2 VCs and 0 funds investing in Industrial Automation
Partner
Kleiner Perkins
Check: Not publicly disclosed. Kleiner Perkins invests from early stage through selective growth rounds; isolated portfolio check disclosures should not be treated as Josh's standard range.
Josh backs founders applying AI to consequential workflows in both software and the physical economy. His portfolio shows a consistent preference for products that turn abundant but fragmented information into trustworthy decisions or actions, automate labor-constrained expert work, or combine software with hardware to reverse structural productivity declines. He remains open beyond named sectors when a founder is determined to reinvent an industry.
Partner
Khosla Ventures
Check: No personal check range is published. Khosla invests earliest from pre-seed/seed through Series A with conviction and also uses a Main Fund for later financings. Historical firm commentary described many seed investments around $1M–$2M; this is not Kanu's personal allocation range.
Kanu backs enterprise applications and infrastructure made possible by advances in AI, together with robotics and autonomous systems. Her technical and operating history spans hardware acceleration, predictive analytics, circuit simulation, and research, while her named portfolio covers conversational AI, world models, enterprise automation, navigation, weather, radar, warehouse robotics, autonomous trucking, and general-purpose robotics.