Nicole Fraenkel

Nicole Fraenkel

Investor atKhosla VenturesFirm active Oct 8California

Nicole Fraenkel is a Partner at Khosla Ventures and Head of Capital Formation. She has led frontier AI investments and co-led a Series A round for Nas.com.

What Nicole can write

Writes checks of$1M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target> 12%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Khosla Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Khosla Ventures.

Companies founded

Or & Elle

Investments named in public bios

Medal/General IntuitionHighlightCellular IntelligenceVeroNas.com

Focus

frontier aiinfrastructureenterpriseconsumerdefense

Education

Johns Hopkins, NeuroscienceOxford, DPhil in cancer and viral immunology

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Who is Nicole Fraenkel?

Nicole Fraenkel is a Partner at Khosla Ventures and Head of Capital Formation. She has led frontier AI investments and co-led a Series A round for Nas.com.

How much does Nicole Fraenkel invest?

Nicole Fraenkel invests through Khosla Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

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