Koch Ventures

Chase Koch serves as President, overseeing strategy and investment direction. John Hoag is Chief Investment Officer and Brian Grev is Managing Director. All three have publicly identified roles at the firm.

The firm draws on the global network of Koch Industries' operating businesses, internal research, and relationships across industrial and technology sectors. This access unaffiliated with conventional venture capital marketing provides unique visibility into innovation in core industrial and energy transition verticals.

Koch Ventures functions as the venture investment vehicle within the broader Koch family office ecosystem. It operates with the strategic posture of a venture capital firm — sourcing, diligenced and managing external technology investments — but is backed by permanent capital from Koch Industries rather than external LPs.

The firm focuses on direct equity investments in growth-stage companies, particularly in enterprise software, climate technology, industrial innovation, and energy transition. It is not publicly known to commit to third-party funds or venture capital partnerships.

Koch Ventures is primarily active at the growth stage, backing companies that have passed early product-market validation. It has executed both minority and majority investments, often with the capacity for follow-on capital.

The firm does not publicly maintain a list of excluded sectors, but public record indicates its mandate is concentrated on technology-enabled industrial and commercial innovation. It does not invest in consumer internet, pure financial services, or biotech.

Koch Ventures operates under Koch Investments Group, the investment arm of Koch Industries, the conglomerate founded by Fred Koch in 1940 and led by Charles G. Koch. Koch Ventures manages venture-stage investments separately from the group's other holdings in credit, real assets, and public equities.