Chase Koch

Founder, Koch Disruptive Technologies; Executive Vice President of Origination and Partnerships, Koch, Inc. at Koch Disruptive Technologies

Reviewed Updated Apr 29, 2026

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Location Wichita, Kansas
Check Size $50M-$200M (KDT lead checks)
Last Verified Investment Sidecar Health (Series D) — Jun 26, 2024
Social LinkedIn
Stage Focus
series-b series-c series-d growth
Sector Focus
healthcare semiconductors autonomous-vehicles supply-chain cybersecurity enterprise-software energy fintech connectivity

Background

Charles Chase Koch was born June 15, 1977, in Wichita, Kansas, the son of Koch Industries co-owner, CEO, and chairman Charles Koch and Liz Koch 1. He attended Wichita Collegiate School and earned a B.S. in marketing from Texas A&M University in 2000 12. Chase began working at Koch in 1993 at age 15 in entry-level roles at a cattle feed yard in Syracuse, Kansas 23.

After college, Koch worked briefly for a consulting firm in Texas before joining Koch Equity Development Group in 2003 as a financial analyst 2. From 2006 onward he held regional management and global supply roles at Koch Nitrogen Company, then served in multiple leadership positions at Koch Fertilizer, LLC and Koch Agronomic Services, LLC – becoming president of Koch Fertilizer in 2013 and later executive vice president of Koch Agronomic Services 13. He has served on the Koch Industries board since 2013 1.

Chase founded Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT) in 2017, with KDT formally launching in January 2018, to “tap into the innovation in the startup community” on behalf of Koch Industries 45. He served as KDT’s President and CEO from 2018 onward and was named Executive Vice President of Koch Industries in March 2023, with additional origination and partnership responsibilities while remaining CEO of KDT 6. By April 2024 his title at KDT had transitioned to Founder (with Byron Knight assuming the President role), and Chase’s primary role became Executive Vice President of Origination and Partnerships at Koch, Inc., where he originates new opportunities and preferred partnerships, “especially focused on helping technology-related and family-owned businesses unlock their potential by bringing the ‘Koch as a lab’ model” 33.

Beyond Koch, Chase founded Stand Together Ventures and Stand Together Music, and serves on the boards of Koch, Inc., the Charles Koch Foundation, and the Stand Together Trust 33. In April 2025 he was named Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Wichita State University’s W. Frank Barton School of Business 7.

Stated Thesis

Chase has described KDT’s founding insight as bringing all of Koch Industries to founders as a partnership platform: “I spotted an opportunity to say, what if we brought all of Koch Industries together as kind of this Koch laboratory concept and offer that to technology founders in a way that they haven’t experienced” 8. He has framed KDT as a strategic necessity for Koch: “But it’s a win-win. That helps Koch Industries as well because we’re on this journey of trying to transform a lot of our industrial companies to being technology companies, we feel like if we don’t do that some of our businesses will become dinosaurs” 8.

On stage and sector targeting, Chase has stated KDT is deliberately broad: “We’ve invested in growth companies all the way to very early stage companies. We’re industry-agnostic and we’re stage-agnostic” 8. He has described KDT’s investment criteria as four-fold: principled and experienced founders, a disruptive business model, large societal impact if successful, and potential benefit to Koch 1.

KDT’s mission, as authored under Chase’s leadership, is to partner with “principled entrepreneurs with transformative technologies” and to position Koch as “a unique investment firm that partners with principled entrepreneurs building companies with extraordinary potential to transform industries” 39. Chase has named eight target sectors: supply chain and manufacturing, cybersecurity, fintech, semiconductors, connectivity, enterprise software, energy, and healthcare 45.

Inferred Thesis

Chase Koch personally founded KDT and led it through 2024, and he is publicly named in the press releases of the firm’s largest and most strategically significant deals. The analysis below is based on KDT’s full 67-company portfolio (which Chase oversaw as President/CEO from 2018 through early 2024) and on the subset of deals where he is personally quoted in the announcement – the strongest signal of personal sourcing or oversight 410.

Sector distribution across KDT’s 67 verified portfolio companies under Chase’s leadership 10: - Healthcare: 15 of 67 (22%) – the single largest sector, with personal Chase quotes on Insightec 11 and Valo Health 12 - Supply chain and manufacturing: 13 of 67 (19%) – Chase personally quoted on Gatik 13 - Cybersecurity: 9 of 67 (13%) - Semiconductors: 9 of 67 (13%) - Enterprise software: 7 of 67 (10%) - Connectivity: 6 of 67 (9%) - Fintech: 5 of 67 (7%) - Energy: 3 of 67 (4%)

Stage distribution: KDT under Chase wrote checks across stages but in practice concentrated on growth equity. The deals where Chase is personally quoted are exclusively Series B through Series E rounds of $85M-$165M – Insightec Series E ($150M, 2017), Valo Health Series B ($110M, 2021), Gatik Series B ($85M, 2021), Sidecar Health Series D ($165M, 2024) 11121314. KDT’s seed-stage activity (e.g., Lucidean in December 2025) post-dates Chase’s transition to Koch, Inc.’s EVP role and is led by Byron Knight.

