An American businessman, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He is a general partner at Founders Fund, and has held executive roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, and Square. His most notable angel investments include: YouTube, Airbnb, Plantir, Eventbrite, Lyft, Quora, Yammer, Skybox, Counsyl, Weebly, and Wish.
According to Crunchbase data (as of July 2019), Keith Rabois has made a total of 55 personal investments, 50 partner investments, and 28 exits. He also actively serves on the board and advises 21 companies, and has left his board and advisory roles at 7 companies.
From March 2013 to February 2019 (6 years), Keith Rabois served as a managing director for Khosla Ventures.
2019
In March 2019, Keith Rabois became a general partner at Founders Fund.
April 23, 2014
Keith Rabois founded OpenDoor in April 2014. The company is focused on creating a marketplace for buying and selling real estate. Rabois has been working on the idea for OpenDoor since 2003 under the codename "HomeRun" after a conversation he had with Peter Thiel.
March 2013
From March 2013 to February 2019 (6 years), Keith Rabois served as a managing director for Khosla Ventures.
August 2010
From August 2010 to February 2013 (2 years and 7 months), Keith Rabois served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Square. During his time at Square the company was selected as the 5th, 1st, and 3rd most innovative company in the world by Fast Company.
May 2007
From May 2007 to February 2010 (3 years and 4 months), Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of Slide where he focused on strategy & business development.
January 2005
From January 2005 to May 2007 (2 years and 5 months), Keith Rabois served as the vice president of LinkedIn where he focused on business & corporate development.
December 2003
From December 2003 to December 2004 (1 year and 1 month), Keith Rabois served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Epoch Innovations.
January 2003
From January 2003 to December 2003 (1 year), Keith Rabois was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Clarium Capital Management.
November 2000
From November 2000 to November 2002 (2 years and 1 month), Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of PayPal where he focused on business development, public affairs & policy.
February 2000
From February 2000 to November 2000 (10 months), Keith Rabois served as the director and vice president of Voter.com where he focused on business development.
April 1999
From April 1999 to October 1999 (7 months), Keith Rabois served as a policy director at Quayle 2000.
October 1995
From October 1995 to March 1999 (3 years and 6 months), Keith Rabois worked as an associate for Sullivan & Cromwell.
August 1994
From August 1994 to August 1995 (1 year and 1 month), Keith Rabois served as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit under Edith H. Jones.
1991
After completing his B.A degree in political science at Stanford University, Keith Rabois began working towards becoming a lawyer by completing a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School. He attended Harvard Law School from 1991 to 1994, and successfully graduated from the program.
1987
Keith Rabois attended Stanford University from 1987 to 1991 where he received a bachelors of arts degree in political science.
March 17, 1969
Keith Rabois was born on March, 17 1969 in Edison, New Jersey.
Keith Rabois - If You Can't Sell Them, Compete with Them - [Invest Like the Best, EP.115]
December 18, 2018
Keith Rabois - If You Can't Sell Them, Compete with Them - [Invest Like the Best, EP.115]
December 18, 2018
Product Hunt Radio: Episode 41: Keith Rabois en Apple Podcasts
The Boost VC Podcast: Ep. 90: Sparking Great Companies--with Keith Rabois of Founders Fund on Apple Podcasts
March 21, 2019
E905: PT2 - Keith Rabois, operator (PayPal, Opendoor) & investor (Khosla, future Founders Fund) shares advice on getting into tech, insights on censorship, secondary shares, selling too early, self-driving, biggest misses, economic concerns & other lessons from his lifelong quest to monopolize talent & fund startups that will change the world | This Week In Startups
February 22, 2019
Ep. 90: Sparking Great Companies--with Keith Rabois of Founders Fund | The Boost VC Podcast
March 21, 2019
Keith Rabois - This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis - Part 1 - Podcast Notes
February 21, 2019
Keith Rabois on Smart Startup Hiring
July 7, 2018
Keith Rabois says winter is coming for wasteful startups from Recode Decode
April 24, 2016
Live Episode: Keith Rabois on Career Strategy, Identifying Talent and Evaluating Markets from Venture Stories
October 12, 2018
North Star Podcast - Keith Rabois on Accumulating Advantages - Podcast Notes
January 22, 2019
SaaStr Podcast #008: Keith Rabois of Khosla Ventures Shares the Ultimate Guide to Hiring | SaaStr
March 28, 2016
What Keith Rabois Thinks About Basically Everything
February 28, 2019
Why Building a Startup is Hard with Keith Rabois, Khosla Ventures
April 22, 2018
Rabois left square in 2013 after a Square employee threatened Rabois and Square with a sexual harassment lawsuit. The threat came from an employee who was claimed to be in a relationship with Rabois prior to starting their job at Square. Rabois denies the claims, and after Square completed their investigation into the situation they publicly announced they have "not found evidence to support any claims".
