Thought Leader Profile
Vinod Khosla
Co-founder, Daisy Systems; Founding CEO, Sun Microsystems; Founder, Khosla Ventures
Vinod Khosla was a co-founder of Daisy Systems and founding chief executive officer of Sun Microsystems, where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors. Vinod serves on the boards of Ausra, eASIC, Spatial Photonics, and Xsigo.
Sun was funded by Kleiner Perkins, and in 1986 Vinod switched sides and joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB). In 2004, driven by the need for flexibility and a desire to be more experimental, to fund sometimes imprudent "science experiments," and to take on both "for profit" and "for social impact" ventures, he formed Khosla Ventures. Khosla Ventures focuses on both traditional venture capital technology investments and clean technology ventures. Social ventures include affordable housing and microfinance, among others.
Vinod holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Khosla Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Back AI Startup Reevo - Bloomberg.com -
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Vinod Khosla proposes 10% US government ownership in public firms - The Ameri... -
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Vinod Khosla says US should own 10 percent of every company to share AI wealt... -
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Khosla-Backed Geothermal Startup Taps ‘Superhot’ Rocks for Energy - Bloomberg... -
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Khosla-backed Mazama taps super-hot rocks in race to deliver 24/7 power - Tec... -
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VC Vinod Khosla says the US government could take 10% stake in all public com... -
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Trump-Intel sequels? U.S. could take stakes in all public companies to fund s... -
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Imperial showcases WestTech London and deep tech innovation in San Francisco ... -
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Technology is my religion: Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures - The Econo... -
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HiOctave Raises $15 Million in Funding - The SaaS News -
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DualEntry raises a $90 million Series A from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Kho... -
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Khosla Ventures Leads $50M Series B For Omnea - citybiz -
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Are AI Valuations Bonkers? - The Information -
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Vinod Khosla says young people should plan their careers for flexibility inst... -
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Khosla, Pritzker’s Inspired Capital Back AI for Power Systems, Pest Control S... -
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‘Talent drives everything’: Vinod Khosla’s contrarian take on America’s AI an... -
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Vinod Khosla on how the anti-green agenda could help climate tech - The Econo... -
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Vinod Khosla Is Done with Experts and Betting on Outsiders - AIM Media House -
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Robotics will have a ChatGPT moment in the next 2 or 3 years, says Vinod Khos... -
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Vinod Khosla Recalls Betting On OpenAI After Elon Musk Backed Off Funding: Go...
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