Americas VC No 1, or perhaps No 2, and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers partner Vinod Khosla has India on his mind. Located in Mountain View, California, the company is in KPCBs stealth mode with very little information available about it. His new surprise portfolio company, Ion America, an energy sector company and has just set up an R&D centre in Chennai, Mr Khosla told ET in an exclusive interview at The India Economic Summit 04 here on The US Congress has allocated 2.
The companys CEO, KR Sridhar, was director of the Space Technology Lab at the University of Arizona between and 01. . Meanwhile, Mr Khosla is betting big on India for his other company, Infinera, too. Americas VC No 1, or perhaps No 2, and Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers partner Vinod Khosla has India on his mind. It is an energy sector player, is also offshoring to India. The US Congress has allocated 2.
Setting up operations in India is one of the key factors based on which we decide to invest in companies. Despite involvement of top investors, the company is said to be developing revolutionary fuel cell for the stationary power generation market. Ion America, high profile startup, has already received loan of 2. 5m from Western Technology Investment and recently got an additional 3. 5m investment from KPCB. His new surprise portfolio company, Ion America, an energy sector player, is also offshoring to India. The availability of large number of people with PhDs, for instance, is big advantage, he said.
The US Congress has allocated 2. 5m to the company and the US Navy is testing its reversible solid oxide fuel cell technology for providing oxygen for submarine crew, as well as power for submarine propulsion. This is because India is an ideal R&D base with huge skill set, he said. Meanwhile, Mr Khosla is betting big on India for his other company, Infinera, too. Located in Mountain View, California, the company is in KPCBs stealth mode with very little information available about it. .
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