Adina Tecklu
InvestorFounderPartner at Khosla Ventures · Founder at Limbic
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on early-stage software, AI, and fintech, backing founders before market consensus. She has led KV investments in companies including Aven, Basis, Lovable, Rain, Stuut, Singularity Defense, and Limbic. She previously built Canaan's seed practice, was an early employee at Zenefits, and started in enterprise sales at Oracle. She holds a BS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford.
Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- a•••@khoslaventures.comreveal100% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Stanford University (BS, Management Science and Engineering)
- Communities
- Tecklu is a mentor at the Creative Destruction Lab in the CDL-Toronto Artificial Intelligence stream.
From Adina's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Founder at Limbic
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Limbic's investors · 3
Co-founders at Limbic
Experience
- Khosla VenturesPartnercurrent2019 — present
- Canaan PartnersInvestor & Co-Founder of Canaan Beta2017 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- ZenefitsPM2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- OracleSolutions Engineer2013 — 2014Redwood Shores, California
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.S. Management Science and Engineering
Deals · 1
AvenLed round
via Khosla Ventures · filed Sep 2025
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
BasisBevBrigitBumblebee SpacesLimbicLovableRainSingularity DefenseStuutSuperplasticThe InsideTia Clinic
Board seats
HugoScaleFactor
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Khosla Ventures
Network14
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Adina Tecklu?
- Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on early-stage software, AI, and fintech, backing founders before market consensus. She has led KV investments in companies including Aven, Basis, Lovable, Rain, Stuut, Singularity Defense, and Limbic. She previously built Canaan's seed practice, was an early employee at Zenefits, and started in enterprise sales at Oracle. She holds a BS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford.
- Where does Adina Tecklu work?
- Adina Tecklu is Partner at Khosla Ventures.
- What does Adina Tecklu invest in?
- Adina Tecklu invests in AI & Machine Learning, Fintech, SaaS.
- What check size does Adina Tecklu write?
- Adina Tecklu typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
- What boards does Adina Tecklu sit on?
- Adina Tecklu holds tracked board seats at Hugo, ScaleFactor.
- What companies has Adina Tecklu invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Aven, Basis, Bev, Brigit, Bumblebee Spaces, Limbic, Lovable, Rain, Singularity Defense, Stuut, Superplastic, The Inside, and 1 more.
- Where did Adina Tecklu go to school?
- Adina Tecklu studied at Stanford University (B.S. Management Science and Engineering).
- Does Adina Tecklu lead rounds?
- Yes — Adina Tecklu has led 13 tracked investments.
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Also worked at Canaan Partners41
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