Polaris Electro-Optics
Optical interconnect technology for moving data between AI and data-center systems with lower power consumption.
$50MSeries B
ParticipantKD
Koch Disruptive Technologies
Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionOct 17, 2026 · Jul 20, 2026
Koch Disruptive Technologies is the investment business identified in its own Polaris portfolio and investment article.
Recorded funding activity
Polaris develops optical data interconnects. Gatik operates driverless regional freight trucks, while HappyRobot automates enterprise work across voice, email and documents. The investment business remains separate from Koch parent and operating subsidiaries.
- Rounds participated in
- 4
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 0 3 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 4 First participation on record · 0 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $590M 4 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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4 in this selectionGatik
Operates driverless trucks for regional freight between distribution centers and stores
$200MSeries D
Role not disclosedHappyRobot
Deploys AI agents automating enterprise operations across voice, email and documents
$150MSeries C
Role not disclosedThreatLocker
Zero Trust cybersecurity platform for endpoints, networks, and cloud systems
$190MSeries F
Role not disclosed