Khosla Ventures is opening a New York office this fall — its first outpost outside Sand Hill Road

Khosla Ventures is expanding beyond its longtime Menlo Park base by opening its first-ever office outside Sand Hill Road in New York, partner Keith Rabois said at TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC event. The firm has leased space on 14th Street and plans to begin operations this fall, though Rabois cautioned the timeline is tentative as the space is "allegedly being built out now." He also noted that Khosla previously did not maintain a San Francisco office, underscoring how significant the New York move is for the firm. The New York outpost will be relatively small, hosting a handful of Khosla investors including Rabois. Its standout feature will be an "executive briefing center," a dedicated space where the firm will bring groups of about 10 to 12 portfolio companies to meet with a Fortune 500 company several days each week. Rabois said portfolio companies value those interactions because they often lead to pilots and customers, and he expects the programming to make the office a lively hub. Rabois’ own relocation to the East Coast preceded the announcement; he recently moved to be closer to his husband, Jacob Helberg, the Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, and their children, who live in Washington, D.C. At the event he also addressed talent dynamics in New York compared with the Bay Area, saying entry-level engineers and recent graduates are plentiful while senior technical and executive hires remain harder to source locally — particularly for companies that require in-office senior leadership. Khosla’s decision joins a small group of major Bay Area venture firms that maintain a New York presence, though historically most have kept relatively modest teams there. The announcement follows a recent CBRE report showing New York narrowly overtook the San Francisco Bay Area in total tech talent headcount for the first time in 13 years, a shift CBRE tied to finance-sector hiring for AI roles and layoffs among Bay Area tech employers. Some attendees at the event, however, expressed skepticism about that broader claim despite the firm’s move.