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Vinod Khosla - aVenture Research

Vinod Khosla

AddedMar 31, 2024

UpdatedOct 12, 2026

Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla

Co-Founder, Sun Microsystems

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Vinod Khosla's Investments

2 investments since 2013

1 operating · 1 inactive

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1

Quaise Energy
Seed · June 2020$6M
Seed · June 2020

2013

1

Quanttus
Seed · January 2013$3M
Seed · January 2013

$7.4B

Co-Founder

Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Investment FirmParis, FR

Board Member· Board

Khosla Ventures

Investment FirmMenlo Park, CA, US

Founder

Zettacore

Series C$56MEnglewood, CO, US

Board Member· Board

AliveCor

Series F$154.3MMountain View, CA, US

Board Member· Board

Range Fuels

Non-ProfitBroomfield, CO, US

Founder

Moka5

$84.3MRedwood City, CA, US

Board Member· Board

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