Vinod Khosla, the founder of Khosla Ventures, will be an electrifying return engagement to the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025. He has pledged to deliver all sorts of invaluable insights about the future of technology and entrepreneurship. Khosla has made a name for himself as a visionary curmudgeon. In the meantime, he has solidified his own legacy as one of the most impactful characters in our industry. His last session at Disrupt 2024 drew a standing room only crowd. Even more importantly, it produced some major media attention – raising the bar high for his highly anticipated next performance.
Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that works with entrepreneurs in a range of sectors, including artificial intelligence (AI), climate technology, healthcare, and other innovative technologies. Khosla’s skill at combining honest criticism with aspirational vision makes him well-suited to tackle the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century innovation ecosystem. Attendees can expect an advanced workshop on assessing new concepts with an emphasis on practicalities of the current entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Insights Beyond the Ordinary
In his session at Disrupt 2025, Khosla will reveal some clear, actionable takeaways. These insights are much deeper than the helpful conventions you would find in a pitch deck or startup playbook. He is well known for pushing founders to think big and go far from mere incremental improvement. Always provocative, Khosla’s talks cut against the grain of conventional wisdom in Silicon Valley, inspiring entrepreneurs to pursue audacious efforts.
He argues that the world is about to undergo changes not seen in human history over the next 15 years. These changes will bring tremendous abundance, tremendous job displacement, and tremendous upheaval across numerous sectors. This perspective reflects Khosla’s commitment to addressing not only technological advancement but the broader societal implications of these innovations.
A Call for Ambition
Khosla has never shied away from puncturing industry hype while making pronounced increases on ambitious bets. His visionary approach inspires entrepreneurs to focus on more than quick wins and instead work to create sustainable change. A legendary investor in technology, he provides lessons you cannot afford to miss. Both new and veteran founders trust his wisdom as they traverse the constantly changing, often tumultuous startup seas.
Khosla will bring his distinctive point of view to bear on attendees’ most pressing questions. Perhaps more importantly, he’ll interact with them, asking questions and initiating discussions that inspire deeper understanding and exploration of concepts. His session is guaranteed to be a high point of the event, awakening participants’ imaginations and encouraging them to dream of a more bold and ambitious future.
Registration and Attendance
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 happens October 18–20, 2025 in San Francisco. Would-be participants should remember that those who register by September 26 will save up to $668. With Khosla’s track record of impactful discussions and his willingness to challenge conventional thinking, attendees can expect a session filled with insights that could reshape their entrepreneurial journeys.