Check sizes: Where Chase personally led or co-led, check sizes ran from $85M (Gatik Series B 13) to $165M lead (Sidecar Health Series D 14). KDT’s largest single rounds under his tenure were the Dragos $200M Series D and Sidecar Health $165M Series D, both attributed to KDT leadership during Chase’s presidency.

Founder profile: Chase has repeatedly emphasized “principled entrepreneurs” as a primary criterion – the language appears verbatim in KDT’s mission statement 9 and in Chase’s 2019 CNBC interview 8. The deals where he is personally quoted feature founders with strong technical or domain depth (Maurice Ferre at Insightec, David Berry at Valo, Gautam Narang at Gatik) rather than first-time generalists.

Geographic focus: Predominantly US-based portfolio with a substantial Israeli cluster (Insightec, Vayyar, Immunai, proteanTecs, CYREBRO, Teramount, Percepto, Greeneye) supported by KDT’s dedicated Israel office under Isaac Sigron 10. Chase’s first KDT investment – Insightec, an Israeli medical device company – set this Israel cluster pattern 11.

Distinctive pattern – Koch as customer: Several portfolio companies have Koch Industries itself as a deployment customer (Dragos for industrial cybersecurity; Sidecar Health for employee benefits) 1415. This dual investor-customer relationship is the operationalization of Chase’s “Koch as a lab” thesis and is a structural advantage few corporate venture arms can replicate.

Notable industrial / deep-tech bias: Unlike most corporate VCs, the portfolio Chase built skews heavily toward hardware, robotics, and physical-world technologies that map directly to Koch’s industrial operations – 13 of 67 in supply chain/autonomous logistics and 9 of 67 in semiconductors (32% combined). This is consistent with Chase’s stated frame of using KDT to keep Koch’s industrial businesses from becoming “dinosaurs” 8.

Sample size caveat: Chase is publicly named or quoted in 5 specific KDT investments (Insightec, Valo, Gatik, plus the Sidecar Health and Dragos rounds where KDT is principal). The remaining 62 portfolio companies are confirmed KDT investments but Chase’s personal involvement vs. delegation to KDT MDs cannot be independently verified per deal.

Portfolio

This table lists KDT investments where Chase Koch is personally named or quoted in the announcement (strongest signal of his individual involvement), plus the highest-profile deals during his tenure as KDT President (2018-2024). For the full 67-company KDT portfolio, see the Koch Disruptive Technologies firm profile.

Company Year Stage Source
Insightec 2017-12 Series E ($150M) 11
Insightec 2019 Series F (follow-on) 16
Ibotta 2019-08 Series D 17
Valo Health 2021-03 Series B ($110M) 12
Gatik 2021-08 Series B ($85M, lead) 13
Dragos 2021-10 Series D ($200M, co-lead) 15
Sidecar Health 2024-06-26 Series D ($165M, lead) 14

Note: Chase Koch is the founder and was the President/CEO of KDT throughout the 2018-2024 period and is associated by oversight with KDT’s full 67-company portfolio. The seven entries above are deals where he is personally quoted in the announcement or where KDT led during his tenure.

In Their Own Words

“I spotted an opportunity to say, what if we brought all of Koch Industries together as kind of this Koch laboratory concept and offer that to technology founders in a way that they haven’t experienced.” – Chase Koch, CNBC / Yahoo Finance interview, June 2020 8

“But it’s a win-win. That helps Koch Industries as well because we’re on this journey of trying to transform a lot of our industrial companies to being technology companies, we feel like if we don’t do that some of our businesses will become dinosaurs.” – Chase Koch, CNBC / Yahoo Finance interview, June 2020 8

“We’ve invested in growth companies all the way to very early stage companies. We’re industry-agnostic and we’re stage-agnostic.” – Chase Koch, CNBC / Yahoo Finance interview, June 2020 8

“We believe in putting the right people in the right roles, no matter what the role is, no matter who has what last name. So am I that guy or not? I don’t know.” – Chase Koch, on succession at Koch Industries, CNBC / Yahoo Finance interview, June 2020 8

