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"My willingness to fail is what allows me to succeed at these things. If I was afraid to fail, I wouldn't try."
@vkhosla
shares his philosophies on success, investing, the future and more in this episode of
#CoffeeBreak
with
@amritagandhi
@ndtv
.
Watch the full video:…
Watch
#CoffeeBreak
with
@amritagandhi
| "My Willingness To Fail Allows Me To Succeed": Tech Investor Vinod Khosla (
@vkhosla
)
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From finding undiscovered talent to understanding the value of time,
@rabois
shares some of the most important lessons learned from five bosses:
@peterthiel
,
@reidhoffman
,
@mlevchin
,
@jack
and
@vkhosla
.
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"A startup is not a 'deal.' It is some entrepreneur’s dream, and if we can assist them in building that into a large dream, then we will have large returns"
@vkhosla
in
@theinformation
#companybuilding
#conviction
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"We should be living in a time of abundance." Great talk about the future w/
@vkhosla
@sergeybrinn
& Larry Page
http://t.co/QLAqUsIEGn
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Excited to be investing in
@ScottWu46
and the
@cognition_labs
team to bring Devin, the first AI software engineer, to the world. We've used Devin for all sorts of engineering tasks and are blown away by its potential.
@nikitabase
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Here's to 2022!
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"You need unreasonable people to first not only believe something else is possible but then to go out and try it and commit their life to it."
@vkhosla
discusses the importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and venture capital in this episode of
@freakonomics
Is venture capital the secret sauce of the American economy? This week on Freakonomics Radio:
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We held our annual KV Summit in May featuring thought-provoking ideas from speakers across industry, academia and science.
Vinod opened the Summit with "2040s: A Lookback"
More to be unveiled in the coming days.
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the most impactful technology revolution: machine learning systems that replace human judgement
@vkhosla
@forbes
http://t.co/UijUPnjrCk
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We are thrilled to announce that Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. II plans to merge with
@Nextdoor
. We look forward to their next chapter as a public company as they continue to create more vibrant neighborhoods. Disclaimer: Details:
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A powerful combination:
@VardaSpace
+
@RocketLab
= world's first space factories 🚀🚀🚀
We're thrilled to be partnering with
@RocketLab
to create the world's first space factories
Together we're marching towards our first manufacturing mission in May 2023
Integration and Qualification campaigns starting soon!
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A fascinating story on
@Helium
in the
@nytimes
! Thank you
@kevinroose
for highlighting how the
#crypto
powered decentralized wireless network can be helpful to so many.
"So far, not many crypto projects have had what I’d call 'normie utility' — solving problems that exist for people outside the crypto world,"
@kevinroose
writes. But he recently discovered one that does.
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We love our founders who make the impossible possible. Through all the ups and downs, we are here with you and can't wait to continue building together. Thank you!
Khosla Takes the Top Spot, Andreessen Soars in Updated Founder's Choice Rankings
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Exciting updates happening at
@Helium
! We've been partnering with the team since we first invested in the Series A in 2014.
#bold
#early
#impactful
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We prefer brutal honesty to hypocritical politeness. Anyone who is being nice to you is not being helpful.
@vkhosla
@arrington
#tcdisrupt
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Entrepreneurship is hard, painful w/ lots of ups and downs. U want great help. Ppl shouldn't be advising u who haven't built a co
@vkhosla
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Hear
@vkhosla
at our recent CEO Summit held in the Bay Area give a whirlwind tour of the many companies in the portfolio that are getting us to the impossible!
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Excited to welcome
@Traba_Work
into our portfolio, as the company announces a $20M Series A led by the KV team.
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Thrilled to partner with David Ha, Llion Jones, Ren Ito and the
@SakanaAILabs
team to build a native AI foundational model for Japan.
