Niko Ciminelli is a Principal at Khosla Ventures focusing on frontier technologies, infrastructure, AI, robotics, and industrial systems. He previously led investments at Samsung Next and co-founded an AI startup.
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Khosla Ventures writes $1M to $30M+ checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.
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- Samsung Next · helped lead investments
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- Samsung Next · led investments
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Who is Niko Ciminelli?
Niko Ciminelli is a Principal at Khosla Ventures focusing on frontier technologies, infrastructure, AI, robotics, and industrial systems. He previously led investments at Samsung Next and co-founded an AI startup.
How much does Niko Ciminelli invest?
Niko Ciminelli invests through Khosla Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Niko Ciminelli do before Khosla Ventures?
helped lead investments at Samsung Next; led investments at Samsung Next.
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