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Karina El Baze

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Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures

United States

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About

Karina El Baze is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, where she focuses on go-to-market strategy and execution, helping founders translate differentiated technology into customer outcomes. Her background centers on strategic B2B sales, early revenue architecture, and AI adoption. Before joining Khosla Ventures, she served as Vice President of Go-To-Market at Hebbia, building the company's early commercial strategy and revenue infrastructure. Earlier, she held several leadership roles at Instabase, including Vice President of Global Sales, where she handled Fortune 100 client acquisition and the company's transition to an AI-first product. Earlier in her career, she was a founding member of MuleSoft's East division and led Financial Services and Public Sector business development through the company's IPO and acquisition by Salesforce. She invests in early-stage companies across AI, enterprise software, SaaS, FinTech, cybersecurity, and developer tools.

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science, Science, Technology, & Society)

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Who is Karina El Baze?
Karina El Baze is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, where she focuses on go-to-market strategy and execution, helping founders translate differentiated technology into customer outcomes. Her background centers on strategic B2B sales, early revenue architecture, and AI adoption. Before joining Khosla Ventures, she served as Vice President of Go-To-Market at Hebbia, building the company's early commercial strategy and revenue infrastructure. Earlier, she held several leadership roles at Instabase, including Vice President of Global Sales, where she handled Fortune 100 client acquisition and the company's transition to an AI-first product. Earlier in her career, she was a founding member of MuleSoft's East division and led Financial Services and Public Sector business development through the company's IPO and acquisition by Salesforce. She invests in early-stage companies across AI, enterprise software, SaaS, FinTech, cybersecurity, and developer tools.
Where does Karina El Baze work?
Karina El Baze is Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures.

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