Kanu Gulati is a technology investor and partner at Khosla Ventures, where since 2017 he leads early-stage bets in Enterprise Applications and Infrastructure (leveraging ML, deep learning, NLP and language models), Robotics and Autonomous Systems, and Hardware Acceleration. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, he combines hands-on engineering depth from his time at Intel with an MS/PhD in Computer Engineering from Texas A&M and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has led or supported investments in PolyAI, Waabi, Regie.ai, Field AI, Zendar, Zordi, and Lexion (acquired by DocuSign), often taking board seats or observer roles to shape product and go-to-market strategy. His portfolio includes exits like WaveOne (acquired by Apple) and Eloquent (acquired by Square), illustrating his track record of guiding technically ambitious startups to strategic outcomes. He also contributes to the ecosystem as a Lean LaunchPad mentor and leverages a broad network in data and intelligence to source and support bold AI/robotics bets. In short, he combines deep technical curiosity with venture-scale judgment to turn early-stage technology into lasting impact in enterprise software and intelligent systems.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering, Master of Science (MS), Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering, First Class with Distinction, Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Engineering, First Class with Distinction at Delhi College of Engineering
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) at Harvard Business School
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