Charles Koch
President @ Koch Disruptive Technologies
Wichita, United States
Charles Koch is a Series B investor at Koch Disruptive Technologies in Wichita focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Charles Koch is chairman of the board and co-CEO of Koch Industries, Inc., a position he has held since 1967. Since then, the company has been transformed into a dynamic and diverse group of companies with more than 120,000 employees and a presence in about 60 countries. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested about $60 billion in acquisitions andother capital expenditures. Based in Wichita, Kan., Koch Industries is involved in refining, chemicals and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronic components, commodity trading; minerals; energy; ranching; glass; and investments. Familiar Koch companies’ brands include Quilted Northern® tissue and the Dixie® brand of cups, plates, and cutlery. Much of Koch Industries' success can be traced to Mr. Koch's interest in and commitment to scientific and social progress, which led to the development and implementation of Principle-Based Management® (also known as Market-Based Management®) business philosophy. Principle-Based Management is a framework based on the principles of human progress that enables individuals and organizations to succeed long-term by creating superior value for others.He has continuously supported academic and public policy research (including a number of Nobel Prize winners) for 50 years, with a special focus on developing voluntary, market-based solutions to social problems. This interest led Mr. Koch to found or help build a number of organizations, including the Institute for Humane Studies, Cato Institute, Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Bill of Rights Institute, and Market-Based Management Institute.Mr. Koch received a bachelor’s degree in general engineering (1957) and two master’s degrees in nuclear and chemical engineering (1958 and 1959, respectively) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His employment has been as an engineer, Arthur D. Little, Inc. 1959-61; vice president, Koch Engineering Company, Inc. 1961-63, president, 1963-71; president, Koch Industries, Inc. 1966-74; chairman and chief executive officer, 1967- present. He was born in Wichita, Kansas. Mr. Koch and his wife, Liz, have two children.
- Total investments:
- 14
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 79%
Last updated:
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Industries Charles Koch invests in
Stages Charles Koch invests in
Countries Charles Koch invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 4 (29%)
- Biotechnology 3 (21%)
- Medical Device 3 (21%)
- Medical 2 (14%)
- Robotics 2 (14%)
Stage
- Series B 4 (29%)
- Series C 4 (29%)
- Series A 2 (14%)
- Series D 2 (14%)
- Series E 1 (7%)
Country
- United States 5 (36%)
- Israel 3 (21%)
- United Kingdom 1 (7%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Outrider
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Outrider, the pioneer in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, helps large enterprises improve safety and increase efficiency. The only company exclusively focused on automating all aspects of yard operations, Outrider eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption ofsustainable freight transportation by deploying zero-emission systems. Outrider is a private company backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai | $62M / Series D / Oct 24, 2024 | |
Alkira
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Alkira Network is a developer of a network cloud that allows businesses to build and position multi-cloud network-as-a-service in minutes.The company's Network Cloud reinvents networking for the cloud era with hybrid and multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, end-to-end day-2 operational visibility,advanced controls, and governance. Alkira Network Cloud is based on Alkira Cloud Services Exchange™ solution with a global unified network infrastructure delivered as-a-service for easy and simple consumption. Just draw the network across users, sites, and clouds on an intuitive digital design canvas, provision it in one click, and start using it in minutes. Alkira’s solution is used by Fortune-100 enterprises, leading system integrators, and managed service providers.Amir Khan and Atif Khan established the company in San Jose, California in 2018. | $100M / Series C / May 15, 2024 | |
Percepto
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Percepto is a developer of autonomous drone technology for inspection and surveillance.Drones hold the potential to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries including energy, security, insurance, agriculture, and more. Drones completely change the way inspection, measurement, surveillance, and deliveries are done today. Still, the main barrier tomaking them a must-have platform is the ability of drones to perform tasks autonomously.The company is at the forefront of redefining how industrial sites and critical infrastructure are holistically inspected and monitored, harnessing remote robotics to autonomously collect, aggregate, and analyze visual data.Leveraging its experience with Percepto Sparrow, the most deployed drone-in-a-box solution on the market, Percepto introduced Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) the first end-to-end autonomous inspection and monitoring platform. Percepto AIM empowers the remote operation center of the future to assess risk, minimize downtime, drive efficiency, increase safety, and reduce operational costs. | $67M / Series C / Jun 12, 2023 | |
Volumez
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Volumez is a cloud volume orchestrator that manages the data infrastructure by abstracting the complexity of data path orchestration. The company composes raw cloud storage services such as Amazon EC2 Instance Store, Google Compute Local SSDs, and Azure Ephemeral OS Disks, into secure data paths for stateful cloud-based applications. | $20M / Series A / Apr 13, 2023 | |
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Outrider