“We wanted to bring Koch Industries to the most disruptive and transformative founders in the world, and bring that platform as a laboratory for them to experiment in, and to be able to leverage and take our assets, and be able to unlock more value in their company than they otherwise would just taking capital from anyone.” – Chase Koch, Focused Ultrasound Foundation interview 18

“How can we create a business within Koch that actually does the opposite of all that and really provides a solution that the market hasn’t seen before?” – Chase Koch, Focused Ultrasound Foundation interview 18

“Focused ultrasound is a foundational technology in a platform that has the potential to help millions of lives across so many different brain disorders. There are so many different disease states that can be treated with this, that’s one of the main reasons we’re so excited.” – Chase Koch, Focused Ultrasound Foundation interview 18

“This investment aligns well with the founding principles of both Koch Disruptive Technologies and Koch Industries. With a track record of driving innovation and improving patient outcomes, Insightec has itself invested and expanded its capabilities to advance surgical medicine to improve the health and quality of life of millions of patients.” – Chase Koch, Insightec Series E announcement, December 2017 11

“We see Valo’s strategy and approach to transforming drug discovery and development as highly disruptive to the industry.” – Chase Koch, Valo Health Series B announcement, March 2021 12

“Gatik’s transformational autonomous technology and world-class team are defining the standard in B2B short-haul logistics. We believe Gatik will be the first to commercialize autonomous technology at scale for the North American medium-duty trucking market.” – Chase Koch, Gatik Series B announcement, August 2021 13

What Founders Say

No independently sourced founder testimonials specifically about working with Chase Koch personally were found. Public press releases name him as the KDT principal on Insightec, Valo Health, and Gatik rounds, but the founder quotes in those announcements describe their experience with KDT and Koch Industries as a platform rather than with Chase individually. For founder quotes about KDT as a firm, see the Koch Disruptive Technologies firm profile.

Connections

  • Founder, Koch Disruptive Technologies – launched KDT in January 2018 45
  • Executive Vice President of Origination and Partnerships, Koch, Inc. – named to expanded EVP role in March 2023 63
  • Board member, Koch, Inc. (formerly Koch Industries) – since 2013 13
  • Board member, Charles Koch Foundation 3
  • Board member, Stand Together Trust 3
  • Founder and Chairman, Stand Together Ventures 9
  • Founder, Stand Together Music 3
  • Entrepreneur-in-Residence, W. Frank Barton School of Business, Wichita State University – named April 2025 7
  • Family – son of Charles Koch (Koch, Inc. CEO/Chairman); sister Elizabeth Koch 1
  • Successor to Byron Knight at KDT – Chase founded KDT and led it as President/CEO 2018-2024; Byron Knight became KDT President in 2024 as Chase shifted to EVP at Koch, Inc. 3

Sources

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  8. Yahoo Finance / CNBC, “Venture firm is a ‘win-win’ for Koch Industries and company founders: Chase Koch,” updated June 5, 2020. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/venture-firm-is-a-winwin-for-koch-industries-and-company-founders-chase-koch-122108229.html↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩↩

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  11. Insightec press release, “Koch Disruptive Technologies to lead $150 million investment of Insightec,” December 2017. https://insightec.com/news/kdt-leads-series-e/↩↩↩↩↩

  12. Valo Health press release, “Valo Health Receives $110 Million in Funding From Koch Disruptive Technologies To Close Series B,” March 9, 2021. https://www.valohealth.com/press/valo-health-receives-110-million-in-funding-from-koch-disruptive-technologies-to-close-series-b↩↩↩↩

  13. Gatik press release, “Gatik Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding Led by Koch Disruptive Technologies,” August 31, 2021. https://gatik.ai/news/press-releases/gatik-announces-85m-series-b/↩↩↩↩↩

  14. Sidecar Health press release, “Sidecar Health Selects Koch Disruptive Technologies to lead $165M Series D Financing,” June 26, 2024. https://sidecarhealth.com/press-releases/sidecar-health-selects-koch-disruptive-technologies-to-lead-165m-series-d-financing/↩↩↩↩

  15. Dragos press release, “Dragos Raises $200 Million in Series D Funding to Safeguard the World’s Critical Infrastructure,” October 28, 2021. https://www.dragos.com/resources/press-release/dragos-raises-200-million-in-series-d-funding↩↩

  16. Insightec press release, “Insightec investment up to $150 million led by Koch Disruptive Technologies” (Series F follow-on coverage), accessed April 2026. https://insightec.com/news/investment-koch-disruptive-technologies/↩

  17. PR Newswire, “Ibotta Poised to Transform Digital Payments as it Becomes Colorado’s Latest Tech Unicorn,” August 6, 2019. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ibotta-poised-to-transform-digital-payments-as-it-becomes-colorados-latest-tech-unicorn-300896945.html↩

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