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Vinod Khosla | |
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 Khosla in 2024 | |
| Born | 28 January 1955 Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Education | IIT Delhi (BTech) Carnegie Mellon University (MS) Stanford University (MBA) |
| Known for | Co-founder of Sun Microsystems Founder of Khosla Ventures |
| Spouse | Neeru Khosla |
| Children | 4 |
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] Khosla was named the top venture capitalist on the Forbes Midas List in 2001 and has been listed multiple times since that time.[4][5] As of August 2024, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$7.2 billion.[6]
- ^ Karlgaard, Rich. "Vinod Khosla On AI's Fast Rise, Robotics, Entrepreneurs And Innovation". Forbes. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Vinod Khosla says get rid of experts and invent the future you want (video)". VentureBeat. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ Steinberg, Jon. "It's Vinod Khoslas World". The Information. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Carleen Hawn (19 February 2001). "The Man With the Golden Touch". Forbes. pp. 86–90.
- ^ "How The Midas List 2024 Was Created: The Data Behind The Top VCs". Forbes. 4 June 2024.
- ^ "Forbes profile: Vinod Khosla". Forbes. Retrieved 3 March 2024.