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Outrider, the pioneer in autonomous yard operations for logistics hubs, helps large enterprises improve safety and increase efficiency. The only company exclusively focused on automating all aspects of yard operations, Outrider eliminates manual tasks that are hazardous and repetitive. Outrider’s mission is to drive the rapid adoption ofsustainable freight transportation by deploying zero-emission systems. Outrider is a private company backed by NEA, 8VC, Koch Disruptive Technologies, and other top-tier investors. For more information, visit www.outrider.ai | $73M / Series C / Jan 18, 2023 | |
Vayyar
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With applications in the automotive, smart home, robotics, retail, RF testing and medical sectors, Vayyar's intelligent sensors can see through walls and objects, tracking movement in real time in all environmental conditions. Its state-of-the-art Radar-on-Chip covers imaging and radar bands from 3-81 GHz, with up to 72 transceivers on eachchip and an integrated high-performance DSP delivering unprecedented levels of accuracy and generating high-resolution 4D point cloud images. Vayyar is developing the next generation of sensing technology that is miniature, affordable and versatile enough to impact everyone's lives. Welcome to a world where intelligent sensing is part of the everyday. | $108M / Series E / Jun 06, 2022 | |
SHINE Technologies
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SHINE Medical Technologies, Inc. manufactures and supplies medical tracers and cancer treatment elements. The company offers Molybdenum-99, a light-emitting element that is administered to patients for the purpose of diagnosing and staging cancer and heart diseases. It also provides Iodine-131 that is used to treat thyroid cancer and variousabnormal thyroid conditions, including hyperthyroidism, as well as to diagnose liver function, renal blood flow, and urinary tract obstruction.The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Janesville, Wisconsin. | $150M / Series C / Jun 28, 2021 | |
Sense Biodetection
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Sense Biodetection Limited is a molecular diagnostics company focused on improving healthcare decisions and processes by developing novel, user-centred, handheld tests in the fields of infections and oncology. | $50M / Series B / Apr 20, 2021 | |
Valo Health
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Valo Health, LLC (Valo) is a technology company that is using human-centric data and machine learning-anchored computation to transform the drug discovery and development process. By integrating data across the drug development lifecycle, the discovery and development of life-changing treatments can be accelerated, with the potential to reducecost, time, and failure rate. The company's Opal Computational Platform™, a fully integrated, componentized, end-to-end drug development platform, offers a unique approach to therapeutic development, that enables Valo to advance a robust pipeline of candidates across cardiovascular disease, oncology, and neurodegeneration. | $110M / Series B / Mar 09, 2021 | |
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Percepto
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Percepto is a developer of autonomous drone technology for inspection and surveillance.Drones hold the potential to disrupt multi-billion dollar industries including energy, security, insurance, agriculture, and more. Drones completely change the way inspection, measurement, surveillance, and deliveries are done today. Still, the main barrier tomaking them a must-have platform is the ability of drones to perform tasks autonomously.The company is at the forefront of redefining how industrial sites and critical infrastructure are holistically inspected and monitored, harnessing remote robotics to autonomously collect, aggregate, and analyze visual data.Leveraging its experience with Percepto Sparrow, the most deployed drone-in-a-box solution on the market, Percepto introduced Percepto AIM (Autonomous Inspection and Monitoring) the first end-to-end autonomous inspection and monitoring platform. Percepto AIM empowers the remote operation center of the future to assess risk, minimize downtime, drive efficiency, increase safety, and reduce operational costs. | $45M / Series B / Nov 24, 2020 | |
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Co-Investors
About Koch Disruptive Technologies
Founded in November 2017 upon the spirit of transformation, Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) originates and invests in promising entrepreneurs and technologies across industries to improve Koch Industries' existing businesses and create new opportunities.Based in Wichita, Kansas, Koch Industries, Inc. is one of the largest privatecompanies in America with estimated annual revenues as high as $100 billion, according to Forbes. It owns a diverse group of companies involved in refining, chemicals, and biofuels; forest and consumer products; fertilizers; polymers and fibers; process and pollution control equipment and technologies; electronics; information systems; commodity trading; minerals; energy; glass; ranching; and investments. Since 2003, Koch companies have invested more than $80 billion in acquisitions and other capital expenditures. With a presence in about 60 countries, Koch companies employ more than 120,000 people worldwide, with about 70,000 of those in the United States. From January 2009 to present, Koch companies have earned more than 1,200 awards for safety, environmental excellence, community stewardship, innovation, and customer service.Learn more about KDT at http://news.kochind.com/news/2017/koch-disruptive-technologies-ready-to-transform
Koch Disruptive Technologies Contacts
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What does Charles Koch invest in?
Charles Koch invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Medical Device startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Charles Koch last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Charles Koch closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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