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Bio

Professional summary

Kanu Gulati is a Partner at Khosla Ventures investing in enterprise applications and infrastructure that use advances in AI, as well as robotics and autonomous systems. She has led or helps manage investments in companies including PolyAI, FieldAI, Aleph, Point One Navigation, Windborne, Kognitos, Zendar, Nomagic, Waabi, and Genesis AI. Before venture capital, she had more than 10 years of operating experience as a research scientist at Intel and Cadence and as a founding or early engineer at Heavy.ai, Spyglass, and Nascentric.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

PolyAIFieldAIAlephPoint One NavigationWindborneKognitosZendarNomagicWaabiGenesis AI

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Khosla VenturesPartner
  • IntelResearch Scientist
  • CadenceResearch Scientist
  • Heavy.aiFounding or Early Engineer
  • SpyglassFounding or Early Engineer
  • NascentricFounding or Early Engineer

Education

  • Harvard Business SchoolMBA
  • Texas A&M UniversityPhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Texas A&M UniversityMaster's degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • University of DelhiBachelor's degree, Computer Engineering

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