Where does Kanu Gulati work?

Kanu Gulati is Investor at Khosla Ventures and Board director at Docusmart.

What check size does Kanu Gulati write?

Kanu Gulati typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.

What boards does Kanu Gulati sit on?

Kanu Gulati holds tracked board seats at Docusmart, Kognitos.

What companies has Kanu Gulati invested in?

Investments tracked here include Aleph, Field AI, Genesis AI, Kognitos, Nomagic, Point One Navigation, PolyAI, Waabi, WindBorne, Zendar, Korbit, Mimica, and 1 more.

Where did Kanu Gulati go to school?

Kanu Gulati studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Texas A&M University (Ph.D., Computer Engineering); Texas A&M University (Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering).

What awards has Kanu Gulati received?

Gulati was awarded the Nvidia Graduate Fellowship for her work in hardware acceleration.

Does Kanu Gulati lead rounds?

Yes — Kanu Gulati has led 10 tracked investments.

Kanu Gulati

InvestorFounder

Investor at Khosla Ventures · Board director at Docusmart

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $10M

About

Kanu Gulati is a Partner at Khosla Ventures investing in enterprise AI applications and infrastructure, robotics, and autonomous systems, with portfolio work including PolyAI, FieldAI, Waabi, and Genesis AI. She previously spent over a decade as a research scientist at Intel and Cadence and was a founding/early engineer at Heavy.ai, Spyglass, and Nascentric.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRobotics

Beyond investing

Founded: Gulati was a founding or early engineer at Heavy.ai, a hardware-accelerated analytics solution. Gulati was a founding or early engineer at Spyglass, a predictive analytics for design company acquired by Synopsys. Gulati was a founding or early engineer at Nascentric, a fast-circuit simulation tool company acquired by Cadence.
Education: Studied at Texas A&M University (Ph.D., electrical and computer engineering) Studied at University of Delhi (bachelor's degree, computer engineering) Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA)
Communities: Gulati was co-president of the annual Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference at Harvard Business School.
Awards: Gulati was awarded the Nvidia Graduate Fellowship for her work in hardware acceleration.
Family: Gulati grew up in multiple towns across India as the child of two parents who were doctors in the Indian military, and was inspired to study science by her older sister.
More: Gulati has authored more than 35 peer-reviewed publications and holds a US patent.

From Kanu's own website — common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at Docusmart

Intro paths

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In turn, Kanu can intro founders to Docusmart's investors below.

Docusmart's investors · 3

Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checks · since 2023 Madrona Venture GroupSeattle · $2M – $10M checks · since 2023 Point72 VenturesNew York · $1M – $75M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Docusmart

EMAD ELWANYExecutive Officer, Director

GAURAV OBEROIExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

Khosla VenturesPartnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Pramaana LabsInvestorcurrent2026 — present
Genesis AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
VivenInvestorcurrent2025 — present
PolyAIInvestor / Boardcurrent2020 — present
WaabiInvestor / Board Observercurrent2021 — present
AIMInvestor / Board Observercurrent2024 — present
SarvamInvestorcurrent2023 — present
Point One NavigationInvestor / Boardcurrent2023 — present
KognitosInvestor / Boardcurrent2023 — present
Field AIInvestorcurrent2023 — present
NomagicInvestor / Boardcurrent2019 — present
Regie.aiInvestor / Board observercurrent2022 — present
rabbit inc.Investorcurrent2023 — present
ZordiInvestor / Boardcurrent2020 — present
ZendarInvestor / Boardcurrent2017 — presentBerkeley, California
Analog InferenceInvestorcurrent2018 — present
Tarana Wireless, Inc.Investor / Boardcurrent2018 — present
Steve Blank's & Kurt Keutzer's Lean LaunchpadMentorcurrent2015 — presentUC Berkeley
LexionInvestor / Board2021 — 2024
WaveOne, Inc.Investor / board2017 — 2023
FalkonryInvestor / Board2017San Francisco Bay Area
Zetta Venture PartnersSr. Associate / Investor2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
HEAVY.AIEmployee #22014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
Khosla VenturesSummer Associate2014
Intel CorporationResearch Scientist2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Texas A&M UniversityResearch Assistant2005 — 2009College Station, TX
Intel Corporation, HillsboroGraduate Research Intern2008 — 2009Strategic CAD Labs. Hillsboro, OR
Intel Corporation, AustinGraduate Research Intern2006Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area
Cadence Research LabsResearch Intern2005Berkeley, California
AtrentaSoftware Engineer2003 — 2004Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Mentor GraphicsIntern2003Noida Area, India

Education

Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
Texas A&M UniversityPh.D., Computer Engineering
Texas A&M UniversityMaster of Science (MS), Computer Engineering
Delhi College of EngineeringBachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering

Skills & more

High Performance Computing8Algorithms32Due Diligence2Early-stage Startups1C++21Strategy21GPGPU1Machine Learning1Acceleration2Product Management3VLSI14C12

+12 more

EDAFPGAProgrammingComputer ArchitectureLogic SynthesisOptimizationCommunity OutreachProcessorsStrategic PlanningParallel ComputingMetricsYouth Mentoring

Languages English · Hindi · Punjabi

From Kanu's professional profile.

Deals · 7

KognitosBoard seat

via Khosla Ventures · filed Apr 2025 · $30M raise

DocusmartBoard seat

via Khosla Ventures · filed Apr 2023 · $20M raise

AlephLed round

via Khosla Ventures · filed Sep 2025

Point One NavigationLed round

via Khosla Ventures · filed Nov 2017

Field AILed round

via Khosla Ventures

PolyAILed round

via Khosla Ventures

Aleph Labs, Inc.Quoted

via Khosla Ventures · filed Sep 2025

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Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Led

Genesis AINomagicWaabiWindBorne Zendar

Investor

KorbitMimicaSymbolica

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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Alex Morgan

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Alice Brooks

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Amy Kalokerinos

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Anne Foor

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Austin Hay

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Avisha Mehra Naganath

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kanu Gulati?: Kanu Gulati is a Partner at Khosla Ventures investing in enterprise AI applications and infrastructure, robotics, and autonomous systems, with portfolio work including PolyAI, FieldAI, Waabi, and Genesis AI. She previously spent over a decade as a research scientist at Intel and Cadence and was a founding/early engineer at Heavy.ai, Spyglass, and Nascentric.
Where does Kanu Gulati work?: Kanu Gulati is Investor at Khosla Ventures and Board director at Docusmart.
What does Kanu Gulati invest in?: Kanu Gulati invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Robotics.
What check size does Kanu Gulati write?: Kanu Gulati typically writes checks of $100K – $50M.
What boards does Kanu Gulati sit on?: Kanu Gulati holds tracked board seats at Docusmart, Kognitos.
What companies has Kanu Gulati invested in?: Investments tracked here include Aleph, Field AI, Genesis AI, Kognitos, Nomagic, Point One Navigation, PolyAI, Waabi, WindBorne, Zendar, Korbit, Mimica, and 1 more.
Where did Kanu Gulati go to school?: Kanu Gulati studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); Texas A&M University (Ph.D., Computer Engineering); Texas A&M University (Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering).
What awards has Kanu Gulati received?: Gulati was awarded the Nvidia Graduate Fellowship for her work in hardware acceleration.
Does Kanu Gulati lead rounds?: Yes — Kanu Gulati has led 10 tracked investments.