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

Brian Byun

Venture Partner

Catherine Casuga

Operating Partner

Jon Chu

Partner

Adam Coates Ph.D

Operating Partner

Kanu Gulati

Partner

Kanupriya Gulati Ph.D

Partner and Investor

Judy Huang

Operating Partner

Jun Jeon

Principal

Samir Kaul

Founding General Partner

Vinod Khosla

Managing Director

Kelly Kinnard

Operating Partner

Alex Morgan

Partner

Nabeel Quryshi

Associate

Arash Rebek JD

Partner

Jessy Rivest

Partner

Jai Sajnani

Partner

Nikita Shamgunov

Partner

Sven Strohband

Managing Director

Rajesh Swaminathan

Partner

Adina Tecklu

Partner

Sandhya Venkatachalam

Partner

David Weiden

Managing Director

Gideon Yu

Partner

Past deals in Compliance

Cyberhaven

Series D in 2025
Cyberhaven is a cybersecurity company that revolutionizes enterprise security by providing real-time visibility into the behavior of business-critical data. Its Data Behavior Analytics (DaBA) solution enables organizations to protect sensitive documents against cyber-attacks and insider leaks across endpoints, servers, applications, on-premise, and cloud environments. Cyberhaven simplifies security infrastructure by combining a focus on business workflows with technology that acts as an 'X-ray machine' for cyber threats.

Cyberhaven

Series C in 2024
Cyberhaven is a cybersecurity company that revolutionizes enterprise security by providing real-time visibility into the behavior of business-critical data. Its Data Behavior Analytics (DaBA) solution enables organizations to protect sensitive documents against cyber-attacks and insider leaks across endpoints, servers, applications, on-premise, and cloud environments. Cyberhaven simplifies security infrastructure by combining a focus on business workflows with technology that acts as an 'X-ray machine' for cyber threats.

Zeck

Series A in 2024
Zeck is a company that specializes in a board management platform aimed at enhancing board engagement and automating governance processes. Its application provides communication features tailored for meetings, offering customizable frameworks for organizing board sessions. The platform enables businesses to streamline their governance by automating the generation and approval of meeting minutes, facilitating secure voting, and managing document signing. Through these tools, Zeck helps organizations improve compliance and efficiency in their board management practices.

Anrok

Series B in 2024
Anrok provides a sales tax software platform for SaaS businesses to monitor, calculate, and remit sales and value-added taxes across the entire financial stack. The solution automates tax calculations, filing, and remittance, offers configurable alerts and reporting, and delivers visibility into tax exposure. By consolidating tax management into one system, it aims to reduce manual work for finance teams and streamline compliance from startups to enterprises, generating audit-ready records.

Skyflow

Series B in 2024
Skyflow, Inc. specializes in providing a privacy-focused application program interface solution that enables businesses to securely store and manage sensitive user information, including personally identifiable information (PII), payment card information (PCI), and protected health information (PHI). Founded in 2017 and based in Los Altos, California, Skyflow offers a cloud-native data privacy vault that employs advanced encryption and tokenization techniques to protect sensitive data across various applications. Its platform simplifies compliance with stringent regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA, ensuring that businesses can effectively govern and utilize their data while maintaining privacy standards. Formerly known as Prekari Labs, Inc., the company rebranded to Skyflow in December 2019.

Seashell

Seed Round in 2022
Seashell offers a compliant financial platform designed to help users earn high, stable interest by leveraging blockchain innovations. The company emphasizes regulatory compliance and aims to deliver market-leading yields through a simple, push-button experience, providing a flexible and secure way for customers to save and grow their money. By combining financial services with blockchain technology, Seashell seeks to make earning interest more accessible while maintaining safeguards that protect user funds.

Checkr

Series E in 2021
Checkr is a technology company that builds platforms for the background check industry. It provides screening services such as social security number trace, criminal record checks, driving records, verifications, drug tests, and credit checks, along with continuous monitoring and security infrastructure. The company offers an API and Checkr Connect IDV to integrate identity verification with background checks, enabling faster and more transparent hiring decisions. It serves multiple sectors, including financial services, retail and hospitality, healthcare, higher education, on-demand economy platforms, manufacturing, software and technology, and contact centers and peer-to-peer marketplaces. Founded in 2014, Checkr is headquartered in San Francisco.

Zibo

Seed Round in 2020
Zibo Inc. is a financial services company that specializes in providing a banking and payments platform tailored for independent landlords. Established in 2018 and based in Redwood City, California, Zibo offers a range of services designed to streamline the management of rental properties. Its platform facilitates rent payments, automates rent collection, and assists with financial management tasks such as tax preparation and accounting. Additionally, Zibo provides tools for tenant screening and rental applications, along with insurance services for residential rental properties. By offering a comprehensive suite of services at no cost, Zibo aims to help landlords enhance cash flow and effectively manage their rental portfolios.

Careswitch

Seed Round in 2019
Careswitch streamlines home care operations through its software platform. It automates tasks such as care planning, scheduling, documentation, payroll, billing, and invoicing. The platform also facilitates caregiver-family communication and ensures compliance.

Anchorage Digital

Series A in 2019
Anchorage Digital is a regulated crypto platform that provides institutions with integrated custody, trading, staking, governance, and regulatory-compliance infrastructure for digital asset programs. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in San Francisco, it serves institutional clients globally with a secure, compliant framework and services designed to simplify oversight and asset management.

Zenefits

Series C in 2015
Zenefits is an all-in-one digital HR platform tailored for small and medium businesses. It serves as a single source of truth for managing modern workforces, offering integrated applications like HR, Benefits, Time, Payroll, and Compliance. Zenefits empowers employees, facilitates change management, and ensures compliance.

Checkr

Series A in 2014
Checkr is a technology company that builds platforms for the background check industry. It provides screening services such as social security number trace, criminal record checks, driving records, verifications, drug tests, and credit checks, along with continuous monitoring and security infrastructure. The company offers an API and Checkr Connect IDV to integrate identity verification with background checks, enabling faster and more transparent hiring decisions. It serves multiple sectors, including financial services, retail and hospitality, healthcare, higher education, on-demand economy platforms, manufacturing, software and technology, and contact centers and peer-to-peer marketplaces. Founded in 2014, Checkr is headquartered in San Francisco.

Cognito

Seed Round in 2014
Cognito is a technology company specializing in intelligent identity verification solutions. Founded in 2013 and based in Palo Alto, California, Cognito offers an identity verification platform that enables businesses to verify customer identities through APIs. The platform checks essential data such as names, dates of birth, addresses, and identification numbers to ensure compliance with Know Your Customer (KYC) regulations and to mitigate fraud risks. Cognito's services cater to various industries, including crowdfunding, virtual currency, healthcare, and on-demand services. Originally established as BlockScore, Inc., the company rebranded to Cognito in 2014, emphasizing its commitment to providing a developer-friendly solution that addresses common frustrations associated with identity verification processes.

R1 RCM

Founded in 2003, R1 RCM is a revenue cycle management partner for hospitals and healthcare systems. It offers end-to-end services to improve operating margins, cash flow, and patient experience.
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