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Join
@svenkatachalam
and experts from OpenAI,
@abacusai
@intersectlabshq
to understand how companies are using Machine Learning
#ML
to get ahead
@AnkitGordhandas
,
@bindureddy
,
@josh_tobin_
at 5PM PST on Clubhouse
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If you do anything significant, someone will oppose you. Resistance is just part of innovation and being an entrepreneur
@vkhosla
#TCDisrupt
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“In 2008, I thought the whole financial system was going to collapse. When cleantech imploded, I thought my career in venture capital was over. And when COVID started, I thought we were all going to die. So, in that backdrop I'm okay.”
@SamirKaul1
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Thrilled to partner with
@tryramp
as they completely reimagine how businesses across the world run their finance functions.
@rabois
@eglyman
Ramp is completing a $150 million Series D-2 funding round, raising the company’s valuation to $7.65 billion.
This round was co-led by
@khoslaventures
and
@foundersfund
, with additional new investors
@sequoia
,
@GreylockVC
, and
@8vc
. Our existing investors
@ThriveCapital
,…
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We first invested in
@CellinoBio
's seed round and are proud to continue! Congratulations
@nabsicle
and team!
#bold
#early
#impactful
Excited to announce our
@CellinoBio
Series A, co-led by
@LeapsByBayer
,
@8vc
, and Humboldt Fund, with
@enginexyz
,
@khoslaventures
,
@felicis
, and others! We're on a mission to
#democratize
and
#autonomize
iPSC
#manufacturing
with our
#technology
platform!
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Yesterday was a dark day in the history of our country.
Fighting for our freedoms requires getting involved and voting the right people into office so we never have to live through a day like June 24, 2022 again.
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ICYMI, watch the trailer and tune in for our first episode next week
Introducing our new podcast, “Instigators of Change” where we explore innovative ideas with outliers, creators, mavericks - those who imagine differently. Tune in to hear about non-obvious ideas from inspiring people.
Join the ride.
Subscribe here
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Researchers (even at low end) say that of 702 jobs studied, 47% are at risk of being automated
@vkhosla
@Forbes
http://t.co/tGrliQ4IaE
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“I knew it was absolutely essential for the future of the world. So I would've gone ahead with this even if I was quite uncertain about the feasibility of it” Pat Brown, founder of
@ImpossibleFoods
, on leaving his career at
@Stanford
to build a burger.🍔🌎
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Thrilled to have been an early investor in
@VELO3DMetal
and watch them hit today's milestone, Sven Strohband with
@BennyBuller3D
!
#bold
#early
#impactful
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Building on our earlier investment, excited to continue working with
@kalemayank29
and the
@LoophealthHQ
team on their latest round of funding to bring better healthcare and insurance to India.
It's official. 🚨 We've raised a Series B to accelerate our mission of bringing better healthcare and insurance to families across India.
You can read more here 👇
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In the future, 80% of what doctors do will be replaced, their jobs will change dramatically
@vkhosla
@arrington
#tcdisrupt
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leaders need to take long term view, 4 vs 20 yrs. hard to solve big problems in 4 yrs, the avg tenure of a fortune 500 CEO – Larry (6:03)
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Thrilled to partner with
@hesam_motlagh
, Jeremy Fraenkel and the
@Arkifi
team as they use AI to transform the future of finance!
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🚀🚀🚀
THE WORLD'S FIRST SPACE FACTORY HAS WINGS
WE HAVE DEPLOYED TO SPACE!!!!
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Continuing our journey with the
@SplashMusicHQ
team
We are excited to announce our $20M USD Series A raise co-led by
@amazon
Alexa Fund &
@BitkraftVC
with participation from
@khoslaventures
&
@KingRiverVC
. We are grateful for wonderful investors, incredible team and fantastic community who have helped us achieve this milestone🚀
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Self-driving cars, space travel, women in AI and more on our latest episode with
@Waabi_ai
CEO
@RaquelUrtasun
and KV partner Sven Strohband.
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KV philosophy: We care about what we invest in. We won’t invest in negative things for society no matter how much $ we might make
@vkhosla
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.
