Vinod Khosla
Indian-American businessman
Source: Wikidata — retrieved 8/30/2026 (wikidata)
Profile Summary
Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American businessman in the technology industry, born in 1955 and based in California. He has an estimated net worth of ~$9.9 billion Wikidata.
Business & SEC Activity
SEC records associate Khosla with Khosla Ventures entities and companies including Rocket Lab, Gevo, and Okta SEC EDGAR. The records show 130 insider filings. Form 3 reports an insider’s initial ownership, while Form 4 reports later changes in ownership; recent filings include both types through June 2026 SEC EDGAR.
Philanthropy
The Khosla Foundation reported $300,268 in assets, $10,322 in revenue, $36,560 in expenses, and $36,500 in grants paid for tax year 2023 ProPublica 990. Khosla is listed as a signatory of The Giving Pledge Giving Pledge.
Political Activity
The FEC data contains at least 100 federal contributions; the figures below cover only the most recent 100 records, not his full contribution history FEC. In that sample, contributions totaled $8,473,075, including $1,334,025 to Democratic recipients, $3,300 to independent recipients, and $7,135,750 categorized as PAC or other; the largest listed recipients were SMP at $4 million and FF PAC at $1 million FEC.
In the News
Recent reporting described Khosla as a buyer of the Seattle Seahawks and covered his response to discussion of Lumen Field’s turf NewsAPI. Other reports said Khosla Ventures invested in Dili’s $21.7 million fundraising round and quoted Khosla warning that a post-money future could become a dystopia NewsAPI.
U.S. Presence
Philanthropy
Foundations are matched to a person by name, not by trustee records — so a same-surname family foundation can land here in error. Every entity below links to its full IRS filing; if one doesn’t belong, tell us at hello@skylarkcreations.com and we’ll pull it.
Political Contributions
These figures cover the 100 most recent federal contributions on file, not the full record. The total, party split, top recipients and dates below are all computed over that sample, so each is a floor rather than a complete figure.
By Party (in the sample)
Top Recipients (in the sample)
Matched by name only. These are the donations the FEC lists under this person’s name — so a different person with the same name can show up here too.
SEC Filings
Associated Companies
Entities appearing alongside this person in SEC full-text search — an association, not necessarily ownership or control. Follow each link to the primary SEC record to judge for yourself.
Recent Insider Filings
Score Breakdown
The PBS is a weighted average of 2 components. The formula is open and versioned — the weight percentages below show how much each component contributes to the final score.
Evidenced charitable giving — built on what they actually give each year, not parked assets. Dominated by generosity (annual giving relative to net worth — the share of your fortune you give), plus the absolute scale of that giving, plus a small nudge for signing the Giving Pledge (a commitment, not a realized action).
Data: ProPublica 990 charitable disbursements, net worth, The Giving Pledge registry
How much sourced, public accountability data exists — net worth, political contributions, SEC filings, foundation 990s, news coverage, and a verified profile. More public disclosure scores higher.
Data: FEC, SEC EDGAR, ProPublica 990s, GDELT / NewsAPI, Wikidata
Formula (v2): PBS = 65% x Philanthropy + 35% x Transparency
Scored on 8/31/2026 on a 0–100 scale. The score uses only the signals we have populated data for. Goal Impact, Controversy, and Community Approval are deferred until that data exists — Phase 1 goal adoption, controversy detection, and community votes respectively.
All data is sourced from public records. Each section links to its original source. View on Wikidata