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The co-founder of Sun Microsystems waaay back in 1982, Vinod Khosla has since turned venture capitalist with his own firm, aptly named Khoslo Ventures. So he’s making his societal and cultural impacts primarily through forward-thinking investments. Via Khoslo Ventures, he’s backing startups working on everything from AI that writes its own code to fusion energy that could power entire cities.
For example, in the healthcare sector, Khoslo is betting on a future where AI will offer high-quality medical expertise for little to no cost, especially in developing countries, and he invested in a startup called R1 to move that vision forward.
On the environmental front, he believes that fusion energy will be commercially viable within the next five years, so he’s backing companies like Commonwealth Fusion Systems and Realta Fusion, which are promising to deliver on that. He’s also investing in firms that prioritize or facilitate sustainability, including those developing low-CO2 cement, advanced solar technology, and next-generation energy storage.
