hardware | 1 round, 1 led | $350M |
| Lovable DevTools | 1 round | $330M |
| Vercel DevTools | 1 round | $300M |
| Abridge Healthtech | 1 round | $300M |
| Science Healthtech | 1 round | $230M |
| Parallel Web Systems AI | 2 rounds | $200M |
| Sakana AI AI | 1 round | $200M |
| Glydways Mobility | 1 round, 1 led | $170M |
| Rogo Fintech | 1 round | $160M |
| Imprint Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $150M |
| Ramp Fintech | 1 round, 1 led | $150M |
| Factory DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $150M |
| Mainspring Energy Energy | 1 round | $150M |
| General Intuition AI | 1 round, 1 led | $133.7M |
| Genesis AI Robotics | 1 round, 1 led | $105M |
| DevRev ai_ml | 1 round, 1 led | $100.8M |
| Collaborative Robotics Robotics | 1 round | $100M |
| Basis SaaS B2B | 1 round | $100M |
| Fundbox Fintech | 1 round | $100M |
| DualEntry SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $90M |
| Varda Space SpaceTech | 1 round | $90M |
| PolyAI AI | 1 round, 1 led | $86M |
| Moonvalley AI | 1 round | $84M |
| Reevo SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $80M |
| Speak edtech | 1 round | $78M |
| HealthifyMe Healthtech | 1 round, 1 led | $75M |
| Homebound PropTech | 1 round, 1 led | $75M |
| Emergent DevTools | 1 round, 1 led | $70M |
| HackerRank HR Tech | 1 round | $60M |
| Lula InsurTech | 2 rounds, 2 led | $53.5M |
| Omnea SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $50M |
| VitroLabs Biotech | 1 round | $46M |
| Highlight AI SaaS B2B | 1 round, 1 led | $40M |
| Polly Fintech | 1 round | $37M |
| Phia E-Commerce | 1 round | $35M |
| Daedalus robotics | 2 rounds | $32.5M |
| Ochre Bio Biotech | 1 round, 1 led | $30M |
| Even Healthcare Healthtech | 1 round, 1 led | $30M |
| Skyflow Cybersecurity | 1 round, 1 led | $30M |
| Nomba Fintech | 1 round | $30M |
| Luzia AI | 2 rounds | $29M |
| SiPhox Health Healthtech | 1 round, 1 led | $27M |
| Nomagic Robotics | 1 round, 1 led | $22M |
| Marble Healthtech | 2 rounds | $20.5M |
| Juno Web3 | 1 round, 1 led | $20M |
| Healthify healthtech | 1 round, 1 led | $20M |
| Aether Climate | 1 round | $18M |
| Genie AI LegalTech | 1 round | $17.3M |
| Bold Healthtech | 1 round | $17M |
| Enso AI | 1 round | $16.5M |
| Fireflies AI | 1 round, 1 led | $14M |
| Foundry Robotics Robotics | 1 round, 1 led | $13.5M |
| Atmos SpaceTech | 1 round, 1 led | $12.5M |
| Jones PropTech | 1 round, 1 led | $12.5M |
| Loop Health InsurTech | 1 round | $12M |
| Good Health Company Healthtech | 1 round | $10M |