Khosla Ventures
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Founder(s) | Vinod Khosla |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, United States |
| Products | Venture capital |
| Total assets | $1.3+ billion |
| Website | www.khoslaventures.com |
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early stage companies in the Internet, computing, mobile, silicon technology and clean technology sectors.
The firm is based in Menlo Park, California and manages approximately $1.3 billion of investor capital as well as earlier funds funded by Khosla himself.
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[edit] History
The firm was founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla a former general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The firm's first two investment vehicles were funded with Khosla's own personal capital and were not open to institutional investors. In March 2009, Pierre Lamond became General Partner.[1] In December 2009, Khosla completed fundraising for two new funds, to invest in cleantech and information technology start-ups.
Khosla Ventures Fund III secured $1 billion of investor commitments to invest in traditional early stage and growth stage companies. Khosla also raised $300 million for Khosla Seed, which will invest in higher-risk opportunities and science experiments.[2] Within cleantech, the firm has invested in bio-refineries for energy and bioplastics, solar, wind, battery, engines, LED, HVAC efficiency and other environmentally friendly technologies.[3] . The company focuses on technology risk based investing in very large markets.
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[edit] References
- ^ Marshall, Matt (3 March 2009). "Pierre Lamond, the VC who scared the YouTube guys, joins Khosla". VentureBeat. http://venturebeat.com/2009/03/03/pierre-lamond-the-vc-who-scared-the-youtube-founders-joins-khosla/. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ Khosla Ventures piles up $1 billion for green tech. cnet news, September 1, 2009
- ^ Venture Firm’s ‘Green’ Funds Top $1 Billion. New York Times, August 31, 2009
- Khosla Ventures Goes Retro for New Blood. New York Times, March 3, 2009
- Venture capital firm embraces green technology. New York Times: Spotlight
[edit] External links
- Khosla Ventures (company website)
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