Do Designer Fund and Khosla Ventures invest together?

Yes — Designer Fund and Khosla Ventures appear together in 7 tracked portfolio companies, including Carbon Engineering, Climeworks, Ginkgo Bioworks, Impossible Foods, Omada Health.

How do Designer Fund and Khosla Ventures compare on check size?

Designer Fund typically writes checks of $100K – $1M, while Khosla Ventures writes $5K – $50M.

Designer Fund vs Khosla Ventures

Two firms that co-invest: side by side on stage, sector, check size, and track record, from public filings and the firms' own sites.

	Designer Fund	Khosla Ventures
Type	Venture capital	Venture capital
HQ	San Francisco	Menlo Park
Founded	2014	2004
Check size	$100K – $1M	$5K – $50M
Stages	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A	Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage
Sectors	Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic	Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, LegalTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Longevity, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, PropTech, Quantum Computing, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors, Social, Space Tech
AUM	$80M	$15B
Tracked investments	142	337
Exits (acquired/public)	3	12
Led rounds on record	—	12
Dated deals, last 24 mo	1	14

Shared portfolio · 7

Carbon Engineering Climeworks Ginkgo Bioworks Impossible Foods Omada Health Physical Intelligence (π)Stripe

Frequently asked questions

Do Designer Fund and Khosla Ventures invest together?: Yes — Designer Fund and Khosla Ventures appear together in 7 tracked portfolio companies, including Carbon Engineering, Climeworks, Ginkgo Bioworks, Impossible Foods, Omada Health.
How do Designer Fund and Khosla Ventures compare on check size?: Designer Fund typically writes checks of $100K – $1M, while Khosla Ventures writes $5K – $50M.