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Khosla Ventures pitch deck — what they look for.

Vinod Khosla’s firm; deep tech, climate, healthcare, AI.

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What Khosla Ventures actually looks for

  • Technical risk OK; market risk not. Khosla partners explicitly write that they prefer technical bets over GTM bets.

  • A 10x+ improvement on something measurable — speed, cost, accuracy, latency.

  • Founder commitment to a 10-year arc; the firm is hostile to "exit-optimized" framing.

How to format the deck for Khosla Ventures

  1. 1

    Lead the deck with the 10x improvement claim and the proof of it — single slide, big number, citation.

  2. 2

    Skip the polished design; Khosla partners read substance > polish in early-stage decks.

  3. 3

    Include a "what we’ve already de-risked" slide that lists the technical milestones you’ve already crossed.

Source: www.khoslaventures.com

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