Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla
Khosla in 2005
Born (1955-01-28) 28 January 1955 (age 69)
New Delhi, India
EducationIIT Delhi (BTech)
Carnegie Mellon University (MS)
Stanford University (MBA)
Known forCo-founder of Sun Microsystems
Founder of Khosla Ventures
SpouseNeeru Khosla
Children4

Vinod Khosla (born 28 January 1955) is an Indian-American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures.[1] Khosla made his wealth from early venture capital investments in areas such as networking, software, and alternative energy technologies.[2] He is considered one of the most successful and influential venture capitalists.[3]

In 2014, Forbes counted him among the 400 richest people in the United States.[4] In 2021, he was ranked 92nd on the Forbes 400 list.[5] As of March 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$6.8 billion.[6]

  1. ^ Karlgaard, Rich. "Vinod Khosla On AI's Fast Rise, Robotics, Entrepreneurs And Innovation". Forbes. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Vinod Khosla says get rid of experts and invent the future you want (video)". VentureBeat. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ Steinberg, Jon. "It's Vinod Khoslas World". The Information. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Vinod Khosla, 4 other Indian Americans on Forbes US' richest list". Firstpost. 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Forbes 400 list". Forbes. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Forbes profile: Vinod Khosla". Forbes. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

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