At a Glance
Kholding represents the personal investment vehicle of Vinod Khosla, the legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded Sun Microsystems and later established Khosla Ventures. Operating as Khosla's family office, Kholding makes direct investments separate from the main Khosla Ventures fund, allowing for more flexible investment criteria and longer-term horizons. The vehicle focuses on transformative technologies in artificial intelligence, climate solutions, deeptech innovations, and digital health, reflecting Khosla's long-standing belief in backing technologies that can create massive societal impact. Kholding's investments often complement the broader Khosla Ventures portfolio while providing Khosla the ability to personally back entrepreneurs and technologies he finds particularly compelling, leveraging his decades of experience in identifying and nurturing breakthrough innovations.
“Makes personal conviction-driven investments in breakthrough technologies, particularly in areas impacting climate, health, and computing.”
Kholding primarily invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B+ stages. This means they focus on companies that are building their initial product and finding product-market fit.
Kholding is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. Many of their portfolio companies are also based in this region, though they invest across geographies.
Kholding focuses on investments in AI, Climate, Deeptech, Digital Health. Their portfolio reflects deep expertise and networks within these sectors.
Kholding's typical investment check size ranges from $1M to $50M. Actual amounts may vary based on the stage, sector, and specific opportunity.
Kholding manages approximately $2B in assets under management (AUM) across their funds.