Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, is a venture capital firm that provides strategic advice, capital, and support to bold entrepreneurs across various sectors. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate technology, sustainability, enterprise solutions, consumer products, fintech, digital health, medical technology, and therapeutics. Khosla Ventures is particularly interested in innovative solutions that address significant socio-economic challenges and enhance productivity, especially for low-income populations and small businesses in emerging markets. The firm embraces experimentation and is open to investing in unconventional and high-risk ventures, often acting as the sole investor in groundbreaking projects. With a commitment to fostering impactful entrepreneurship, Khosla Ventures seeks to create value through technological advancements and creative business models, with a special emphasis on markets in South Asia.

Bruce Armstrong

Partner

Alex Bentley

Partner and Investor

Nessan Bermingham

Operating Partner

Ryno Blignaut

Operating Partner

Alice Brooks

Principal

Peter Buckland

General Partner and COO

Brian Byun

Venture Partner

Catherine Casuga

Operating Partner

Jonathan Chu

Partner and Investor

Ece Erdagoz

Principal

Bryan Gartner

Partner

Kanu Gulati

Partner

Judy Huang

Operating Partner

Samir Kaul

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Vinod Khosla

Managing Director

Kelly Kinnard

Operating Partner

Evan Moore

Partner

Alexander Morgan

Partner

Arash Rebek

Partner, Capital Formation

Jessy Rivest

Partner and Investor

Leah Scanlan

Operating Partner

Nikita Shamgunov

Partner

Sven Strohband

Managing Director

Rajesh Swaminathan

Partner

David Weiden

Managing Director

Ece Erdagoz Wyrick

Principal and Investor

David Weiden

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Adam Coates

Operating Partner

Kanupriya Gulati Ph.D

Partner and Investor

Past deals in Austin, TX

Vectra AI

Series F in 2021
Vectra AI, Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-based solutions designed to detect and respond to cyberattacks across cloud, data center, and enterprise environments. The company's Cognito platform enhances threat detection and investigation by utilizing AI to collect and enrich network metadata, enabling real-time identification of both known and unknown threats. Vectra AI offers three key applications within the Cognito platform: Cognito Stream, which delivers security-enriched metadata to data lakes and SIEMs; Cognito Recall, a cloud-based tool for storing and investigating enriched metadata related to threats; and Cognito Detect, which leverages AI to identify and prioritize hidden attackers swiftly. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Vectra AI also maintains research and development centers in Dublin, Austin, and Cambridge. The company aims to empower enterprises to detect advanced attacks early, thereby preventing potential breaches.

Uhnder

Series C in 2020
Uhnder is a start-up developing products for sensing, cognition, and communication for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. It is headquartered in California with engineering and operations based in Austin and St. Louis. Uhnder develops a digital automotive radar-on-chip designed to automate systems for safety and better feedback response. Uhnder disrupts the autonomous vehicle business with what it says is a more accurate and reliable alternative to light detection and ranging, known as lidar, which is one of the most common technologies used to make vehicles more aware of their surroundings. Uhnder's chip helps to avoid collisions, alerts to potential problems, helps with quick localization, as electronic fences for navigation and localization and for communication.

b8ta

Series C in 2019
b8ta, Inc. is a retailer specializing in technical gadgets, providing a platform that enhances the customer experience and supports product creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, b8ta operates as a subsidiary of The Macerich Partnership, L.P. The company offers a unique retail-as-a-service model that enables makers to showcase their innovative products in physical stores. By facilitating direct access to retail space, b8ta allows customers to discover, try, and learn about new technologies firsthand, ensuring an engaging and informative shopping experience. This approach not only empowers makers but also fosters unbiased access to emerging products for consumers.

Vectra AI

Series E in 2019
Vectra AI, Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-based solutions designed to detect and respond to cyberattacks across cloud, data center, and enterprise environments. The company's Cognito platform enhances threat detection and investigation by utilizing AI to collect and enrich network metadata, enabling real-time identification of both known and unknown threats. Vectra AI offers three key applications within the Cognito platform: Cognito Stream, which delivers security-enriched metadata to data lakes and SIEMs; Cognito Recall, a cloud-based tool for storing and investigating enriched metadata related to threats; and Cognito Detect, which leverages AI to identify and prioritize hidden attackers swiftly. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Vectra AI also maintains research and development centers in Dublin, Austin, and Cambridge. The company aims to empower enterprises to detect advanced attacks early, thereby preventing potential breaches.

