Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park that backs transformative technology ventures across AI, healthcare, clean energy,

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He co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 and served as its founding chairman and CEO (1982–1984), pioneering open systems and commercial RISC-based workstations.

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Previously a general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Khosla led early-stage investments in companies like Nexgen, Juniper Networks, Cerent, and Excite, delivering outsized returns.

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A serial entrepreneur at heart, Khosla’s ambition started early he launched Daisy Systems, a computer-aided design company, before founding Sun Microsystems. He earned a BTech from IIT Delhi, an MS in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Khosla is deeply committed to social entrepreneurship his firm's mission spans investments that generate economic value and address society’s grand challenges. He is a charter member of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and serves on boards like Breakthrough Energy Ventures and the Indian School of Business.

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In 2025, his net worth was estimated at $10.1 billion, placing him among the leading tech philanthropists and investors globally.

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