The sale of the Seahawks to the Khosla family was completed on Thursday, making the Khosla family the controlling owners of the Super Bowl-champion franchise.
Vinod Khosla, the founder of Khosla Ventures, will hold the title of Chair, while Neeru Khosla will be the Controlling Owner & President of the Seahawks Charitable Foundation. Their son, Neal Khosla, will serve as Vice Chair.
"We are honored and excited to begin this next chapter," the Khosla family said in a statement. "The Seahawks are known for their championship culture, winning football, and a deep connection to the 12s and the Pacific Northwest. We look forward to engaging with the Seattle community and building upon the legacy and traditions that make this franchise so special. We would like to extend our gratitude to the investors joining our ownership group and to everyone who has supported us throughout the sale process."
The Khosla family purchased the team from the Estate of Paul G. Allen, ending a three-decade long run of Allen family ownership of the team, with Paul Allen purchasing the team in 1997 and owning it until his death in 2018, at which point Jody Allen took over as Chair. In February, not long after Seattle's Super Bowl LX win over the Patriots, the Estate of Paul G. Allen announced it was beginning the formal sales process, consistent with Paul Allen's directive to eventually sell his sports holdings and direct proceeds to philanthropy. In July, an agreement was reached to formally sell the team to the Khosla family, and last week, NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the sale.
Co-owners joining the Khosla family include:
- Mark Stevens
- Aramburuzabala Family
- Val Blavatnik
- Sheryl Sokoloff
- Gonzalo Hevia Baillères
- Jesse van der Werf
- Samir Kaul
- Sunny Gupta
- Nader Naini
- Penny Pritzker
- Carlyle and Dynasty Equity
- Sixth Street
Vinod Khosla, an entrepreneur and investor, is the founder of Khosla Ventures, which focuses on impactful technology investments in software, AI, robotics, 3D printing, healthcare, energy & sustainability. He was also a co-founder of Daisy systems and founding CEO of Sun Microsystems, the pioneering distributed computing and Java company, where he pioneered open systems and commercial RISC processors. Khosla holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from IIT, New Delhi, a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
In 2026, Khosla was ranked No. 10 in the Forbes 250 list of America's Greatest Innovators. Also in 2026, he was ranked 14th on Forbes' inaugural 250: America's Most Successful Living Immigrants list. Khosla was No. 1 on the 2026 Forbes Midas List of venture investors and on the inaugural list in 2001. He was also an early signatory to the Giving Pledge.
Khosla married Neeru Khosla, his girlfriend since he was 16, in 1980. They have four children: Nina Khosla (38), Anu Khosla (36), Vani Khosla (34) and Neal Khosla (33). They have lived at the same residence since 1986. He is a registered Independent and has donated to a mix of Democrats and Republicans and supports politicians principally based on their climate policies.
Neeru Khosla is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of the CK-12 Foundation, a nonprofit that provides AI powered Student Tutor, AI powered Teacher Assistant and multi-modal curriculum for K-12 math and science since 2007. After training as a molecular biologist and earning a master's degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Education, she founded CK-12 on the conviction that every student, regardless of background, deserves high-quality, personalized learning. Under her leadership, CK-12 has served more than 450 million learners worldwide, and its AI-powered tools — including the Flexi student tutor and teacher assistant — now deliver adaptive, personalized support built on that foundation.
Neal Khosla is the CEO and co-founder of Curai Health, a company that provides primary and urgent care, powered by artificial intelligence. Named one of Time's 100 most influential leaders in AI as well as Forbes 30 under 30*,* Khosla is a thought leader in identifying how generative AI can be used to reduce patient costs and meet the needs of those who have traditionally been underserved in health care. He has spoken in front of the World Bank, Washington Post Live, and numerous other leading organizations on how AI can revolutionize healthcare. He is published in the Journal of Sports Management and JAMA.
Prior to co-founding Curai in 2017, Khosla was an artificial intelligence researcher at Stanford and participated in the leading startup accelerator Y Combinator. He also worked extensively in sports analytics at this time. Neal has a B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics from Stanford University and an M.S. in Computer Science with a concentration in Artificial Intelligence.
