Meet Vinod Khosla: Why he thinks 'era of abundance' is possible
Indian-American billionaire Vinod Khosla, has been a described as a "contrarian" kind of visionary. Tech media has sometimes tag him as "abrasive", even "polarising". Yet Vinod Khosla , 71, has a reputation as a high-conviction billionaire venture capitalist who co-founded Sun Microsustems and leads Khosla Ventures. He is celebrated for massive early bets — including being the first institutional…
Indian-born American billionaire Vinod Khosla, a renowned venture capitalist and co-founder of Sun Microsystems, believes that an era of abundance is possible. At 71 years old, Khosla has made massive early bets in technologies many investors initially deemed too risky, including computer networking, clean energy, fusion, and artificial intelligence.
His investment in OpenAI, an AI research lab, was the first institutional investment in the company. Now, Khosla is venturing into professional football, as the Seattle Seahawks were sold to him and his family for a record-breaking $9.612 billion.
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