Keith Rabois is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and angel investor that was born on March, 17 1969 in Edison, New Jersey. He is currently a general partner at Founders Fund, and has held executive roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, and Square. His most notable angel investments include: YouTube, Airbnb, Plantir, EventbriteEventbrite, Lyft, Quora, Yammer, Skybox, Counsyl, Weebly, and Wish. He is also an avid writer that contributes content to Quora regularly, and his writing has been published by HuffPost, Forbes, and Quora Sessions.
Keith Rabois is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and angel investor that was born on March, 17 1969 in Edison, New Jersey. He is currently a general partner at Founders Fund, and has held executive roles at PayPal, LinkedInLinkedIn, Slide, and Square. His most notable angel investments include: YouTube, Airbnb, Plantir, Eventbrite, Lyft, Quora, Yammer, Skybox, Counsyl, Weebly, and Wish. He is also an avid writer that contributes content to Quora regularly, and his writing has been published by HuffPost, Forbes, and Quora Sessions.
Keith Rabois is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and angel investor that was born on March, 17 1969 in Edison, New Jersey. He is currently a general partner at Founders Fund, and has held executive roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, and Square. His most notable angel investments include: YouTube, Airbnb, Plantir, Eventbrite, Lyft, Quora, Yammer, Skybox, Counsyl, WeeblyWeebly, and Wish. He is also an avid writer that contributes content to Quora regularly, and his writing has been published by HuffPost, Forbes, and Quora Sessions.
From August 2010 to February 2013 (2 years and 7 months), Keith Rabois served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Square. During his time at Square the company was selected as the 5th, 1st, and 3rd most innovative company in the world by Fast Company.
Rabois left square in 2013 after a Square employee threatened Rabois and Square with a sexual harassment lawsuit. The threat came from an employee who was in a relationship with Rabois prior to starting their job at Square. Rabois denies the claims, and after Square completed their investigation into the situation they publicly announced they have "not found evidence to support any claims".
5 People Ops Lessons from One of Silicon Valley's most Experienced Executives
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Five things to learn from Khosla Ventures' newest partner Keith Rabois
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March 27, 2013
How Keith Rabois Builds Billion-Dollar Businesses: Radical Simplicity
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August 21, 2018
How To Be Incredibly Awesome At What You Do: An Interview With Tech Titan Keith Rabois
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October 22, 2016
Investments led @ Khosla Ventures
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December 11, 2017
Is Keith Rabois sick of being Silicon Valley's consummate No. 2?
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January 25, 2013
Keith Rabois isn't a Fan of How SoftBank Invests its Money | NexChange
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Keith Rabois joins Founders Fund amid transition at the firm
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February 20, 2019
Keith Rabois left Square due to claim he sexually harassed an employee
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January 25, 2013
Keith Rabois on the Role of a COO, How to Hire and Why Transparency Matters
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February 7, 2015
Keith Rabois Says Great Founders Don't Blog; Bloggy New Yorkers Appalled
Adrianne Jeffries
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May 27, 2011
Keith Rabois' Three Key Questions for Investors to Consider - Bowery Capital
February 15, 2019
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February 15, 2019
Lessons from Keith Rabois Essay 3: How to be an Effective Executive
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February 24, 2019
PayPal exec's 'big-data home-flipping' startup lands funding and will launch in July
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PayPal Mafia reunion: Keith Rabois leaving Khosla to join Peter Thiel's Founders Fund
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February 20, 2019
The way SoftBank invests in startups just doesn’t work, says Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois
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January 8, 2019
VC Keith Rabois: 5 Things Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Issie Lapowsky
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December 18, 2013
Venture Capitalist Threatens To Quit If Taxes Are Raised
Dan Primack
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September 30, 2016
What Happens When Your Neighbor Is A Venture Capitalist
Nitasha Tiku
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April 11, 2017
What Keith Rabois Thinks About Basically Everything - Venture Stories - Podcast Notes
Venture Stories
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March 6, 2019
Keith Rabois - If You Can't Sell Them, Compete with Them - [InvestLike the Best, EP.115]
December 8, 2018
According to Crunchbase data (as of July 2019), Keith Rabois has made a total of 55 personal investments, 50 partner investments, and 28 exits. He also actively serves on the board and advises 21 companies, and has left his board and advisory roles at 7 companies.
