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About
Partner at Khosla Ventures leading frontier AI investments across infrastructure, enterprise, consumer, defense, and bio, and serving as Head of Capital Formation. Previously earned a DPhil in cancer and viral immunology as a Rhodes Scholar and bootstrapped a lab-grown diamond brand to profitability.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech
Beyond investing
- Founded
- Nicole Fraenkel bootstrapped to profitability Or & Elle, a luxury lab-grown diamond brand.
- Education
- Studied at University of Oxford (DPhil, cancer and viral immunology) Studied at Johns Hopkins (degree, Neuroscience)
- Communities
- She completed her graduate work through the NIH Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program.
- Awards
- Nicole Fraenkel was a Rhodes Scholar. She was named a Goldwater Scholar. She was a Hodson Trust Merit Scholar. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins.
- More
- During her graduate work she identified how antiviral immune responses can be co-opted to mount immune responses against Glioblastoma.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 2
General IntuitionLed round
via Khosla Ventures · filed Jun 2026
HighlightLed round
via Khosla Ventures · filed Mar 2026
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
Cellular IntelligenceMedalMedal/General IntuitionVero
Investor
MedalOr & ElleVero
Sources: the firm's website · curated public sources.
Colleagues at Khosla Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Nicole Fraenkel?
- Partner at Khosla Ventures leading frontier AI investments across infrastructure, enterprise, consumer, defense, and bio, and serving as Head of Capital Formation. Previously earned a DPhil in cancer and viral immunology as a Rhodes Scholar and bootstrapped a lab-grown diamond brand to profitability.
- Where does Nicole Fraenkel work?
- Nicole Fraenkel is Partner at Khosla Ventures.
- What does Nicole Fraenkel invest in?
- Nicole Fraenkel invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech.
- What companies has Nicole Fraenkel invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Cellular Intelligence, General Intuition, Highlight, Medal, Medal/General Intuition, Vero, General Intuition, Highlight, Medal, Or & Elle, Vero.
- What awards has Nicole Fraenkel received?
- Nicole Fraenkel was a Rhodes Scholar. She was named a Goldwater Scholar. She was a Hodson Trust Merit Scholar. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins.
- Does Nicole Fraenkel lead rounds?
- Yes — Nicole Fraenkel has led 6 tracked investments.
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