Samir Kaul
VCFounding Partner & Managing Director, Khosla Ventures
Genomics scientist turned founding KV partner
Menlo Park, CA3 notable investments
SeedSeries ASeries B+
AIBioHealthcareClimateDeep Tech
Background
Samir Kaul is a Founding Partner and Managing Director at Khosla Ventures, which he co-founded with Vinod Khosla in 2004. Previously he spent five years at Flagship Ventures and led genomics research at Craig Venter's institute, publishing a landmark Nature paper on the Arabidopsis genome. He led Khosla's early investment in OpenAI. His portfolio exits include Guardant Health, Nutanix, Oscar, and QuantumScape.
Investment Thesis
Pursue technically-risky bets with transformative potential in AI, health, and sustainability; avoid market-risk investments
Investment Focus
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B+
Sectors
AIBioHealthcareClimateDeep Tech
Based in: Menlo Park, CA (North America)
Notable Investments
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026