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Samir Kaul

General Partner at Khosla Ventures

Menlo Park, California

Overview 

Samir Kaul is a General Partner at Khosla Ventures in Menlo Park, California, with a focus on investing in impactful startups across various sectors, including Cleantech, Health IT, and BioTech. He has successfully invested in companies like Siolta Therapeutics, Scipher Medicine, and Sword Health, contributing to their growth and success through strategic partnerships and executive management guidance. His role as a Board Member at Headspace and other companies showcases his expertise in private equity, venture capital, and entrepreneurship, solidifying his reputation as a key player in the investment and startup ecosystem.

Work Experience 

  • Board Member

    2023 - Current

Headspace specializes in providing mental healthcare, including coaching therapy and psychiatry, as well as meditation mindfulness tools.

Raised $320,853,477.00 from Oxford Finance LLC.

  • Founding General Partner

    2006

Khosla Ventures provides venture assistance to entrepreneurs in AI, sustainability, enterprise, consumer, health and frontier technologies.

Raised $1,500,000.00 from Raj Sareen.

  • Board Member

    2022

  • Board Member

    2021

Varda is a space manufacturing startup that creates products in microgravity and retrieves them for terrestrial use.

Raised $141,025,000.00 from Caffeinated Capital, Fifty Years, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Khosla Ventures, Nitesh Banta, General Catalyst, Kyle Tibbitts, Angel Collective Opportunity Fund and Sinai Capital Partners.

  • Investor

    2021

Freeing up the next generation of kids to be more ambitious, more creative, and to think for themselves.

Raised $18,700,000.00 from K5 Global, Founders Fund, Coughdrop Capital, Sam Altman, Ryan Petersen, Uma Ventures, Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital), Tommy Leep, Amjad Masad and Shane Parrish.

  • Investor

    2021

  • Board Observer

    2021

OpenStore connects merchants and customers into a single unified shopping experience through access to data, information, and capital.

Raised $137,000,000.00 from Lux Capital, Vine Ventures, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst and Atomic.

  • Board Member

    2021

Rightway is a health technology company that is simplifying the healthcare experience for clients and members.

Raised $238,749,915.00 from Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures and Tiger Global Management.

  • Board Member

    2020

  • Board Member

    2020

AimLabs is a gamer-designed platform for FPS aim training, featuring AI-driven feedback and tools.

  • Investor

    2019

Level is a technology company that makes financial products for employers.

Raised $27,000,000.00 from Renegade Partners.

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