Overview
- Keith Rabois wrote on X that “no law enforcement has shot an innocent person” and criticized undocumented immigrants while defending agents involved in Alex Pretti’s killing.
- Ethan Choi said Rabois does not represent everyone at Khosla Ventures and called the Minnesota shooting “plain wrong.”
- Vinod Khosla publicly sided with Choi, describing ICE agents as “macho vigilantes” and calling the video of the shooting “sickening.”
- Social-media backlash featured calls for startup founders to remove Khosla Ventures from their cap tables.
- TechCrunch reported the firm did not respond to its request for comment and that Khosla has not directly chastised Rabois.