The Seattle Seahawks’ ownership handoff is now complete, closing the book on the Allen family’s run and opening a new era under the Khoslas.
The team announced Thursday that the recently approved sale to the Khosla family has officially closed. Vinod Khosla will be the franchise’s Chair, while his wife Neeru Khosla will serve as Controlling Owner and their son Neal Khosla will be Vice Chair.
The rest of the ownership group includes Mark Stevens, the 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, and Sixth Street.
The sale ends the ownership era that began when Paul Allen bought the team more than 30 years ago to stop Ken Behring from moving the Seahawks to Southern California. Allen’s purchase didn’t just keep the franchise in Seattle; it also set off a chain that eventually brought in Mike Holmgren, led to the team’s first Super Bowl appearance, and later gave way to the Pete Carroll era, which produced two more Super Bowl appearances and the first Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.
After Allen died in 2018, his sister Jody Allen quietly oversaw the club, and the Seahawks kept winning, including a second Lombardi after the 2025 season.
Now the next chapter starts on September 9, when the Seahawks open their Lombardi Trophy defense against the New England Patriots at Lumen Field. That game will mark the start of the 2026 NFL season and the beginning of the Khosla ownership era in Seattle.
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