# Samir Kaul at Khosla Ventures

> Samir Kaul, Founding General Partner at Khosla Ventures. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its...

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Menlo Park, US · Partner

# Samir Kaul

Founding General Partner at [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)

Latest rounds

- **Philz Coffee** Series A · $15M May 2013

Backs *Retail*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last May 2013
- **Filings:** 20 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 4 +5 mentions

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 20 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Khosla Ventures
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm · US **164** cheques in 12 months **1123** all time **54** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 1
- **Led:** 0
- **Disclosed:** $15M
- **Active:** 2013

2013

- [Philz Coffee](https://millionrounds.com/company/philz-coffee) *Series A* **$15M** *US* May 2013 Joined · +18 investors · historical

By stage

- Series A **1**

What they backed

Retail **1**

Alongside

- [Brendan Wallace *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brendan-wallace)
- [Cowboy Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures)
- [CrunchFund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3)
- [David Spector *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-spector)
- [Ecosystem Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ecosystem-ventures)
- Lori Goler *1*
- [Maynard Webb *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maynard-webb)
- [Mike Schroepfer *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-schroepfer)

Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [Ausra](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ausra)
- [Clothia](https://millionrounds.com/startup/clothia)
- [Draths Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/startup/draths-corporation)
- [Eligo Bioscience](https://millionrounds.com/startup/eligo-bioscience)
- [IgGenix](https://millionrounds.com/startup/iggenix-inc)
- [SLD Laser](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sld-laser)
- [Sakti3](https://millionrounds.com/startup/sakti3)
- [Segetis](https://millionrounds.com/startup/segetis)
- [Siolta Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/siolta-therapeutics)
- Codon Devices
- Range Fuels
- Virdia
- Yes Health

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)** Managing Director of the Managing Member on 6 filings · since 2024
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Rightway Healthcare, Inc.** Director since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)** Managing Director of the General Partner on 15 filings · since 2023
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Traba Inc.\DE** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Varda Space Industries, Inc.** Director since 2022
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)** Managing Member of the Managing Member on 4 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Mainspring Energy, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Lightship Inc.** Director on 6 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[KHOSLA VENTURES VI HOLDING](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures-vi-holding)** Executive Officer since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Boosted, Inc.** Director since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **b8ta, inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Scipher Medicine Corp** Director on 5 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Impossible Foods Inc.** Director on 11 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Vicarious Surgical Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising **EtaGen, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Carrot Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Ukko Inc.** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Pullstring, Inc.** Director since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **NeuroTrack Technologies, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Guardant Health, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2015

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Khosla Ventures

- [**Keith Rabois** Managing Director *65 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/keith-rabois)
- [**Vinod Khosla** Partner *12 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/vinod-khosla)
- [**Adms Chung** Corporate Mentor *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adms-chung)
- [**Evan Moore** Board Member *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/evan-moore)
- [**Shernaz Daver** Operating Partner and CMO *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/shernaz-daver)
- [**Adina Tecklu** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/adina-tecklu)
- [**Alex Bentley** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-bentley)
- [**Alex Morgan** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/alex-morgan)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 7 Aug 2026 · 1h 49m AI Viruses, OpenAI's First Device, WSJ Mansion Section | Samir Kaul, Patrick Wendell, Grant LaFontaine With [Patrick Wendell](https://millionrounds.com/person/patrick-wendell)[Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2) Mentions [Jeff Dean](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-dean)[Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[Grant Lafontaine](https://millionrounds.com/person/grant-lafontaine) About this episode (01:31) - AI Viruses (08:18) - OpenAI's Device Takes Shape (16:39) - Meta Faces Major Child Safety Case (25:25) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (36:10) - WSJ Mansion Section (43:41) - Samir Kaul, a general partner at Khosla Ventures, discusses the firm’s investment in Jeff Dean’s… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 16 Feb 2024 · 42 min Khosla Venture's Samir Kaul on building an iconic, durable firm, and the role of non-consensus decision making With [Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2) 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) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. We have a conversation with Samir Kaul from Khosla Ventures. Founded in 2004, Khosla is one of the largest and most well-known venture capital firms in the world and led by… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 17 Jul 2023 · 46 min 392. Cutting the 1st and Largest Check into OpenAI; Assessing Generative AI Moats, Monopolies, and Market Opportunities; and Why Now is the Right Time for ClimateTech (Samir Kaul) With [Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2) Mentions [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[Revolution](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revolution) About this episode Samir Kaul of Khosla Ventures joins Nick to discuss Cutting the 1st and Largest Check into OpenAI; Assessing Generative AI Moats, Monopolies, and Market Opportunities; and Why Now is the Right Time for ClimateTech. In this episode we cover: Taking Large Technical Risk Than Large Market Risk… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 13 Jan 2020 · 37 min 20VC: Khosla Ventures Founding Partner, Samir Kaul on Why Pro Rata Is A Cop Out, Why He Likes Technical Risk and Does Not Take Market Risk & How To Approach Time Allocation Across The Portfolio In Venture With [Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2) Mentions [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[Flagship Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flagship-ventures) About this episode Samir Kaul is a Founding Partner and Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, one of the valley's most renowned firms of the last decade with a portfolio including Square, Affirm, DoorDash, Impossible Foods and OpenDoor just to name a few. As for Samir, he led the firm's investment in Guardant… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

### Mentioned in

Episodes that name Samir Kaul in their description, which is not the same as being on them.

- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 31 Aug 2023 · 7 min Investor Stories 311: Why I Passed (Biederman, Kaul, Susan) Mentions [Lior Susan](https://millionrounds.com/person/lior-susan-3)[Rob Biederman](https://millionrounds.com/person/rob-biederman)[Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Rob Biederman Samir Kaul Lior Susan Each investor highlights a situation where they decided not to invest, why they passed, and how it played out. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 17 Aug 2023 · 5 min Investor Stories 309: Strange & Unusual (Wilk, Susan, Kaul) Mentions [Jason Wilk](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-wilk)[Lior Susan](https://millionrounds.com/person/lior-susan-3)[Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Jason Wilk Lior Susan Samir Kaul Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 3 Aug 2023 · 10 min Investor Stories 307: What's Next (Kaul, Susan, Lerer) Mentions [Ben Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ben-lerer)[Lior Susan](https://millionrounds.com/person/lior-susan-3)[Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Samir Kaul Lior Susan Ben Lerer Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. The host of The Full… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 20 Jul 2023 · 9 min Investor Stories 305: Lessons Learned (Conrad, Kaul, Susan) Mentions [Lior Susan](https://millionrounds.com/person/lior-susan-3)[Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2)[Tony Conrad](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-conrad) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Tony Conrad Samir Kaul Lior Susan Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page
- [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 6 Jul 2023 · 8 min Investor Stories 303: Post Mortems (Tisch, Conrad, Kaul) Mentions [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch)[Samir Kaul](https://millionrounds.com/person/samir-kaul-2)[Tony Conrad](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-conrad) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: David Tisch Tony Conrad Samir Kaul Each investor discusses a portfolio company that did not survive and why it was that they failed. The host of The Full Ratchet is Nick Moran, General Partner of New Stack… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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