@vkhosla
on
@CNBCClosingBell
shares his thoughts on SVB and more.
Full interview with
@jonfortt
->
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Congrats to the
@Instacart
team,
@fidjissimo
and
@apoorva_mehta
on today's IPO! 🎉
In 2012, KV led the seed and continued on the journey investing in the A, B and C rounds.
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Why quiet quitting is not in the cards with so much yet to be built.
@vkhosla
talks with
@EricNewcomer
on venture, a changing world and hexadecimals.
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Being candid is important, but it also doesn't give you the license to be a jerk.
@kimballscott
, author of
#RadicalCandor
, shares her advice on managing people and teams in this week's episode of
#InstigatorsofChange
with
@karaemiller
.
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Galileo is changing the world of
#design
with their prompt-to-UI platform - now available for all!
Thrilled to join you on this journey,
@arnaudai
and
@Galileo_AI
team!
@SVenkatachalam
Meet Galileo 1.0: The game-changing prompt-to-UI platform now open to all.
Our mission is to supercharge the creative process of designers and builders, making design easy, fast and magical.
Bring your idea, let AI do the heavy lifting.
Start today:
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“We're living at a moment when machine learning and the coming together of different fields, physics, biology, computing, it's about to change our health”
Join us for this week's podcast with KV partner
@genomicsdoc
and
@CellinoBio
co-founder
@nabsicle
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Today, we're welcoming
@shernazdaver
as our first-ever Chief Marketing Officer.
@vkhosla
spoke with
@businessinsider
's
@MMCandyCheng
on what's next for us.
#bold
#early
#impactful
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LEX is making real estate investing more accessible and we can not be more excited to be involved! Welcome to the KV team,
@investwithLEX
! 🎉
We’re proud to announce that we’ve raised a $15M Series A from
@PEAK6
,
@khoslaventures
,
@TwoLanternsVC
,
@MUFG
Innovation Partners,
@GaingelsVC
and 20+ other investors!
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From biotech to manufacturing to media, we are thrilled to see our portfolio companies make the
@FastCompany
Most
#Innovative
Companies list!
@mightybuildings
@stripe
@Teamshares
@SkyflowAPI
@OpenAI
@opentrons
@WatchPlayback
@bidgely
@GuardantHealth
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Hear
@scmallaby
, author of The Power Law, at our CEO Summit held in the Bay Area have a conversation with
@vkhosla
on venture capital and the role it is playing in today's society.
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.
@vkhosla
op-ed in
@theinformation
today: crypto, history lessons, and the need for responsible regulation to benefit society.
If history is any guide, we could be on the cusp of a mainstream crypto revolution. But we’ll need robust consumer protections to get there,
@vkhosla
writes in The Information Opinion.
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Congratulations on hitting new milestones!
✅Our 24th Electron launch
✅First mission from new LC-1 pad
✅110th satellite deployed to orbit by Electron
Congratulations to the team at
@synspective
on growing your constellation. We are so proud to be your mission partners.
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Silicon Valley culture is far superior to Hollywood culture or NY finance culture
@vkhosla
@arrington
#tcdisrupt
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Congrats to our portfolio companies on being recognized in the
@Forbes
America's Best Startup Employers List!
@CFS_energy
@JoinLevel
@swordhealth
@faire_wholesale
@FernishLiving
@OpenAI
@devrev
@goforward
@MojoVisionInc
@Anchorage
@LexionAi
@CloudTrucks
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Rocket Lab + Varda = 🚀
Bold Early Impactful
We're very excited to deepen our partnership with
@RocketLab
Together we'll bring the benefits of in-space manufacturing to our customers here on Earth
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move from an economy of labor & capital to an economy of ideas. ideas are a disproportionately large part of the economy –
@vkhosla
(19:53)
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AI is upending the way business is done and shifting who has the advantage. Tune in to hear
@klakhani
of
@HarvardHBS
on why traditional models don't work anymore, why some companies are in denial, and where the new opportunities are now.
