Khosla Ventures among VCs experimenting with AI-infused roll-ups of mature companies

techcrunch.comPublished: 5/23/2025

Summary

Among them is Khosla Ventures, a firm known for making early bets on risky, unproven technologies with long development timelines. “I think we’ll look at a few of these types of opportunities,” Samir Kaul, general partner at Khosla Ventures, told TechCrunch. Interestingly, this PE-flavored approach could be a surprising benefit to the multitudes of AI startups VCs are backing. If a VC marries old businesses with new technology, AI startups wanting to serve these industries would essentially gain instant access to large, established clients. But Khosla Ventures wants to proceed with caution.