# Vinod Khosla: angel investments and portfolio > Vinod Khosla is an angel. 12 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Vinod Khosla Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 12 cheques on record. Deploying now Angel Seed Series A Series C Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 12 on record Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 12** Sole investor **1 rounds** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 92%** Pitch Vinod Khosla ## Vinod Khosla highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 50% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.0M - 04 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Angel (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **12 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Oct** **[LanzaJet](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanzajet)** US · Google News search **$20M** With 2 others - **2015** 1 round - **Oct** **[iMerit](https://millionrounds.com/company/imerit)** Venture · US **$3.5M** With 2 others - **2014** 1 round - **Mar** **[Vicarious](https://millionrounds.com/company/vicarious)** Series B · US **$40M** With 18 others - **2013** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[Watsi](https://millionrounds.com/company/watsi)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 8 others - **Jan** **[Quanttus](https://millionrounds.com/company/quanttus)** Seed · US **$3.0M** Sole investor - **2010** 1 round - **Jan** **[Vittana](https://millionrounds.com/company/vittana)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others - **2007** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Ausra](https://millionrounds.com/company/ausra)** Series A · US · ausra.com **$43M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Brenco](https://millionrounds.com/company/brenco)** Growth · BR · deals.venturebeat.com **$200M** With 2 others - **2006** 1 round - **Jan** **[APOCOLOPS](https://millionrounds.com/company/apocolops)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.5M** With 1 other - **2005** 2 rounds - **Oct** **[eASIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/easic)** Series C · US · easic.com **$17M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[eASIC](https://millionrounds.com/company/easic)** Series C · US · easic.com **$7.5M** With 1 other - **2004** 1 round - **Jan** **[Deem](https://millionrounds.com/company/deem)** Venture · US **$42M** With 6 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Brenco](https://millionrounds.com/company/brenco)** Bought by ETH Bioenergia **Undisclosed** Feb 2010 **[Ausra](https://millionrounds.com/company/ausra)** Bought by AREVA Inc **Undisclosed** Feb 2010 **[APOCOLOPS](https://millionrounds.com/company/apocolops)** Bought by MySpace **$20M** Aug 2009 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series C Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M** Led 0 of 12 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *3* - Series A *2* - Series C *2* - Venture *2* - Series B *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 3 **Pitching Vinod Khosla?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Vinod Khosla. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) ## Recently backed The latest companies Vinod Khosla put money into. [**LanzaJet** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/lanzajet) ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming Vinod Khosla in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 8 Oct 2026 · 1h 13m 20VC: Cognition vs Factory: Vinod Khosla Creates a Storm | OpenAI Nears $70B Run Rate: Anthropic Under Threat | ElevenLabs Doubles Its Valuation to $22B & Salesforce Buys Listen Labs for $2B Mentions [Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla)[Dev Ittycheria](https://millionrounds.com/person/dev-ittycheria) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 21 Sept 2026 · 2h 51m Amazon Ban Hammer, Seedance Strategy, Amazon Blocks Muse | Vinod Khosla, Augustus Doricko, Ben Hylak, Aaron Levie, Lucas Shaw Mentions [Aaron Levie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-levie)[Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla)[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) Apple PodcastsShow page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) 10 Jun 2026 · 3h 8m The Social Reckoning Reactions, Fable 5 Sparks Safety Debate, 𝕏 Timeline Reactions | Farza Majeed, Trent Simonian, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Matthew Prince, Vinod Khosla, Ranjan Rajagopalan, Markie Wagner, Bret Taylor With [Matthew Prince](https://millionrounds.com/person/matthew-prince)[Sridhar Ramaswamy](https://millionrounds.com/person/sridhar-ramaswamy-md) Mentions [Bret Taylor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bret-taylor)[Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 21 Jan 2026 · 1h 5m Uncapped #40 | Vinod Khosla and Keith Rabois from Khosla Ventures Mentions [Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois)[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla) *+5* Apple PodcastsShow page - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) 7 Nov 2025 · 28 min Vinod Khosla on softening the blow from AGI, and other future bets Mentions [Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla) Apple Podcasts - [Uncapped](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/uncapped) 1 Jul 2025 · 1h 20m Uncapped #15 | Vinod Khosla from Khosla Ventures Mentions [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[Vinod Khosla](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vinod-khosla)[Juniper Networks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/juniper-networks) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 29 Apr 2026 · 56 min The $10M+ Bet on a Beanie That Reads Your Brain | Sabi & the Future of BCI | E2282 Apple PodcastsShow page - [EU-Startups Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/eu-startups) 11 Jul 2024 · 27 min Episode 76: Kelly Kinnard - Operating Partner & Head of Talent at Khosla Ventures - Building Winning Startup Teams Apple PodcastsShow page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 2 Jul 2024 · 1h 5m Logan Allin and Neil Datta on which startups AI puts at risk, tech regulation, and H-1B reform | E1975 Apple PodcastsShow page - [Generative Now](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/generative-now) 20 Jun 2024 · 1h 35m Semil Shah: Apple Intelligence, “The End of Software,” and Where Technology Won’t Go Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Vinod Khosla ### What does Vinod Khosla invest in? Vinod Khosla invests most often at Seed and Series A (50% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Vinod Khosla? 12 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has Vinod Khosla invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: LanzaJet (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026). ### How big are Vinod Khosla's cheques? The median round it joins is $20M. ### Does Vinod Khosla lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 12 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Vinod Khosla invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Brazil (8%). ### Is Vinod Khosla investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does Vinod Khosla invest alongside? Most often Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. 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