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"We're in the very, very early innings of AI... even an AI needs to know when to call in a human specialist and that will happen."
@vkhosla
sits down with
@jasonrdean
@WSJ
at
#WSJTechLive
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“As a leader, you are always representing the people that aren’t there”
@a16z
co-founder
@bhorowitz
on being a successful leader and building company culture.
#InstigatorsofChange
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Join us for our new episode of “Instigators of Change”, where we sit down with “The Cult of We” authors
@eliotwb
of
@WSJ
and
@maureenmfarrell
of
@nytimes
to explore the rise and fall of WeWork. Don’t miss it!
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Culture is about actions - not beliefs - and it affects most companies more than you might realize. Find out why in this week's episode of
#InstigatorsofChange
with
@a16z
co-founder
@bhorowitz
and KV partner David Weiden.
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Congrats to all of the
@FastCompany
most
#innovative
companies of 2022 including
@faire_wholesale
,
@OpenAI
,
@Anchorage
,
@oliveai__
,
@Color
,
@BerkshireGrey
,
@HingeHealth
,
@Splash_HQ
,
@Webflow
,
@RocketLab
,
@mightybuildings
&
@eightsleep
!
The stories found inside the companies on our
#FCMostInnovative
Companies list are brimming with insights into how organizations can make a meaningful impact—on their own organizations, industries, and society.
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Introducing our new podcast, “Instigators of Change” where we explore innovative ideas with outliers, creators, mavericks - those who imagine differently. Tune in to hear about non-obvious ideas from inspiring people.
Join the ride.
Subscribe here
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Thrilled to be a part of this journey early on and can't wait to see what happens next.
#bold
#early
#impactful
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This July 4 week, we revisit our conversation with
@vkhosla
where he talks about coming to the US, what it took to succeed here and more. Tune in here 👇
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.
@UltimaGenomics
is launching their first commercial product - the UG100 - bringing us closer to the $100 genome! 🧬
Ultima is gearing up for the full commercial availability of the UG 100™ and our ppmSeq™ Technology at
@agbt
next week.
Hear why our EA customers are excited about the launch of the UG 100™ and the era of the $100 genome and beyond!
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Thrilled to partner with
@RealtaFusion
- a spinout from
@UWMadison
- to develop fusion energy getting us closer to a net zero future.
#bold
#early
#impactful
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Today, in the David and Goliath story of
@AliveCor
vs
@Apple
, innovation and IP protection scored a historic victory!
via
@MedTechDive
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"AI technology is probably the most critical technology for the planet in the next twenty years"
@vkhosla
joins
@SteveKovach
of
@CNBCTechCheck
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Most of Silicon Valley has turned its back on the groundbreaking research required to ultimately transform how people live
@vkhosla
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Just another afternoon at KV! Watching
@RocketLab
successfully catch a booster mid-air with helicopter 🚀🚁
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The team
@helium
empowers individuals to participate in building a new network, a novel approach that enables faster growth than traditional telecom or enterprise strategies
This startup wants to pay you—in cryptocurrency—to help build its network
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When you do the impossible, it’s great to be recognized in the World’s Most Innovative Company list
@FastCompany
!
Congratulations
@OpenAI
,
@LanzaTech
,
@UltimaGenomics
,
@eightsleep
and
@VELO3DMetal
🎉
The World's Most Innovative Companies of 2023 is here!
These brands are building healthcare equity, fortifying the Earth's soil, empowering creators, and showcasing inspiring stories well beyond the current hot thing.
#FCMostInnovative
Full list:
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Hear
@DavidSacks
, Co-Founder and General Partner of
@Craft_Ventures
, at our CEO Summit share timely advice on how to survive a downturn.