Uhnder

Series B in 2019
Uhnder is a start-up developing products for sensing, cognition, and communication for the Internet of Things (IoT) market. It is headquartered in California with engineering and operations based in Austin and St. Louis. Uhnder develops a digital automotive radar-on-chip designed to automate systems for safety and better feedback response. Uhnder disrupts the autonomous vehicle business with what it says is a more accurate and reliable alternative to light detection and ranging, known as lidar, which is one of the most common technologies used to make vehicles more aware of their surroundings. Uhnder's chip helps to avoid collisions, alerts to potential problems, helps with quick localization, as electronic fences for navigation and localization and for communication.

b8ta

Series B in 2018
b8ta, Inc. is a retailer specializing in technical gadgets, providing a platform that enhances the customer experience and supports product creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, b8ta operates as a subsidiary of The Macerich Partnership, L.P. The company offers a unique retail-as-a-service model that enables makers to showcase their innovative products in physical stores. By facilitating direct access to retail space, b8ta allows customers to discover, try, and learn about new technologies firsthand, ensuring an engaging and informative shopping experience. This approach not only empowers makers but also fosters unbiased access to emerging products for consumers.

Vectra AI

Series D in 2018
Vectra AI, Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-based solutions designed to detect and respond to cyberattacks across cloud, data center, and enterprise environments. The company's Cognito platform enhances threat detection and investigation by utilizing AI to collect and enrich network metadata, enabling real-time identification of both known and unknown threats. Vectra AI offers three key applications within the Cognito platform: Cognito Stream, which delivers security-enriched metadata to data lakes and SIEMs; Cognito Recall, a cloud-based tool for storing and investigating enriched metadata related to threats; and Cognito Detect, which leverages AI to identify and prioritize hidden attackers swiftly. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Vectra AI also maintains research and development centers in Dublin, Austin, and Cambridge. The company aims to empower enterprises to detect advanced attacks early, thereby preventing potential breaches.

Mio

Seed Round in 2016
Based in Austin, Texas, Mio is the leading provider of messaging interoperability solutions. Mio Universal Channels enable intercompany collaboration by connecting users on Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Webex Teams. By enabling external contacts to chat in Universal Channels, everyone can share files, reply to threads, and edit messages—all from their tool of choice. The company, founded by Tom Hadfield and James Cundle, has raised $12m from investors including Goldcrest Capital, Eniac Ventures, Two Sigma Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Y Combinator, and Capital Factory. Ready to chat better, together? Install directly at www.m.io

b8ta

Series A in 2016
b8ta, Inc. is a retailer specializing in technical gadgets, providing a platform that enhances the customer experience and supports product creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, b8ta operates as a subsidiary of The Macerich Partnership, L.P. The company offers a unique retail-as-a-service model that enables makers to showcase their innovative products in physical stores. By facilitating direct access to retail space, b8ta allows customers to discover, try, and learn about new technologies firsthand, ensuring an engaging and informative shopping experience. This approach not only empowers makers but also fosters unbiased access to emerging products for consumers.

b8ta

Seed Round in 2015
b8ta, Inc. is a retailer specializing in technical gadgets, providing a platform that enhances the customer experience and supports product creators. Founded in 2015 and based in Austin, Texas, b8ta operates as a subsidiary of The Macerich Partnership, L.P. The company offers a unique retail-as-a-service model that enables makers to showcase their innovative products in physical stores. By facilitating direct access to retail space, b8ta allows customers to discover, try, and learn about new technologies firsthand, ensuring an engaging and informative shopping experience. This approach not only empowers makers but also fosters unbiased access to emerging products for consumers.

Vectra AI

Series C in 2015
Vectra AI, Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-based solutions designed to detect and respond to cyberattacks across cloud, data center, and enterprise environments. The company's Cognito platform enhances threat detection and investigation by utilizing AI to collect and enrich network metadata, enabling real-time identification of both known and unknown threats. Vectra AI offers three key applications within the Cognito platform: Cognito Stream, which delivers security-enriched metadata to data lakes and SIEMs; Cognito Recall, a cloud-based tool for storing and investigating enriched metadata related to threats; and Cognito Detect, which leverages AI to identify and prioritize hidden attackers swiftly. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Vectra AI also maintains research and development centers in Dublin, Austin, and Cambridge. The company aims to empower enterprises to detect advanced attacks early, thereby preventing potential breaches.

Vectra AI

Series B in 2014
Vectra AI, Inc. specializes in artificial intelligence-based solutions designed to detect and respond to cyberattacks across cloud, data center, and enterprise environments. The company's Cognito platform enhances threat detection and investigation by utilizing AI to collect and enrich network metadata, enabling real-time identification of both known and unknown threats. Vectra AI offers three key applications within the Cognito platform: Cognito Stream, which delivers security-enriched metadata to data lakes and SIEMs; Cognito Recall, a cloud-based tool for storing and investigating enriched metadata related to threats; and Cognito Detect, which leverages AI to identify and prioritize hidden attackers swiftly. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in San Jose, California, Vectra AI also maintains research and development centers in Dublin, Austin, and Cambridge. The company aims to empower enterprises to detect advanced attacks early, thereby preventing potential breaches.
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