Khosla Ventures
About Khosla Ventures
Vinod Khosla, who co-founded Sun Microsystems, started the firm in 2004 in Menlo Park. A third-party directory puts the team at more than 80 professionals. A separate profile reports that the firm announced a raise of $3.5 billion across three funds in February 2025. Third-party sources list conflicting amounts for individual funds, including a $500 million seed fund and a $1.6 billion main fund on one site, and $400 million, $1.1 billion and $1.4 billion funds on another. Confirm current fund sizes with the firm before citing them. The partners who lead the AI practice are not named in the sources reviewed.
The firm names artificial intelligence as one of several target sectors, alongside climate, healthcare, fintech and enterprise software. Its best-known AI position in the sources reviewed is a $405 million special purpose vehicle created in October 2024 for its investment in OpenAI. On the Lounge deals desk, the firm has led or joined AI rounds from seed to Series C in 2026, including rounds for Waabi, Factory, Norm AI and Oratomic.
Sources disagree on this. One profile says the firm typically invests in Series A to Series B+ rounds, with checks from $500K to $50M. Another says it invests from seed to growth equity, with checks from $1M to $100M. Neither range has been confirmed by the firm. The Lounge deals desk shows AI rounds at seed, Series A, Series B, Series C and growth stages.
- Waabi: Series C, $750M (2026-01), led by the firm
- Oratomic: Series A, $300M (2026-07), led by the firm
- Rhoda AI: Series A, $450M (2026-03)
- Factory: Series C, $150M (2026-04), led, and Growth, $200M (2026-09), led
- Norm AI: Series C, $120M (2026-07), led by the firm
- Arena: Series B, $200M (2026-10), led by the firm
- Arda: venture round, $230M (2026-10), led by the firm
- Vinci: Series B, $250M (2026-10)
- Sabi: Seed, $50M (2026-10), led by the firm
- Corma: Seed, $60M (2026-08)
- Veeda AI: Seed, $90M (2026-07)
Investing activity
Khosla Ventures has made 1,515 investments according to Crunchbase across 789 portfolio companies, and has led 590 rounds and seen 209 exits, 33 of them by IPO.
Khosla Ventures appears in 30 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $3.05B, and led 19 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, Growth and Series C, with a median round size of $27M and the largest at $750M. The most recent are Arda (Venture round, $230M, Oct 2026), Tolan (Venture round, $30M, Oct 2026) and Sabi (Seed, $50M, Oct 2026).
Khosla Ventures most often invests alongside Accel, Sequoia Capital, Initialized Capital and Temasek, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI, AI manufacturing and Consumer AI companion.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Khosla Ventures
Who founded Khosla Ventures and when?
Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems, founded the firm in 2004. It is based in Menlo Park, California.
Does Khosla Ventures invest in AI startups?
Yes. Artificial intelligence is one of the firm's named target sectors, and on the Lounge deals desk it has led or joined several AI rounds in 2026.
What stages does Khosla Ventures invest in?
Third-party sources disagree. One says Series A to Series B+, another says seed to growth equity. The firm has not confirmed either range in the sources reviewed.
How much money has Khosla Ventures raised for its funds?
One third-party profile reports a $3.5 billion raise across three funds announced in February 2025. Individual fund sizes vary between sources, so check the firm's own filings.
Did Khosla Ventures invest in OpenAI?
Yes. The firm created a $405 million special purpose vehicle in October 2024 for its investment in OpenAI, according to a third-party profile.
What AI companies has Khosla Ventures invested in?
Khosla Ventures's AI investments include Arda, Tolan, Sabi, Arena, Vinci, GRAI, Decimal AI and Factory. The 30 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Khosla Ventures based?
Khosla Ventures is based in Menlo Park, California, United States.
What stage does Khosla Ventures invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Khosla Ventures has invested at Seed, Growth, Series C and Series B, with a median round of $27M. Khosla Ventures led 19 of those rounds.
Who does Khosla Ventures co-invest with?
Khosla Ventures's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Accel (3 deals), Sequoia Capital (3 deals), Initialized Capital (2 deals), Temasek (2 deals) and Eclipse (2 deals).
How can founders reach Khosla Ventures?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Khosla Ventures's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Khosla Ventures to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.