Vinod Khosla

Vinod Khosla (#214)

Global Rank #214

Country Rank #85

Country United States

Good isn't good enough; great is barely acceptable.

$ 14 B
Sun Microsystems, venture capital
United States
M
71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #214

Country Rank #85

Net Worth $14.4B

Previous Worth $14.3B

Worth Change +$0.1B

Country United States

Industry Sun Microsystems, venture capital

Age 71 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Portola Valley, California

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Sun Microsystems, venture capital

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 71

Source Of Wealth Sun Microsystems, venture capital, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 2

Residence Portola Valley, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 4

Education Master of Business Administration, Stanford Graduate School of Business; Master of Science, Carnegie Mellon University; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Indian Institute of Technology

Net Worth Change +$0.1B +0.7% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $14.3B

Current Net Worth $14.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. Khosla Ventures invests in experimental technologies such as biomedicine, robotics, and was the first venture firm to invest in OpenAI. The firm scored exits in 2020 and 2021 with IPOs of Affirm and DoorDash and SPAC listings of QuantumScape and Opendoor. Khosla cofounded computer hardware firm Sun Microsystems in 1982 with Andy Bechtolsheim, Bill Joy and Scott McNealy. Khosla spent 18 years at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (now called Kleiner Perkins) before launching his own fund.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#254

Billionaires (2026)

#126

Forbes 400 (2025)

The Midas List: Top Tech Investors (2025)

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Did You Know?

Khosla attempted to found a soymilk company in India before immigrating to the United States in the 1970s.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $14.4B (May 4, 2026)