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Pre-seed · Seed · Series A · Select growth
Khosla Ventures
Menlo Park, CA
An early-stage venture firm built around high-risk technical bets in AI, energy, health, enterprise software and frontier science.
Strategy lens
Declared focus vs. observed sample
Declared focus reflects the firm’s own strategy language. Observed sectors summarize only the source-linked companies currently indexed here; it is not the firm’s complete portfolio allocation.
Artificial Intelligence1
autonomous trucking1
Climate & Energy1
cloud data infrastructure1
defense systems1
developer and enterprise software1
Enterprise Software1
fintech1
fintech and finance automation1
fintech and payments1
general-purpose robotics AI1
Healthcare1
high-Mach aerospace and defense1
on-edge robotic autonomy1
space launch1
Founder fit screen
Prepare before contacting KV
Use the firm’s declared strategy and sourced relationship graph to build a specific outreach thesis. This is a preparation framework—not a claim about current appetite or check size.
Stage fit
Explain why the company belongs in Pre-seed, Seed, Series A and what proof has already removed the prior stage’s risk.
Sector fit
Anchor the opportunity to Artificial Intelligence, Climate & Energy, Healthcare. Name the specific market shift and why it is happening now.
Partner fit
Review 4 indexed team profiles. Address the partner whose operating history and portfolio context best match the company.
Portfolio context
Study the 15 source-linked companies shown here. State whether the company is complementary, differentiated, or potentially competitive.
Evidence packet
Bring customer proof, cohort or deployment metrics, gross-margin logic, capital use, key risks, and the milestone this financing should unlock.
Contact route
Use the firm’s public route and keep the request precise: company, stage, round, traction, why this firm, and one clear next step.
Key people
Official team source Who shapes the partnership
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Founder
Vinod Khosla
Technology founder and investor known for backing science-led companies and unconventional technical approaches.
Managing Director
Keith Rabois
Operator and investor focused on financial technology, marketplaces, software and ambitious founders.
Founding Partner and Managing Director
Samir Kaul
Founding Partner and Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, with firm-level focus spanning Consumer, Enterprise, Financial Technology, Frontier Technology.Partner
Alice Brooks
Partner at Khosla Ventures, with firm-level focus spanning Consumer, Enterprise, Financial Technology, Frontier Technology. Selected relationships
Official portfolio source Investments listed by the firm
Artificial Intelligence
Official sourceOpenAI
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Enterprise Software
Official sourceGitLab
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Climate & Energy
Official sourceCommonwealth Fusion
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Healthcare
Official sourceSynchron
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developer and enterprise software
Official sourceGitLab
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cloud data infrastructure
Official sourceClickHouse
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fintech
Official sourceBlock
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fintech and payments
Official sourceStripe
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fintech and finance automation
Official sourceRamp
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space launch
Official sourceRocket Lab
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high-Mach aerospace and defense
Official sourceHermeus
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on-edge robotic autonomy
Official sourceFieldAI
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defense systems
Official sourceMach Industries
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general-purpose robotics AI
Official sourcePhysical Intelligence
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autonomous trucking
Official sourceWaabi
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Co-investment map
Firms sharing listed companies
Ranked by shared companies in this indexed dataset—not necessarily the same financing round.
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Founders Fund
Ramp · Stripe · OpenAI
Thrive Capital
OpenAI · Ramp · Stripe
Greylock
OpenAI · Ramp
GV
Stripe · Ramp
Lightspeed Venture Partners
ClickHouse · Stripe
Sequoia Capital
Stripe · OpenAI
Andreessen Horowitz
Stripe
Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
DCVC
Rocket Lab
Engine Ventures
Commonwealth Fusion Systems
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