According to Crunchbase data (as of July 2019), Keith Rabois has made a total of 55 personal investments, 50 partner investments, and 28 exits. He also actively serves on the board and advises 21 companies, and has left his board and advisory roles at 7 companies.
Keith Rabois was born and raise in Edison, New Jersey. His mother was an english and history teach who later on in her career moved into sales, and his dad is a chartered professional accountant (CPA). Rabois parents met during their time completing their degrees at the University of Michigan. Rabois claims as a result of his parents meeting at the University of Michigan he developed a love for football because he watched a lot of Michigan state football growing up with his family.
Keith Rabois is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and angel investor that was born on March, 17 1969 in Edison, New Jersey. He is currently a general partner at Founders Fund, and has held executive roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, and Square. His most notable angel investments include: YouTube, Airbnb, Plantir, Eventbrite, Lyft, Quora, Yammer, Skybox, Counsyl, Weebly, and Wish. He is also an avid writer that contributes content to Quora regularly, and his writing has been published by HuffPost, Forbes, and Quora Sessions.
Keith Rabois is an active contributing member to Quora (he invested in Quara with Khosla ventures). As of July 2019, he has 41,000 followers on Quora, and has answered 539 questions on Quora that have been seen by approximately 5.9 million people., In 2013 he was awarded the designation of 'Top Writer' for his contributions to the Quora platform.
According to Crunchbase data (as of July 2019), Keith Rabois has made a total of 55 personal investments, 50 partner investments, and 28 exits. He also actively serves on the board and advises 21 companies, and has left his board and advisory roles at 7 companies.
Scribd Raises $22M For Its Subscription E-Book Service
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January 2, 2015
After completinggraduating highfrom schoolJ.P. Stevens High School in Edison, New Jersey, Keith Rabois attended Stanford University from 1987 to 1991 where he received a bachelors of arts degree in political science. He graduated from Stanford and Phi Beta Kappa with Distinction and Honors in 1991.
After completing his B.A degree in political science at Stanford University, Keith Rabois began working towards becoming a lawyer by completing a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School. He attended Harvard Law School from 1992 to 1994, and successfully graduated from the program. During his time at Harvard Law School, Rabois was an Ames Moot Court Competition Research Assistant and a Haymann Assistant Prosecutor. He also won the Boykin Award.
Keith Rabois founded OpenDoor in April 2014. The company is focused on creating a marketplace for buying and selling real estate. Rabois has been working on the idea for OpenDoor since 2003 under the codename "HomeRun" after a conversation he had with Peter Thiel. It took over a decade for Rabois to officially launch OpenDoor from its original conception because he claims:
Over the last decade, I considered doing this a few times [but] always got distracted by amazing entrepreneurs talking me into their vision.
Keith Rabois joined the Scribd board as an observer on January 2, 2015 after leading a $22 million investment round in Scribd with Khosla Ventures.
Former Square COO Keith Rabois Joins Khosla Ventures
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February 26, 2013
Keith Rabois' Reading List | Scribd
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Khosla Ventures' Keith Rabois finally launches his real estate startup
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April 3, 2014
Top Lessons in Building Great Teams from Khosla Ventures
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June 23, 2019
In March 2019, Keith Rabois became a general partner at Founders Fund. He is currently still working with Founders Fund.
From March 2013 to February 2019 (6 years), Keith Rabois served as a managing director for Khosla Ventures.
From August 2010 to February 2013 (2 years and 7 months), Keith Rabois served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Square. During his time at Square the company was selected as the 5th, 1st, and 3rd most innovative company in the world by Fast Company.
