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Samir Kaul

Founding General Partner, Khosla Ventures

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Samir Kaul is a Founding Partner at Khosla Ventures who personally led the firm's very early, outsized bet on OpenAI, cutting what's been described as the first and largest check into the company at the time. He started his career in genomic sciences at Craig Venter's Institute for Genomic Research before moving into business, giving him hands-on genomics experience that he brings to evaluating complex biotech, health, and deep-tech companies. Samir Kaul is a Founding Partner at Khosla Ventures who personally led the firm's very early, outsized bet on OpenAI, cutting what's been described as the first and largest check into the company at the time. He started his career in genomic sciences at Craig Venter's Institute for Genomic Research before moving into business, giving him hands-on genomics experience that he brings to evaluating complex biotech, health, and deep-tech companies.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
AI
Health
Climate
Enterprise
BioTech

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $50M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA