Koch Disruptive Technologies, the venture arm of Koch, Inc., has made a strategic investment in Emanate, a San Francisco startup developing AI agents for industrial materials sales. Emanate targets four historical tasks: quoting, account management, prospecting and pricing, on an addressable market of approximately $5 trillion. Founded in 2025 by Kiara Nirghin, a Thiel Fellow and Stanford AI researcher, the company is backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel and Alexis Ohanian. Koch Disruptive Technologies, based in Wichita and active since 2017, also invested $200 million in August 2026 in Gatik, signaling its interest in technologies linked to physical industry.
Source: Read the original article
Disclaimer: this content is for information purposes only and is not financial advice. Cryptocurrencies are highly volatile: you may lose all of your capital. Always do your own research. Legal notice
