Adina Tecklu is a prominent Principal at Khosla Ventures who excels in investing in application layer software and consumer-oriented businesses. Adina is an expert in identifying companies with disruptive business models and building products and services for underserved markets and demographics. With exceptional experience in the tech industry, Adina has held various pivotal positions at notable companies. As a Solutions Architect at Oracle, Adina started her career in technology. She then joined Zenefits, where she worked in cross-functional roles across operations, strategy, and partnerships during the company's hyper-growth phase. Her successful career journey continued with an investor role at Canaan Partners, where she supported and served on the boards of companies such as ScaleFactor and Hugo. At Canaan Beta, Adina co-founded and launched the consumer seed practice, leading the firm's investments in several successful companies. She earned her B.S. from Stanford University's programs in Science, Technology, & Society and Management Science & Engineering, and she was selected for the Forbes 30 Under 30 List for Venture Capital.