Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. It provides capital and strategic guidance to startups across stages, focusing on technology-driven companies in areas such as artificial intelligence, climate and sustainability, enterprise software and services, fintech, digital health, medical technology and diagnostics, therapeutics, consumer products, and frontier technologies. The firm backs bold ventures with the potential to disrupt markets and improve lives, supporting companies from early to growth stages and working closely with entrepreneurs to apply science, technology and innovative business models. While primarily investing in North American technology companies, Khosla Ventures pursues opportunities globally and emphasizes experimentation and impact alongside financial returns. The firm also maintains related impact initiatives that support entrepreneurs addressing socio-economic challenges in emerging markets.

Alex Bentley

Partner and Investor

Nessan Bermingham Ph.D

Operating Partner

Ryno Blignaut

Operating Partner

Alice Brooks

Partner

Peter Buckland JD

General Partner and COO

Past deals in Search Engine

Danswer

Seed Round in 2025
Danswer is an AI-powered assistant that integrates with a company's tools and documents, facilitating swift retrieval of any required information.

Relcy

Venture Round in 2014
Relcy, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in developing a mobile search engine application. Founded in 2013, Relcy's platform enables users to search through all content on their mobile devices, offering a streamlined way to access information across various applications. The search engine is powered by a knowledge graph containing millions of real-world entities, which enhances the search experience by providing contextually relevant results based on the user's location and intent. Relcy's application facilitates a highly personalized search experience, allowing users to find information related to shopping deals, celebrity news, music, movies, and restaurant bookings efficiently.

Ness Computing

Series A in 2011
Ness Computing is a developer of personalized search services focused on enhancing the discovery of experiences tailored to individual preferences. The company employs advanced technology, including a recommendation engine powered by machine learning, to analyze data from social networks and human behavior. Initially, Ness has concentrated its efforts on the restaurant sector, aiming to transform the way people find dining options that resonate with their tastes and interests. Through its innovative approach, Ness seeks to make search more personal and relevant for users.

Rockmelt

Series B in 2011
Rockmelt was a social web browser developed on Chromium technology, offering seamless integration with Facebook and Twitter through its unique "Edges" feature, displaying real-time updates from friends and followed feeds. It introduced an innovative search function that displayed complete results as dropdowns over webpages, facilitating easy navigation between different results. The browser also featured its own URL shortener, me.lt, and was supported on Windows and OS X platforms. Backed by notable Silicon Valley figure Marc Andreessen, Rockmelt's principal engineer was Robert John Churchill, previously the principal engineer for Netscape Navigator.
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