Vinod Khosla co-founded Sun Microsystems in 1982 before moving into venture capital, eventually launching his own firm, Khosla Ventures, in 2004. True to his engineering background, Khosla built the firm's reputation on taking bets other investors considered too risky or too far from proven markets - from early clean energy to artificial intelligence - arguing that the biggest returns come from technology bets everyone else is too cautious to make.
$15B+ AUM80/100 Power Score™2004 FoundedMenlo Park, CA