Khosla Ventures

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Khosla Ventures is an American venture capital company founded by Vinod Khosla focusing on early stage companies in the internet, computing, cellular, silicon technology, biotechnology, healthcare and clean technology sectors.

The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park , Calif. , And manages investor capital and previous funds funded by Khosla. As of September 2017, Khosla Ventures had approximately $ 5 billion in assets under management.

history

The company was founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, a former employee of the startup investment company Kleiner Perkins. The firm's first two investment vehicles were funded with Khosla's private capital and were not open to institutional investors . In March 2009, Pierre Lamond became a partner. In December 2009, Khosla completed fundraising for two new funds to invest in cleantech and information technology startups.

The Khosla Ventures Fund III secured $ 1 billion in investor money for investments in traditional early-stage and growth-stage companies. Khosla also raised $ 300 million for Khosla Seed, which invests in riskier businesses and science experimentation. The company has invested in bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, wind, battery, motors, LED, HVAC efficiency and other environmentally friendly technologies. The company focuses on risk-based technology investments in very large markets.

Holdings

Some of the companies funded by Khosla Ventures include: Academia.edu , Bloom Energy , Impossible Foods and Blockstream .

In October 2015, Khosla Ventures was among the top five largest and most active investors in the space sector, which has invested more than $ 10 billion in private capital since 2005.

Web links

https://www.khoslaventures.com/

Individual evidence

↑ Vinod Khosla, Risk Junkie. In: TechCrunch. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
↑ Lora Kolodny: Khosla Ventures adds two women to investment team - Kristina Simmons and Kanu Gulati. September 7, 2017, accessed May 28, 2020 .
↑ Khosla Ventures. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
^ Pierre Lamond, the VC who scared the YouTube guys, joins Khosla. In: VentureBeat. March 3, 2009, Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
↑ Seed Fund | Khosla Ventures. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
↑ Claire Cain Miller: Venture Firm's 'Green' Funds Top $ 1 Billion . In: The New York Times . August 31, 2009, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 28, 2020]).
↑ Khosla Ventures Is Raising, Like, A Billion Dollars. In: TechCrunch. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
↑ Khosla Ventures. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).
↑ http://www.facebook.com/amynordrum : Space Advocate Makes Business Case For Private Company Exploration Of Extraterrestrial Resources. October 9, 2015, accessed May 28, 2020 .

[1] Vinod Khosla, Risk Junkie. In: TechCrunch. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).

[2] Lora Kolodny: Khosla Ventures adds two women to investment team - Kristina Simmons and Kanu Gulati. September 7, 2017, accessed May 28, 2020 .

[3] Khosla Ventures. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).

[4] Pierre Lamond, the VC who scared the YouTube guys, joins Khosla. In: VentureBeat. March 3, 2009, Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).

[5] Seed Fund | Khosla Ventures. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).

[6] Claire Cain Miller: Venture Firm's 'Green' Funds Top $ 1 Billion . In: The New York Times . August 31, 2009, ISSN 0362-4331 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 28, 2020]).

[7] Khosla Ventures Is Raising, Like, A Billion Dollars. In: TechCrunch. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).

[8] Khosla Ventures. Retrieved May 28, 2020 (American English).

[9] ttp://www.facebook.com/amynordrum : Space Advocate Makes Business Case For Private Company Exploration Of Extraterrestrial Resources. October 9, 2015, accessed May 28, 2020 .