Khosla Ventures Plans Its First Office Outside Sand Hill Road

Khosla Ventures is opening its first office outside Sand Hill Road, with a New York outpost planned for this fall on 14th Street. Keith Rabois confirmed the move at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event in New York’s West Village, while noting the buildout timeline remains somewhat uncertain. The expansion stands out because Rabois said the firm does not even have a San Francisco office.

The New York location will house a handful of Khosla investors, including Rabois. Its more distinctive feature is an “executive briefing center,” where the firm plans to bring 10 or 12 portfolio companies at a time to meet with a Fortune 500 company, four days a week. Rabois said portfolio companies value the setup because it can help them secure pilots and customers.

Rabois said New York has strong junior talent, especially at the individual contributor level right out of school. He pointed to Ramp as an example of a company that has built density from interns and recent graduates. But he described senior engineers, architect-level talent, and proven executives as harder to recruit for in-office roles, citing commute patterns and the cost of raising a family in the city.

Khosla’s move comes as other major Bay Area venture firms, including Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, already maintain New York-based partners in comparatively small numbers. The article also notes a recent CBRE report finding that New York narrowly overtook the San Francisco Bay Area in total tech talent headcount for the first time in the 13 years CBRE has tracked the data. The key takeaway: New York’s tech and venture relevance is rising, but skepticism remains among some local attendees about how the market compares with the Bay Area.