Vinod Khosla
Indian-American co-founder of Sun Microsystems and founder of Khosla Ventures
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Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded Sun Microsystems and later became one of Silicon Valley’s most successful investors at Kleiner Perkins and his own firm, Khosla Ventures, an early backer of OpenAI. He is also the owner of the Seattle Seahawks.
Biography
Background
Khosla grew up in Delhi, the son of an army officer, and studied electrical engineering at IIT Delhi. He earned a master’s in biomedical engineering at Carnegie Mellon and an MBA at Stanford.
Sun
In 1982 he co-founded Sun Microsystems with Andy Bechtolsheim, Scott McNealy and Bill Joy and was its first chairman and CEO until 1984.
Kleiner Perkins
As a partner at Kleiner Perkins from 1986, he backed networking companies such as Juniper and Cerent, which produced huge returns.
Khosla Ventures
He founded Khosla Ventures in 2004, investing in clean technology, healthcare and AI. Its 2019 investment in OpenAI was among the first from a venture firm. He topped the Forbes Midas List of investors in 2026.
Timeline
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1955
Born in New Delhi, India
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1982
Co-founds Sun Microsystems
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1984
Leaves Sun’s CEO role
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1986
Joins Kleiner Perkins
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2004
Founds Khosla Ventures
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2019
Invests in OpenAI
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2026
Number one on the Forbes Midas List
Did you know?
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He was inspired to become an entrepreneur after reading about Intel’s founding as a teenager.
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He has signed the Giving Pledge.
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He fought a long legal battle over beach access at his California property.
Connections
Related people
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Bill Joy
Technology · Co-founder of Sun Microsystems and author of the vi editor and BSD Unix
Sun co-founder
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Scott McNealy
Technology · Co-founder and long-time CEO of Sun Microsystems
Sun co-founder
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Andy Bechtolsheim
Technology · German engineer who co-founded Sun Microsystems and wrote Google’s first cheque
Sun co-founder
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Sam Altman
Technology · CEO of OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT
OpenAI CEO
Frequently asked
Who is Vinod Khosla?
Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded Sun Microsystems and later became one of Silicon Valley’s most successful investors at Kleiner Perkins and his own firm, Khosla Ventures, an early backer of OpenAI. He is also the owner of the Seattle Seahawks.
How old is Vinod Khosla?
Vinod Khosla is 71 years old, born on 28 January 1955 in New Delhi, India.
Where is Vinod Khosla from?
Vinod Khosla was born in New Delhi, India.
What is Vinod Khosla known for?
Vinod Khosla is best known for Co-founding Sun Microsystems (1982); Kleiner Perkins; Khosla Ventures; early OpenAI investor.
References
- Vinod Khosla — Wikipedia. Wikipedia. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Vinod Khosla — IMDb. IMDb. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Vinod Khosla — Hindi Wikipedia. Wikipedia (Hindi). Retrieved 4 November 2026.
- Vinod Khosla (Q738005) — structured data. Wikidata. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
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