Jason Illian
Managing Director @ Koch Disruptive Technologies
Plano, United States
Jason Illian is a private equity investor at Koch Disruptive Technologies in Plano focused on Cloud Infrastructure and Mobile. Jason is the Managing Director of Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), an innovative and strategic-focused business unit of Koch Industries. KDT’s role is to invest in technology companies that disrupt and transform Koch’s core businesses and expand into new platforms and capabilities. Artificial intelligence, blockchain and crypto, bio IT andgenomics, and industrial robotics are just a few segments being explored by KDT.Jason is a seasoned technology executive with 15+ years of success inspiring teams in both small and large companies. Curious, disciplined, innovative, and entrepreneurial, he has the ability to make balanced strategic and financial decisions in a rapidly-changing environment. Jason has a passion for creative destruction and developing thoughtful technology solutions around expansive problems. His non-linear thinking has helped corporations, organizations and leaders be more innovative. Prior to KDT, Jason was the Founder and CEO of BookShout, the world's leading B2B e-book company which was acquired by Ambassador Enterprises (AE) , a private equity group. In addition to his CEO role, Jason was a Senior Advisor/EIR to Ambassador Enterprises for all their technology assets and potential acquisitions. During his time, Jason led the technology companies and strategy within the AE portfolio, helped establish investment and operational philosophies, and developed relationships with companies such as T-Mobile, AMEX, Stanford, Facebook, Google, and many more.Jason is also a published author and nationally-renown speaker. Jason has presented at the Goldman Sachs Technology & Internet Conference, the Credit Suisse Global Media and Communications Convergence Conference, and hundreds of other organizations. He has been featured on ABC, The New York Times, and done numerous radio interviews, from Mancow to Laura Ingraham.Jason graduated Magna Cum Laude from Texas Christian University with a BBA in International Finance. He continued his education with TCU and the London School of Economics, held the distinguished honor of being named one of the top 20 students in America by USA Today, was a Rhodes scholar finalist, and was an NCAA Academic All-American while being captain of the TCU football team.In his free time, Jason loves playing sports and hanging out with his wife, Alisha and his three rambunctious kids, Reign, Sage, and Rogue. He lives in Wichita, KS.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 80%
Last updated:
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Industries Jason Illian invests in
Stages Jason Illian invests in
Countries Jason Illian invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Cloud Infrastructure 2 (40%)
- Mobile 1 (20%)
- Marketing 1 (20%)
- Consulting 1 (20%)
- Cloud Security 1 (20%)
Stage
- Private Equity 2 (40%)
- Series B 1 (20%)
- Series C 1 (20%)
- Series D 1 (20%)
Investments
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| BluWave is a vetted service provider network for private equity firms and private and public companies. BluWave specializes in hiring interim CFOs, interim CEOs, executive recruiters for CFOs, CEOs, CTOs, CHROs, CMOs and more, and commercial due diligence firms. | $14M / Private Equity / Oct 29, 2025 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Dude Perfect is now the 4th Largest Sports Channel on YouTube behind only the NBA, Red Bull, and ESPN. Dude Perfect found its beginning on YouTube, Dude Perfect has since expanded into other markets: writing a book, publishing a best-selling mobile game, and partnering in marketing campaigns with some of the largest companies on the planet. DudePerfect is constantly seeking opportunities to expand its brand presence by aligning with like-minded companies and individuals. | $100M / Private Equity / Apr 09, 2024 | ||
| 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. | $54M / Series B / Oct 13, 2020 | ||
| The Mesosphere Datacenter Operating System (DC/OS) is a new kind of operating system that spans all of the servers in a physical or cloud-based datacenter, and runs on top of any Linux distribution. Mesosphere's DC/OS makes executing and managing applications in a data center just like launching applications on a laptop by runningthem on Apache Mesos. | $125M / Series D / May 07, 2018 |
Co-Investors
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 Jason Illian invest in?
Jason Illian invests primarily in Cloud Infrastructure, Mobile and Marketing startups, most often at Private Equity and Series B stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Jason Illian closed in Oct 2025. Shizune tracks 5 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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