From May 2007 to February 2010 (3 years and 4 months), Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of Slide where he focused on strategy & business development.
From January 2005 to May 2007 (2 years and 5 months), Keith Rabois served as the vice president of LinkedIn where he focused on business & corporate development.
From December 2003 to December 2004 (1 year and 1 month), Keith Rabois served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Epoch Innovations.
From January 2003 to December 2003 (1 year), Keith Rabois was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Clarium Capital Management.
From November 2000 to November 2002 (2 years and 1 month), Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of PayPal where he focused on business development, public affairs & policy.
From February 2000 to November 2000 (10 months), Keith Rabois served as the director and vice president of Voter.com where he focused on business development.
From April 1999 to October 1999 (7 months), Keith Rabois served as a policy director at Quayle 2000.
From October 1995 to March 1999 (3 years and 6 months), Keith Rabois worked as an associate for Sullivan & Cromwell.
From August 1994 to August 1995 (1 year and 1 month), Keith Rabois served as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit under Edith H. Jones.
From March 2013 to February 2019 (6 years) Keith Rabois served as a managing director for Khosla Ventures.
From August 2010 to February 2013 (2 years and 7 months) Keith Rabois served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Square. During his time at Square the company was selected as the 5th, 1st, and 3rd most innovative company in the world by Fast Company.
From May 2007 to FenruaryFebruary 2010 (3 years and 4 months) Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of Slide where he focused on strategy & business development.
From January 2005 to May 2007 (2 years and 5 months) Keith Rabois served as the vice president of LinkedIn where he focused on business & corporate development.
From December 2003 to December 2004 (1 year and 1 month) Keith Rabois served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Epoch Innovations.
From January 2003 to December 2003 (1 year) Keith Rabois was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Clarium Capital Management.
From November 2000 to November 2002 (2 years and 1 month) Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of PayPal where he focused on business development, public affairs & policy.
From February 2000 to November 2000 (10 months) Keith Rabois served as the director and vice president of Voter.com where he focused on business development.
From April 1999 to October 1999 (7 months) Keith Rabois served as a policy director at Quayle 2000.
From October 1995 to March 1999 (3 years and 6 months) Keith Rabois worked as an associate for Sullivan & Cromwell.
From August 1994 to August 1995 (1 year and 1 month) Keith Rabois served as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit under Edith H. Jones.
In March 2019 Keith Rabois became a general partner at Founders Fund. He is currently still working with Founders Fund.
From March 2013 to February 2019 Keith Rabois served as a managing director for Khosla Ventures.
From August 2010 to February 2013 Keith Rabois served as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Square. During his time at Square the company was selected as the 5th, 1st, and 3rd most innovative company in the world by Fast Company.
From May 2007 to Fenruary 2010 Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of Slide where he focused on strategy & business development.
From January 2005 to May 2007 Keith Rabois served as the vice president of LinkedIn where he focused on business & corporate development.
From December 2003 to December 2004 Keith Rabois served as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Epoch Innovations.
From January 2003 to December 2003 Keith Rabois was an entrepreneur-in-residence at Clarium Capital Management.
From November 2000 to November 2002 Keith Rabois served as the executive vice president of PayPal where he focused on business development, public affairs & policy.
From February 2000 to November 2000 Keith Rabois served as the director and vice president of Voter.com where he focused on business development.
From April 1999 to October 1999 Keith Rabois served as a policy director at Quayle 2000.
From October 1995 to March 1999 Keith Rabois worked as an associate for Sullivan & Cromwell.
From August 1994 to August 1995 Keith Rabois served as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit under Edith H. Jones.
An American businessman, entrepreneur, and angel investor. He is a general partner at Founders Fund, and has held executive roles at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, and Square. His most successfulnotable angel investmentinvestments include: YouTube, Airbnb, Plantir, Eventbrite, Lyft, Quora, Yammer, Skybox, Counsyl, Weebly, and Wish.
After completing his B.A degree in political science at Stanford University Keith Rabois began working towards becoming a lawyer by completing a Juris Doctor degree at Harvard Law School. He attended Harvard Law School from 1992 to 1994, and successfully graduated from the program. During his time at Harvard Law School, Rabois was aan Ames Moot Court Competition Research Assistant and Nesson,a Haymann Assistant Prosecutor. He also won the Boykin Award.