Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2004 by Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, and is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm manages over $5 billion and focuses on investing in a diverse range of sectors, including consumer technology, enterprise solutions, education, healthcare, financial services, agriculture, sustainable energy, and robotics. Khosla Ventures provides not only capital but also strategic guidance to entrepreneurs, particularly in early-stage ventures, where it often supports innovative and unconventional projects. The firm seeks to back companies that are driven by breakthrough technologies, with investment sizes ranging from $100,000 to over $20 million. Khosla Ventures maintains a collaborative approach, frequently co-investing with other firms, including Kleiner Perkins, with which it has historical ties.

Alex Bentley

Partner and Investor

Ryno Blignaut

Operating Partner

Alice Brooks

Principal

Peter Buckland

COO, Partner, and Managing Director

Brian Byun

Operating Partner

Catherine Casuga

Operating Partner

Jonathan Chu

Partner and Investor

Jon Chu

Partner

Ece Erdagoz

Principal

Kanu Gulati

Partner

Judy Huang

Operating Partner

Jun Jeon

Principal

Kelly Kinnard

Operating Partner

Alexander Morgan

Partner

Nicholas Moryl

Associate

Arash Rebek

Partner, Capital Formation

Jessy Rivest

Partner and Investor

Jai Sajnani

Partner

Robbie Schwietzer

Operating Partner

Nikita Shamgunov

Partner and Investor

Sven Strohband

Managing Director

Rajesh Swaminathan

Partner and Investor

Adina Tecklu

Partner and Investor

Sandhya Venkatachalam

Partner

David Weiden

Founding Partner and Managing Director

Reze Wong

Partner

Ece Wyrick

Principal and Investor

Adam Coates Ph.D

Operating Partner

Kanupriya Gulati Ph.D

Partner and Investor

Past deals in Blogging

Bubbles

Seed Round in 2022
Bubbles is a contextual collaboration tool that enables users to communicate asynchronously by tagging content directly on their screens. The platform facilitates discussions in-context through screen, video, and audio messages, allowing team members to capture, comment, and share information without the need for account creation or installation. Bubbles promotes organic growth and viral engagement rather than relying on paid advertising. It is actively engaged on various social media platforms, including Medium, Twitter, and Product Hunt, to enhance its visibility and user interaction.

Draft

Venture Round in 2021
ContentFly makes generating quality content ridiculously easy & affordable for any business, for a flat monthly fee. Get content on-demand, high quality, and written by professional writers.

SageSpot

Seed Round in 2021
SageSpot operates a subscription-based social media platform aimed at creators and their followers. The platform enables creators to turn their audience into paid subscribers, fostering dedicated communities where followers can access high-quality content and engage with one another. Users have the opportunity to explore their interests through tailored communities established by their favorite creators, allowing for in-depth discussions and meaningful interactions. This approach not only enhances the connection between creators and their audiences but also facilitates the formation of friendships and conversations within the digital realm.

Draft

Series A in 2021
ContentFly makes generating quality content ridiculously easy & affordable for any business, for a flat monthly fee. Get content on-demand, high quality, and written by professional writers.

Journal

Seed Round in 2017
Journal's mission is to help people focus and bring new ideas to life. Much of our personal and professional lives run on apps. Yet these tools create boundaries between our activities, require constant checking, and have enabled a culture of interruptions. Journal gives individuals and groups a focused “space” to find, remember, and share all the information they need to have fun and do good work.

Trendabl

Venture Round in 2012
Trendabl, Inc. is a New York-based company that operates a fashion-focused photo-sharing platform. Launched in 2012, Trendabl allows users to capture and upload images related to fashion while tagging them with details such as brand, price, and retail availability. The platform encourages a community of fashion enthusiasts, enabling users to share their posts with friends and followers, as well as follow their favorite fashion icons, designers, and influencers. By providing a space for users to engage with fashion content and trends, Trendabl aims to foster a vibrant online community dedicated to style and aesthetics.

Bitly

Series C in 2012
Bitly, Inc. is a link management platform that provides businesses with tools to shorten, brand, and optimize links for their marketing efforts across various channels. The platform enables companies to track link analytics, gather audience insights, and measure campaign performance effectively in one location. By offering branded short links and mobile deep linking, Bitly enhances brand visibility while allowing businesses to utilize their own custom domains for link generation. This comprehensive marketing solution helps brands improve customer experiences and optimize their marketing strategies. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in New York, Bitly also has offices in San Francisco and Denver, serving a global customer base through a network of representatives and software applications.

Storify

Series A in 2011
Turn what people post on social media into compelling stories. With Storify, you collect the best photos, video, quotes from Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and more to publish them as simple, beautiful stories that can be embedded anywhere. It's the best way to capture an event whether it's a news event, a conference, a product launch, a wedding, ... Social media streams flow, but stories last.

Vox Media

Series C in 2010
Vox Media is an independent media organization that creates, publishes, and distributes online content, targeting young adults globally. The company operates several well-known brands, including SB Nation, a network of fan-centric sports communities; The Verge, a technology publication; Polygon, focused on gaming; Vox.com, an interest-driven news site; Eater, which covers food and dining; Racked, dedicated to shopping, beauty, and fashion; Curbed, a real estate and home brand; and Re/code, a tech business publication. Additionally, Vox Media runs Vox Creative, a division that develops marketing narratives for brands, and provides advertising services through Vox Advertising and the Concert advertising solution. Founded in 2003 as Sportsblogs and rebranded as Vox Media in 2012, the organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with additional offices in New York City.

Frengo

Series A in 2007
Frengo is a community where people share buzz - a stream of opinions, updates, questions, predictions and games. The service allows users to follow buzz on their mobile phone or on the website. In March of 2008, Frengo launched an Open Social Mobile Toolkit that allowed developers to launch mobile applications across Facebook MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and others.

Frengo

Series A in 2006
Frengo is a community where people share buzz - a stream of opinions, updates, questions, predictions and games. The service allows users to follow buzz on their mobile phone or on the website. In March of 2008, Frengo launched an Open Social Mobile Toolkit that allowed developers to launch mobile applications across Facebook MySpace, Bebo, Hi5 and others.
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