Rajesh Swaminathan
VCPartner, Khosla Ventures
Deep tech investor in energy and advanced manufacturing
Menlo Park, CA
SeedSeries ASeries B+
ClimateDeep TechHardwareBioInfrastructure
Background
Rajesh Swaminathan is a Partner at Khosla Ventures with two decades of experience in deep tech startups. He holds an MBA from Harvard, an MS in MEMS/Nanotech from the University of Maryland, and a BS in Chemical Engineering from IIT Madras. Prior to Khosla, he led Applied Ventures, the venture arm of Applied Materials, managing a global portfolio of 85 startups. He leads Khosla's investments across renewables, industrial decarbonization, advanced manufacturing, and critical minerals.
Investment Thesis
Back bold founders reinventing how the world powers, builds, and heals itself using advanced materials and clean technology
Investment Focus
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B+
Sectors
ClimateDeep TechHardwareBioInfrastructure
Based in: Menlo Park, CA (North America)
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026