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Exciting developments in hypersonic jets with the unveiling of Quarterhorse
@Hermeuscorp
; proud to be a seed investor in this breakthrough company
@AJ_Piplica
@vkhosla
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re: government 2.0. need to reduce complexity. each time we add a page of laws/regulations, we should take one away (36:58)
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Excited to announce our partnership with
@DorogushAnna
and the
@recraftai
team to bring generative AI to professional design!
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Exciting news from
@eGenesisBio
! They've successfully used a genetically engineered pig's kidney in a monkey for over two years, a breakthrough that could revolutionize organ transplantation 🐷🧬🐒
Human donor kidneys are in short supply. A new experiment that tested gene-edited organ transplants in monkeys showed that pig kidneys may one day be viable substitutes.
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@vkhosla
recounts how he tried to buy Google in 1997 for $350k. attempts to negotiate a new deal on stage (0:44)
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Exciting Friday for
@worldcoin
team and
@alexblania
!
Worldcoin has passed 1M sign-ups, with more than 115K in December alone 🚀
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"It only takes 12-15 entrepreneurs to solve the climate crisis" Join
@vkhosla
in a talk with Connie Loizos
@Cookie
(
@TechCrunch
) about the ongoing climate issues and ways to address them
#SOSVClimateTech
Summit by
@SOSV
on Oct 20-21. Register for free @
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Thrilled to have
@verticaloceans
join the team!
Vertical Oceans aims to grow sustainable shrimp in huge ‘aqua towers’ inside cities by
@mikebutcher
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KV Partner Alex Morgan will be hosting a panel on
#machinelearning
for novel target discovery with portfolio companies
@RelationRx
,
@bioagelabs
,
#AtmanHealth
,
@FountainTx
and
@OchreBio
this Wednesday at
#PMWC22
.
More info:
@genomicsdoc
@PMWCintl
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Nonlinearity in life and ideas leads to non-obvious answers: AI-guided laser editing of stem cells. Read our most recent conversation with
@CellinoBio
's
@nabsicle
and our very own
@genomicsdoc
that shows just how powerful this vision can be.
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“Skyflow is the only solution that allows companies to build privacy by design into their technological infrastructure without overhauling anything – anywhere in the world.”
@vkhosla
on our partnership with data privacy vault Skyflow.
Welcome to the team,
@anshublog
@SkyflowAPI
!…
I am excited to share that
@khoslaventures
is leading a $30M round in Skyflow.
I have long admired
@vkhosla
for being single minded in his pursuit of building generational companies by investing in teams that are solving the hardest tech problems.
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Congratulations to a number of our companies including
@ImpossibleFoods
@TerraPower
@AliveCor
mentioned in
@techreview
'10 Breakthrough Technologies' curated by
@BillGates
Each year, we pick 10 breakthroughs we think will make a big impact in the near future. This year, we decided to ask someone for help.
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🎉 Excited to see KV companies recognized as America's
#BestStartupEmployers
by
@Forbes
!
@swordhealth
@OpenAI
@faire_wholesale
@CFS_energy
@devrev
@GhostAutonomy
@aisera_ai
@JoinLevel
@KeepRisk_AtBay
@goforward
@homeboundhomes
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“We need to make it really hard to continue to get new oil out of the ground. We need to really transform our economy.” Jennifer Holmgren of
@LanzaTech
on her quest to recycle carbon into jet fuel and more. 🚀
@TodaDogs
@karaemiller
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There are so many things that surprise me, that's what makes the valley a great place.
@vkhosla
@arrington
#tcdisrupt
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Congratulations to
@nabsicle
- CEO and Co-founder of
@CellinoBio
for being selected as the first Tory Burch Fellow!
@doudna_lab
@toryburch
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Congratulations to
@nabsicle
on being recognized as one of the fiercest women in life sciences by
@FierceBiotech
Excited to announce our CEO
@nabsicle
is one of
@FierceBiotech
’s 2021
#Fiercest
women in
#LifeSciences
alongside such an amazingly talented group of executive leaders. 🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏
#biotech
#entrepreneurs
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