Adina Tecklu
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures partner investing in early-stage software, AI and fintech.
Bio
Professional summary
Keith Rabois is a Managing Director at Khosla Ventures. His official profile states that he invests across sectors and stages and brings founder, operator and investor experience to the portfolio. Public sources describe his role in early investments in DoorDash and Affirm, and his return to Khosla Ventures in January 2024 after several years at Founders Fund. Other public profiles associate him with Stripe, ThoughtSpot, Even Financial and Piazza, and with operating roles at PayPal, LinkedIn and Square. Business Insider’s 2025 Seed 100 profile lists Miami as his location and notes investments including YouTube, Airbnb, Lyft, Palantir, DoorDash and Ramp.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
seedearly-stagemulti-stage
Sector
cross-sector technologyconsumer internetfintechmarketplaces
Thesis
companies across sectors and stagesoperator-led company buildinghigh-growth consumer and fintech platforms
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
DoorDashAffirmStripeThoughtSpotEven FinancialPiazzaOpenDoorYouTubeAirbnbLyftPalantirRamp
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with exceptional founder-market fit, speed of execution and a large category ambition. Because his profile spans operator, founder and investor experience across sectors, the pitch should be direct about why this team can build a very large company and what non-obvious insight gives it an edge.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his operator background at companies such as PayPal, LinkedIn and Square.
- 2Use DoorDash, Affirm or Stripe as analogies only where the business model comparison is strong.
- 3If relevant, connect to Miami or non-Silicon-Valley company-building themes.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Forbes noted his January 2024 return to Khosla Ventures from Founders Fund.
Business Insider’s 2025 Seed 100 listed him as a Managing Director at Khosla Ventures and highlighted Miami and notable investments.
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