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Rishi Khosla

InvestorUnicorn founder

Co-founder at OakNorth

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedOakNorth$5B

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36 people in our graph share verified history with Rishi — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Oliver HenryunlockedRishi: together at OakNorth (2019–2021)
×7Rishi: together at OakNorth
×4Rishi: together at Copal Partners

About

Rishi Khosla co-founded OakNorth in 2015 and runs it as CEO, after being refused a working-capital loan for his previous company convinced him that banks could not credit-assess growth businesses. He and Joel Perlman had built Copal Amba to 3,000 people across eleven markets and sold it to Moody's in 2014, returning over 200x to seed investors.

Co-founder at OakNorth

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OakNorth's investors · 2

Clermont GroupSingaporeSoftBank Vision FundLondon

Co-founders at OakNorth

JP
Joel PerlmanCo-founder

Experience

  1. OakNorthCo-founder and CEOcurrent2015 — present
  2. Copal PartnersChairman and CEO2011 — 2015London, United Kingdom
  3. Copal PartnersOwner and CEO2002 — 2011

Skills & more

Investments20Portfolio Management11Venture Capital25Business Development12Private Equity25Banking4Equities7Valuation6Investment Banking9Entrepreneurship16Corporate Finance5Equity Research4
+4 moreCompetitive AnalysisFinancial ModelingMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness Strategy

From Rishi's professional profile.

Colleagues at OakNorth

Adam Ehrenreich
Associate Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Alex Gursky
Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Ben Barbanel
Chief Lending Officer / Head of Debt Finance at OakNorth
Ben Schenkman
Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Casey DeFluri
Associate Director, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Christopher Stephens
Associate, Debt Finance at OakNorth
Connor Bieling
Director, Debt Finance (C&I) at OakNorth
Dylan Jagjivan
Director, Debt Finance (CRE) at OakNorth

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rishi Khosla?
Rishi Khosla co-founded OakNorth in 2015 and runs it as CEO, after being refused a working-capital loan for his previous company convinced him that banks could not credit-assess growth businesses. He and Joel Perlman had built Copal Amba to 3,000 people across eleven markets and sold it to Moody's in 2014, returning over 200x to seed investors.
Where does Rishi Khosla work?
Rishi Khosla is Co-founder of OakNorth and Co-founder and CEO at OakNorth.
What companies did Rishi Khosla found?
Rishi Khosla founded OakNorth.
Where did Rishi Khosla go to school?
Rishi Khosla studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Masters in Accounting & Finance); UCL (Bachelors Degree in Economics).

Founder mafias

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia340

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Anne OsdoitCorporate Finance & Strategy - Executive summer schoolFounded Moon Surgical +2Henson OrserGeneral CourseFounded Soter +2Logan J HendersonSummer CertificateFounded Gridline Holdings +2Toby TriebelBsCFounded Spotcap +1Shaoib MakaniBScFounded Motive Technologies +1Steve LoughlinCertificateFounded RelateIQ +1

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UCL mafia251

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Demis HassabisPhDFounded Google Deepmind +2Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2Kes ThygesenMSc w/distinctionFounded Rolepoint +2Mark TrefgarneBAFounded Liverail +2Steven RenwickPhDFounded Tilores +2Rand HindiPhDFounded Zama +1

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OakNorth mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Joel PerlmanCo-FounderFounded OakNorthTimo BoldtNon Executive DirectorFounded GoustoJonathan AwadInvestorFounded Baselayerhq

Same school

Also attended The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)1,494

Lee FixelFounder of AdditionPat GradyPartner at Sequoia CapitalNeil MehtaCo-founder & Managing Partner at GreenoaksCyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesSofia DolfeInvestor at Index VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire Ventures

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Also attended UCL630

Demis HassabisCo-founder & CEO of Google DeepMindAndré DuboisInvestor at Index VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarie FerriInvestor at DaphniElena PantaziPartner & Head of Platform at Northzone

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Shared employers

Also worked at Copal Partners6

Rohini PrakashHead of Finance at Jungle VenturesBala SrinivasaManaging Director at Arkam VenturesYordanka IlievaSenior Director at Nasdaq VenturesNikhil ChandnaDirector at InnoVen CapitalJoel PerlmanCo-Founder at OakNorthKate ZhangAssociate at Prosperity7 Ventures