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most important prospects in the tech
industry including Asera, Dynabook,
Excite@Home and several others.
Following the rampant growth curve
that he started experiencing, Khosla
also invested in an Indian microfinance
company, SKS Microfinance that helps
the poor women in rural India take out
loans for their needs.
It was later in 2004 that Vinod
Khosla finally founded the Khosla
Ventures, helping industries and
various businesses across. He started
advocating for a greenery industrial
practice by discussing about the use of
ethanol as a substitute for the gasoline
needs. Following his preachings,
he has also reportedly invested in a
number of ethanol companies as well.
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He was also a major figure in the “Yes
on 87” campaign to pass California’s
Proposition 87 which is part of the
Clean Initiative.
Later, following his footprints, Khosla’s
wife, Mrs. Neeru Khosla founded the
CK-12 Foundation that helps in the
development of open source notebooks
and promoting better rate of education
in America and across the world.
Khosla Ventures
When it comes to the association that
made Vinod Khosla a household name
was his first company founded just by
him, Khosla Ventures. The company
is currently headquartered at Menlo
Park, California. It also manages over
$1 billion in investor capital along with
separate investments made by Khosla
himself.
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