🏈 Seattle Seahawks sold for $9.612 B to Vinod Khosla - partial owner of 49'ers
As part of the deal, which is subject to owner approval, the Khosla family will be required to relinquish its ownership stake in the 49ers. The family will become the Seahawks' controlling owner.
Paul Allen (Microsoft co-foubder) agreed to buy the Seahawks from Ken Behring in 1996, with the deal becoming official in 1997. The deal saved the team from a potential relocation to Southern California.
Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures, a venture capital firm, and has a net worth of $13.8 billion, according to Forbes. Khosla Ventures has made early-stage investments in companies including OpenAI, DoorDash and Instacart. He joined the 49ers ownership group in 2025, buying 3.1% of the team at a more than $8.5 billion valuation.
The last NFL franchise to go up for sale was the Washington Commanders, which a group led by Josh Harris purchased for $6.05 billion in 2023. Before that, the Walton-Penner family bought the Denver Broncos for $4.65 billion in 2022. The record price paid for any American sports franchise is $10 billion, set when Mark Walter agreed to purchase majority ownership in the Los Angeles Lakers from the Buss family in 2025.
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/49337716/khosla-led-group-agrees-buy-seahawks-sources-say-96-billion
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