Kanu Gulati
InvestorInvestor at Khosla Ventures · Board director at Docusmart
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $10M
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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.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
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.
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Board director at Docusmart
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Co-founders at Docusmart
Experience
- Khosla VenturesPartnercurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Pramaana LabsInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Genesis AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- VivenInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- PolyAIInvestor / Boardcurrent2020 — present
Skills & more
Languages English · Hindi
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Deals · 6
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
Aleph Labs, Inc.Quoted
via Khosla Ventures · filed Sep 2025
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Khosla Ventures
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, Poly, 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).
- 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.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
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Also attended Texas A&M University254
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Shared employers
Also worked at Pramaana Labs1
Also worked at Genesis AI3
Also worked at Viven2
Also worked at PolyAI13
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