US Based Indian Company Takes Control Of American Super Bowl.

Seattle; July 2026: The Seattle Seahawks – a professional American football team based in Seattle, which competes in the American National Football League as a member of the National Football Conference West division, has been taken over by Khosla Ventures, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm owned by American Indian Vinod Khosla.

The takeover was in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen, the team announced today (Sunday – 12th July 2026).

The Khosla family entered into a formal agreement to purchase the defending Super Bowl champions for $9.612 billion, according to a person familiar with the deal, which is now left to the subject of approval by the National Football League (NFL).

“We are honoured to be entrusted as the next stewards of the Seattle Seahawks”, Vinod Khosla said in a statement. “We look forward to building on the winning legacy Paul Allen created and in earning the trust of the Seahawks organisation and fans everywhere”.

Allen’s estate has earlier announced on February 18th this year (2026) that it has begun the process of selling the team, which is coming off its second Super Bowl victory in franchise history. Investment bank Allen & Company LLC and law firm Latham & Watkins led the sales process, which was estimated in February to continue through the offseason.

Khosla Ventures invests in experimental technologies such as biomedicine, robotics, and was the first venture firm to invest in OpenAI, per Forbes. Moreover, the Khosla Ventures will be required to relinquish its ownership stake in the San Francisco 49ers as part of the deal. Khosla joined 49ers ownership group as a minority owner in 2025, purchasing 3.1% of the team. NFL owners still have to ratify a final purchase agreement and they are expected to meet in August to approve the deal.

The Seahawks have been in the Allen family since 1997, when Paul Allen bought the team for $194 million from then-owner Ken Behring. Allen was critical in keeping the Seahawks in Seattle, which is where the team is expected to remain after the sale is finalised. The Seahawks have a lease at Lumen Field that runs through 2032 with three 10-year options.

Since Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, died in 2018 from complications of non-Hodgkin lymphoma at 65, the Seahawks and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers have been owned by his sister, Jody. The estate agreed in September to sell the Trail Blazers to an investment group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. The Trail Blazers will remain in Portland as part of the deal, which is awaiting final approval from the NBA Board of Governors.

The last NFL team to be sold was the Washington Commanders in 2023. A group led by Josh Harris that includes Magic Johnson bought the team from longtime owner Dan Snyder and his family for a record $6.05 billion.

Team Maverick.