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.
Moonvalley builds creative studio, powered by the most capable video and image foundational models. The company is creating the place where generative image and video experiences will be built. Backed by Y-Combinator and Khosla Ventures.
Raspberry AI
Seed Round in 2024
Raspberry AI employs artificial intelligence technology to design styles that are in high demand. The platform offers the convenience of instantly generating technical packs and CADs for any product image, providing a comprehensive solution for product design requirements. It also features automated, high-conversion product descriptions and photography, along with the capability to create new high-fidelity designs from a sketch or reference image.
Smile ID (formerly Smile Identity)
Series A in 2021
At Smile ID they believe anyone should be able to prove their identity easily, anywhere in the world. Their team is made up of American and African engineers and financial services professionals with experience across global markets in highly regulated environments. They have built encryption, authentication and security solutions. They have developed image processing technology from the chip level up. They have been part of security investigations and have pursued fraudsters. Having worked with, or for, telecoms, lenders, banks and startups, they know the challenges of building world class technology and they understand the needs of the African consumer and enterprise customer. They are backed by leading Silicon Valley & African investors and they have pan-African reach, with representation in the United States, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda.
Docbot
Series A in 2021
Docbot, Inc. is an artificial intelligence technology company based in Irvine, California, that specializes in gastrointestinal diseases. The company develops web-based applications for iOS and Android devices, offering a clinical decision support system that aggregates patient information and provides cloud analytics for healthcare professionals. Its flagship product is built on the UltivisionAI software platform, which focuses on real-time image analysis and automated reporting. This platform is designed to detect colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal conditions by integrating various data sources from imaging systems and pathology requisitions. Docbot aims to enhance patient care and streamline clinical workflows, ultimately reducing cancer risks and improving outcomes for patients in the gastrointestinal specialty.
WaveOne
Series A in 2020
WaveOne, Inc. specializes in developing advanced video and image compression software utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2016 and located in Palo Alto, California, the company focuses on delivering custom, context-dependent solutions that significantly enhance the efficiency of digital media compression. WaveOne's technology features a codec capable of operating orders of magnitude faster than traditional systems, enabling rapid encoding and decoding of data sets at high speeds. This innovation allows digital media industries to process, print, upload, and share clear images effectively, positioning WaveOne at the forefront of digital media compression advancements.
iMerit
Series B in 2020
iMerit is an AI data solutions company that specializes in providing high-quality data for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications across various sectors. The company focuses on data labeling technologies and services, catering to industries such as agricultural AI, autonomous vehicles, commerce, geospatial, government, financial services, and medical AI. Headquartered in San Jose, California, iMerit employs over 5,000 staff members, with a significant representation of women in its workforce. The company operates teams in India, the United States, Bhutan, and Europe, ensuring a diverse and skilled talent pool. Founded by Radha Basu, iMerit serves Fortune 500 companies, helping them achieve optimal results from their algorithms through enriched and accurately labeled data.
Docbot
Seed Round in 2019
Docbot, Inc. is an artificial intelligence technology company based in Irvine, California, that specializes in gastrointestinal diseases. The company develops web-based applications for iOS and Android devices, offering a clinical decision support system that aggregates patient information and provides cloud analytics for healthcare professionals. Its flagship product is built on the UltivisionAI software platform, which focuses on real-time image analysis and automated reporting. This platform is designed to detect colorectal cancer and other gastrointestinal conditions by integrating various data sources from imaging systems and pathology requisitions. Docbot aims to enhance patient care and streamline clinical workflows, ultimately reducing cancer risks and improving outcomes for patients in the gastrointestinal specialty.
WaveOne
Seed Round in 2016
WaveOne, Inc. specializes in developing advanced video and image compression software utilizing machine learning and artificial intelligence. Founded in 2016 and located in Palo Alto, California, the company focuses on delivering custom, context-dependent solutions that significantly enhance the efficiency of digital media compression. WaveOne's technology features a codec capable of operating orders of magnitude faster than traditional systems, enabling rapid encoding and decoding of data sets at high speeds. This innovation allows digital media industries to process, print, upload, and share clear images effectively, positioning WaveOne at the forefront of digital media compression advancements.
iMerit
Series A in 2015
iMerit is an AI data solutions company that specializes in providing high-quality data for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications across various sectors. The company focuses on data labeling technologies and services, catering to industries such as agricultural AI, autonomous vehicles, commerce, geospatial, government, financial services, and medical AI. Headquartered in San Jose, California, iMerit employs over 5,000 staff members, with a significant representation of women in its workforce. The company operates teams in India, the United States, Bhutan, and Europe, ensuring a diverse and skilled talent pool. Founded by Radha Basu, iMerit serves Fortune 500 companies, helping them achieve optimal results from their algorithms through enriched and accurately labeled data.
Narrative
Series B in 2014
Narrative is an innovative market leader in wearable cameras and intelligent image analysis. The Narrative Clip is an automatic, stamp-sized camera that the user clips on to her clothes to capture photos and location data without conscious interaction. Narrative’s image analysis service analyzes the photos and data and serves the user with her most meaningful and memorable moments in a mobile app photo stream. Narrative was founded by Martin Källström, Oskar Kalmaru, Björn Wesén and Simon Pantzare, Sebastian Björkelid March 1, 2012. It is headquartered in Linköping, Sweden, with additional offices in Sweden (Stockholm and Lund) and the United States (San Francisco). As of April 2014, the company has 45 employees.
Trendabl
Venture Round in 2012
Trendabl, Inc. is a company that operates an online community centered around fashion enthusiasts. Launched in March 2012, it offers a photo-sharing platform designed for users to capture and upload images related to fashion. The application allows users to enhance their photos with filters and tag them with details including brand, price, and retail availability. Users can share their images with followers and connect with fashion icons, celebrities, designers, and influencers, thereby creating a vibrant social network focused on fashion content. Founded in 2011, Trendabl is headquartered in New York, New York.
Terra Bella
Series C in 2012
Terra Bella, originally known as Skybox Imaging, is a private company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics services. Co-founded in 2009 by Dan Berkenstock, Julian Mann, John Fenwick, and Ching-Yu Hu, the company operates the SkySat-1 satellite, which captures detailed panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth. Terra Bella's offerings include analyzing the movement of goods and people, providing visual data on supply chains, shipping activities, industrial operations, and humanitarian relief efforts. Through its advanced imaging technology, the company delivers critical insights to various sectors, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.
Terra Bella
Series B in 2010
Terra Bella, originally known as Skybox Imaging, is a private company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics services. Co-founded in 2009 by Dan Berkenstock, Julian Mann, John Fenwick, and Ching-Yu Hu, the company operates the SkySat-1 satellite, which captures detailed panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth. Terra Bella's offerings include analyzing the movement of goods and people, providing visual data on supply chains, shipping activities, industrial operations, and humanitarian relief efforts. Through its advanced imaging technology, the company delivers critical insights to various sectors, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.
Terra Bella
Series A in 2009
Terra Bella, originally known as Skybox Imaging, is a private company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in high-resolution satellite imagery and analytics services. Co-founded in 2009 by Dan Berkenstock, Julian Mann, John Fenwick, and Ching-Yu Hu, the company operates the SkySat-1 satellite, which captures detailed panchromatic and multispectral images of the Earth. Terra Bella's offerings include analyzing the movement of goods and people, providing visual data on supply chains, shipping activities, industrial operations, and humanitarian relief efforts. Through its advanced imaging technology, the company delivers critical insights to various sectors, enhancing decision-making and operational efficiency.
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