Investor profile for Khosla Ventures: typical check size, headquarters (Menlo Park, CA), stages they lead or invest in, and links to website and social profiles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker directory.

Khosla Ventures

Menlo Park venture firm founded by Vinod Khosla in 2004, backing ambitious founders in deep tech, AI, climate, healthcare, and frontier technology from seed through growth.

Typical check size

$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)

Founded

2004

Headquarters

Menlo Park, CA

AUM

N/A

Rounds they lead

Seed Series A

Rounds they invest

Seed Series A Series B+

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Khosla Ventures as an investor (41 total).

+17 more in the directory graph (browse related articles below or the startups index).

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FAQs about Khosla Ventures

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

Per our directory, Khosla Ventures leads seed and Series A rounds and participates through later growth. The firm is known for contrarian, technically ambitious bets rather than a single stage mandate.
Khosla Ventures does not publish a standard check range. Our directory estimate, based on seed-through-growth activity, reflects flexible deployment from early institutional rounds to larger follow-ons for breakout companies—not a fixed check formula.
Khosla Ventures is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It invests globally when the technology and team warrant it; many portfolio companies are U.S.-based but not geographically constrained.
Our directory tags deep-tech, climate-tech, and ai-ml. Khosla publicly backs AI, energy, healthcare, robotics, and other frontier areas—often accepting higher technical risk than generalist seed funds.
Khosla frequently leads or co-leads seed and Series A rounds for companies it believes can redefine markets. It also participates in larger growth rounds for portfolio winners.
Notable startups in our directory with Khosla Ventures listed include OpenAI (/startup/openai), Stripe (/startup/stripe), Okta (/startup/okta), Replit (/startup/replit), OpenDoor (/startup/opendoor), and Worldcoin (/startup/worldcoin).
Founders can submit through khoslaventures.com. Khosla partners are thesis-driven and respond to bold technical narratives; warm intros from scientists, operators, or prior founders help but are not the only path.
Our blue-chip VC firms guide highlights Khosla portfolio names like Instacart and DoorDash. Our Sarvam AI and NYC Ramp case study articles also reference Khosla participation in notable 2025–2026 rounds.