Vinod Khosla

Menlo Park, CA

Writes $500K – $50M checks · typically $25M

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About

Vinod Khosla co-founded Sun Microsystems, spent 18 years at Kleiner Perkins, and started Khosla Ventures in 2004 to back what he calls high-risk, high-consequence technology bets. His firm was the first venture investor in OpenAI, a position that put him at No. 1 on the 2026 Forbes Midas List. He is a longtime advocate for technology-driven solutions in climate, healthcare, and AI.

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Vinod Khosla @vkhosla

Pretty crazy for a an app a lot of people haven’t heard off what is Medal? What is likely to be the best world model? https://t.co/0a3JtuiXyI

Aug 2, 2026 · ♥ 215 · ⇄ 4

Vinod Khosla @vkhosla

Basis has been ahead of the curve on long-horizon agent development for years, very interesting to see the approaches they take to build agents at scale. https://t.co/bC7D5TKktv

Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 51 · ⇄ 10

Vinod Khosla @vkhosla

And it magnifies the effect of the environment. It is like investing with leverage. Best strategy in a five year run isn't the same as run over many market sentiments over 20 years. Agree or disagree? https://t.co/0TUZWPbZpn

Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 33 · ⇄ 8