Keith Rabois to leave Khosla Ventures for Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund

Keith Rabois is leaving Khosla Ventures for the Founders Fund, according to a Founders Fund tweet.

Rabois joined Khosla in 2013 and is listed on the website as an investment partner, focusing on consumer internet, education, enterprise, financial services and digital health. He led the firm’s investment in Stripe.

Earlier in his career he was a senior executive at PayPal, which Founders Fund Partner Peter Thiel co-founded.

The tweet welcomed Rabois to the team:

An outstanding operator, a passionate entrepreneur, and a brilliant thinker — Keith Rabois is one of the greatest minds in venture capital. He’s also a friend. Welcome to the team, @rabois.

— Founders Fund (@foundersfund) February 20, 2019

Rabois will become the ninth partner at Founders Fund.