Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, a co-founder of Sun Microsystems. Based in Menlo Park, California, the firm manages over $5 billion and primarily invests in early-stage technology companies throughout the United States. Khosla Ventures provides capital, strategic advice, and venture assistance to entrepreneurs focused on breakthrough innovations across various sectors, including consumer technology, enterprise solutions, health, education, agriculture, and sustainable energy. The firm has a particular interest in high-risk, high-reward opportunities, often acting as a sole investor in "science or innovation experiments." Investment sizes typically range from $100,000 to over $20 million, allowing Khosla Ventures to support both traditional ventures and unconventional projects.

Bruce Armstrong

Operating Partner

Irene Au

Angel

Ryno Blignaut

Operating Partner

Alice Brooks

Partner

Peter Buckland

Partner, Managing Director and COO

Benny Buller

Investment Professional

Brian Byun

Operating Partner

Catherine Casuga

Operating Partner

Kanu Gulati

Partner

Emmanuel T. Hernandez

Operating Partner

Judy Huang

Operating Partner

Keith Janosky

Chief Financial Officer and Head of Investor Relations

Jun Jeon

Principal

Samir Kaul

Founding Partner & Managing Director

Paul Kirincich

Operating Partner

Alexander A. Morgan

Partner

Alexander Morgan Ph.D

Partner

Hesam Motlagh

Chief of Staff

Keith Rabois

Managing Director

Nikita Shamgunov

Partner & Investor

Sven Strohband Ph.D

Managing Director

Rajesh Swaminathan

Partner

Adina Tecklu

Partner

Sandhya Venkatachalam

Partner

David Weiden

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Ece Wyrick

Principal

Past deals in GreenTech

LanzaTech

Series D in 2014
LanzaTech, Inc. is a carbon recycling company based in Skokie, Illinois, with additional offices in Roselle, Illinois; Shanghai, China; and Gurgaon, India. Founded in 2005, the company specializes in producing fuel ethanol from renewable non-food resources, including industrial flue gases and waste gases generated from the gasification of municipal solid waste and biomass. LanzaTech's innovative technology enables the conversion of carbon emissions from sources like steel mills into valuable products, such as sustainable fuels and chemicals, thus contributing to a circular carbon economy. By recycling carbon from various waste streams, LanzaTech aims to reduce global CO2 emissions significantly and displace a substantial portion of crude oil use, ultimately transforming waste carbon into essential building blocks for consumer goods.

LanzaTech

Series C in 2013
LanzaTech, Inc. is a carbon recycling company based in Skokie, Illinois, with additional offices in Roselle, Illinois; Shanghai, China; and Gurgaon, India. Founded in 2005, the company specializes in producing fuel ethanol from renewable non-food resources, including industrial flue gases and waste gases generated from the gasification of municipal solid waste and biomass. LanzaTech's innovative technology enables the conversion of carbon emissions from sources like steel mills into valuable products, such as sustainable fuels and chemicals, thus contributing to a circular carbon economy. By recycling carbon from various waste streams, LanzaTech aims to reduce global CO2 emissions significantly and displace a substantial portion of crude oil use, ultimately transforming waste carbon into essential building blocks for consumer goods.

Greenlight Biosciences

Series A in 2013
GreenLight Biosciences is a biotechnology company that specializes in RNA-based solutions for agricultural and pharmaceutical applications. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Medford, Massachusetts, with an additional location in North Carolina, the company utilizes its Unconstrained Metabolism technology platform to convert renewable substrates into valuable chemicals and fuels. This platform allows for significant flexibility and control in the production process. GreenLight is also focused on developing RNA products aimed at improving crop management, plant protection, and animal health, while advancing vaccine development and pandemic preparedness. In addition to these applications, the company is working on mRNA-based vaccine candidates targeting seasonal and pandemic influenza, as well as other emerging viruses, to enhance public health. Through its innovations, GreenLight aims to provide sustainable solutions that contribute to global food security and health.

LanzaTech

Series B in 2010
LanzaTech, Inc. is a carbon recycling company based in Skokie, Illinois, with additional offices in Roselle, Illinois; Shanghai, China; and Gurgaon, India. Founded in 2005, the company specializes in producing fuel ethanol from renewable non-food resources, including industrial flue gases and waste gases generated from the gasification of municipal solid waste and biomass. LanzaTech's innovative technology enables the conversion of carbon emissions from sources like steel mills into valuable products, such as sustainable fuels and chemicals, thus contributing to a circular carbon economy. By recycling carbon from various waste streams, LanzaTech aims to reduce global CO2 emissions significantly and displace a substantial portion of crude oil use, ultimately transforming waste carbon into essential building blocks for consumer goods.

Range Fuels

Series C in 2008
Range Fuels is a privately held company funded primarily by greentech venture capital companies, including Khosla Ventures, LLC, arguably the top venture firm in the U.S. focusing on alternative, clean energy systems. Their leadership team melds experience from the technologically intensive oil, chemical, petrochemical, coal gasification, power and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry.

Range Fuels

Series B in 2008
Range Fuels is a privately held company funded primarily by greentech venture capital companies, including Khosla Ventures, LLC, arguably the top venture firm in the U.S. focusing on alternative, clean energy systems. Their leadership team melds experience from the technologically intensive oil, chemical, petrochemical, coal gasification, power and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry.

LanzaTech

Series A in 2007
LanzaTech, Inc. is a carbon recycling company based in Skokie, Illinois, with additional offices in Roselle, Illinois; Shanghai, China; and Gurgaon, India. Founded in 2005, the company specializes in producing fuel ethanol from renewable non-food resources, including industrial flue gases and waste gases generated from the gasification of municipal solid waste and biomass. LanzaTech's innovative technology enables the conversion of carbon emissions from sources like steel mills into valuable products, such as sustainable fuels and chemicals, thus contributing to a circular carbon economy. By recycling carbon from various waste streams, LanzaTech aims to reduce global CO2 emissions significantly and displace a substantial portion of crude oil use, ultimately transforming waste carbon into essential building blocks for consumer goods.

Range Fuels

Series A in 2006
Range Fuels is a privately held company funded primarily by greentech venture capital companies, including Khosla Ventures, LLC, arguably the top venture firm in the U.S. focusing on alternative, clean energy systems. Their leadership team melds experience from the technologically intensive oil, chemical, petrochemical, coal gasification, power and gas-to-liquids industries, the renewable fuel industry, and the pulp and paper industry.