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Vinod Khosla
Indian-American businessman and venture capitalist
Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist, known for his significant contributions to the technology sector. Born on January 28, 1955, Khosla co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982, a pivotal company in the development of computing technologies, including Java and RISC processors. He later became a general partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he made influential investments in various successful startups.
In 2004, Khosla founded Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm that focuses on supporting entrepreneurs in building impactful technology-based companies. The firm has invested in notable companies such as OpenAI, Stripe, and DoorDash, managing approximately $15 billion in investor capital.12
Khosla's educational background includes a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in New Delhi, a master's degree in biomedical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from Stanford University. He is recognized for his belief in the transformative power of technology to address societal challenges, particularly in areas like health, energy, and climate.123
Beyond his professional achievements, Khosla is also active in philanthropic efforts, supporting microfinance initiatives in India and Africa, and he serves on various boards, including Breakthrough Energy Ventures.23
Highlights
Wrote a 3-part piece on hiring an executive starting with Part I: Hiring: The Difference Between Success and Failure. Part II: The Interview and How To Get the Most From It and Part III: Other Perspectives are internal Khosla Ventures documents that we don’t generally share outside our portfolio companies. Read below:
Congratulations @elonmusk on the win. Hopefully you can get Trump to do some of the things he said he'd do and not do some of the things he promised to do. Make the best of it now for the country. For eg if we can focus in FDA on better regulation instead of RFK kooky science it would be good. Attention to climate which you subscribe to would be good. Under MAGA banner I hope we don't abandon our allies and Ukraine. More to come....
