Seahawks Sale Approved at $9.612B to Khosla Family
NFL owners approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to Vinod Khosla and his family for a record roughly $9.6 billion, the largest NFL sale and among the biggest in North American sports, following the death of Paul Allen. Khosla, who previously became a minority owner of the 49ers, is linked to OpenAI investments and is now taking over the Seahawks via the Allen estate.
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About Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla is an Indian-American billionaire, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist. He is a co-founder of Sun Microsystems and the founder of Khosla Ventures, as well as the owner of the Seattle Seahawks. Khosla made his wealth from early venture capital investments in areas including networking, software, and alternative energy technologies. He has been described by The Information as one of the most successful and influential venture capitalists.
Everything about Vinod Khosla →- Occupation
- businessperson
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- January 28, 1955