Rajesh Swaminathan
Partner at Khosla Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $100K – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Partner at Khosla Ventures focused on deep-tech investments spanning renewables, industrial decarbonization, advanced manufacturing, critical minerals, compute infrastructure, and their convergence with AI. Previously led Applied Ventures, the venture arm of Applied Materials, and worked at Third Point Ventures and Lucent's Bell Labs; holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an engineering degree from IIT Madras.
Deals · 7
Nitricity Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Oct 2025 · $64.5M raise
Genecis Bioindustries Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Jun 2025 · $750K raise
Li Industries, Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed May 2024 · $42.3M raise
VerdagyBoard seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Aug 2023 · $35.5M raise
RedoxBlox, Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Sep 2022 · $22.4M raise
Apton Biosystems, Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Apr 2021 · $24.8M raise
Ontera Inc.Board seat
via Khosla Ventures · filed Aug 2020 · $24.8M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.