Kanu Gulati

Kanu Gulati

VC

Partner, Khosla Ventures

PhD engineer investing in AI and robotics infrastructure

Menlo Park, CA3 notable investments
SeedSeries ASeries B+
AIRoboticsHardwareEnterprise SaaSDeep Tech

Background

Kanu Gulati is a Partner at Khosla Ventures investing in enterprise AI, robotics, and autonomous systems. She holds a PhD and MS in electrical engineering from Texas A&M, a bachelor's in computer engineering from Delhi University, and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She spent over a decade as a research scientist at Intel and Cadence and was an early engineer at Heavy.ai. She has co-authored three books, 35+ peer-reviewed publications, and holds a US patent. Her portfolio includes PolyAI, FieldAI, and Waabi.

Investment Thesis

Back AI and robotics companies building the physical intelligence layer for the next industrial era

Investment Focus

Stages

SeedSeries ASeries B+

Sectors

AIRoboticsHardwareEnterprise SaaSDeep Tech

Based in: Menlo Park, CA (North America)

Notable Investments

Last updated: Jun 11, 2026