Khosla Ventures is an American venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla. It focuses on early-stage companies in the Internet, computing, mobile, financial services, agriculture, healthcare and clean technology sectors. Some of its most successful investments include Affirm, DoorDash, Square, Impossible Foods, and Instacart.
Odaily AI financial workflow platform Rogo announced the completion of a $160 million Series D funding round, led by Kleiner Perkins, with participation from Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Khosla Ventures, J.P. Morgan Growth Equity Partners, and others. Rogo stated that its AI system has been deployed at several of the world's top investment banks, asset management firms, and private equity institutions to enhance efficiency in investment research, modeling, and client communication. The proceeds will be used to deepen system integration, expand on-site engineering and investment banking teams, and accelerate expansion into European and Asian markets. The company emphasized that AI is driving the 'democratization and efficiency restructuring' of high-end financial services capabilities.
According to The Wall Street Journal, Parallel Web Systems—an AI startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal—has raised $100 million in its Series B funding round, led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, and Khosla Ventures. The company’s valuation has risen to $2 billion, bringing its total funding to $230 million. Parallel focuses on building web search infrastructure for AI agents, supporting in-depth research use cases such as investment research, insurance claims processing, and government contract analysis. Over 100,000 developers are already using its platform, with customers including legal AI company Harvey. Proceeds from this round will be used to expand the sales team and strengthen R&D efforts.
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Odaily News: Digital banking platform for businesses, Slash, announced the completion of a $100 million Series C funding round. The round was led by Ribbit Capital, with participation from Goodwater Capital and Khosla Ventures. The post-money valuation is approximately $1.4 billion, bringing the total funding raised to $160 million. Slash claims to serve over 5,000 business clients, offering services including corporate accounts, virtual accounts, stablecoin payments, expense management, bookkeeping automation, and real-time payments. The company stated that the new funds will be used to accelerate product iteration and advance its strategy of positioning the "bank account as the command center for corporate finance."
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