Khosla Ventures is a prominent American venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla. The firm primarily focuses on early-stage investments across various sectors, including Internet, computing, mobile, financial services, agriculture, healthcare, and clean technology. Khosla Ventures typically participates in Seed, Series A, and Series B funding rounds, with investments ranging from a few million to tens of millions of dollars.
Notable portfolio companies include Affirm, DoorDash, Square, Impossible Foods, Instacart, and OpenAI. Vinod Khosla, a key partner and decision-maker, brings significant expertise from his previous role as a co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Khosla Ventures is known for its investment philosophy centered on bold ideas and disruptive technologies. The firm offers unique value-add services such as "Venture Assistance," which provides strategic guidance and operational support to help startups scale effectively.
Khosla Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot
Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages
Total Investments781
Current Portfolio Count328
Total Portfolio Exits34
Top Investment Stages
Series A219 (31.8%)
Seed175 (25.4%)
Series B161 (23.4%)
Series C88 (12.8%)
Series D45 (6.5%)
Stage Mix
Series A 32%Seed 25%Series B 23%Series C 13%Series D 7%
Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.
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Khosla Ventures - Classification
- Also Known As
- Khosla Ventures Llc.
- NAICS
- 520000Finance and Insurance
- 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
- 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
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- 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
- 6790Miscellaneous Investing
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- ISIC
- 6820Real estate activities on a fee or contract basis
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- 6720Investment Offices
- 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end