# Koch Industries: portfolio, investments and team > Koch Industries is a corporate vc based in United States. 3 investments on record, latest Jun 2003. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/koch-investments-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Koch Industries Last cheque observed Jun 2003. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Now at kochinc.com Buyout Seed Series A Artificial Intelligence Electronics Energy Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **8533** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$6.5M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Pitch Koch Industries ## Koch Industries highlights - 01 3 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series C and Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Buyout Seed Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Electronics Energy - **Based in:** Wichita, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2003** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[SoloMio](https://millionrounds.com/company/solomio)** Series B · US **$6.5M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[Bacterial Barcodes](https://millionrounds.com/company/bacterial-barcodes)** Series C · US **$6.0M** With 4 others - **2002** 1 round - **Dec** **[Datria Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/datria-systems)** Series C · US **$7.5M** With 5 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **10** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## What they claim to have backed From their own portfolio page (on their website) **1** of 12 we have independently watched raise [Koch](https://millionrounds.com/company/koch) Code of Conduct Trust Center Whistleblowing company company company company company company company company Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Datria Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/datria-systems)** Bought by Intelligrated **Undisclosed** Mar 2013 **[SoloMio](https://millionrounds.com/company/solomio)** Bought by Openwave Mobility **Undisclosed** Oct 2006 **[Bacterial Barcodes](https://millionrounds.com/company/bacterial-barcodes)** Bought by Spectral Genomics **Undisclosed** Mar 2004 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Molex** **$7.2B** Dec 2013 ## The cheque Buyout Seed Series A Median round joined **$6.5M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jun 2003 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series C *2* - Series B said *1* - Buyout said *-* - Seed said *-* - Series A said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2002 2003 Often in the room with - [Techxas Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techxas-ventures) 2 **Pitching Koch Industries?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Koch Industries. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Techxas Ventures** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techxas-ventures) ## On podcasts 1 episode naming Koch Industries in the title, and 2 more that mention it. - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Jul 2020 · 52 min 20VC: Chamath Palihapitiya on Why IPOs and Direct Listings Are Broken, Turning Social Capital Into A Combination of Berkshire Hathaway, Koch Industries and The Red Cross, Why Forecasts Are Worthless, What Creates True Defensibility & Why You Have To Be Pr Mentions [Chamath Palihapitiya](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chamath-palihapitiya)[Koch Industries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/koch-investments-group) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [Inevitable](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/inevitable) 13 Sept 2021 · 1h 22m Ep. 174: Ion Yadigaroglu, Partner & Managing Director of the Technology Impact Fund at Capricorn Investment Group Apple PodcastsShow page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) 18 Feb 2018 · 27 min a16z Podcast: The Business of Continual Change Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Koch Industries ### What does Koch Industries invest in? Koch Industries invests most often at Series C and Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Electronics and Energy. ### How active is Koch Industries? 3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jun 2003. ### How big are Koch Industries's cheques? The median round it joins is $6.5M. ### Is Koch Industries investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jun 2003. ### Who does Koch Industries invest alongside? Most often Techxas Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Koch Industries? Koch Industries is a corporate VC based in Wichita, United States. ### When was Koch Industries founded? Koch Industries was founded in 1940. ### Where does this information on Koch Industries come from? From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? 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