Koch Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1940

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 130,000

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • Later Stage VC

  • Latest Deal Amount
  • $224M

  • Investors
  • 1

Koch General Information

Description

Operator of a multinational conglomerate corporation intended to improve and explore new ways to make life better. The company offers diverse businesses and industries to create necessities while innovating ways to improve them, enabling clients with food, shelter, clothing, transportation, and other necessities.

Contact Information

Website
www.kochinc.com
Formerly Known As
Rock Island Oil & Refining, Koch Industries, Koch Holdings
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Corporate Office
  • PO Box 2256
  • Wichita, KS 67201-2256
  • United States
Primary Industry
Conglomerates
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • PO Box 2256
  • Wichita, KS 67201-2256
  • United States

Koch Timeline

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Koch Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
20. Later Stage VC 10-Mar-2026 $224M Completed Generating Revenue
19. Later Stage VC 04-Mar-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
18. Later Stage VC 08-Mar-2024 Completed Generating Revenue
17. Later Stage VC 10-Mar-2023 Completed Generating Revenue
16. Later Stage VC 01-Mar-2022 Completed Generating Revenue
15. Later Stage VC 10-Mar-2021 Completed Generating Revenue
14. Debt - General 02-Apr-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Later Stage VC 11-Mar-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC 13-Mar-2019 $42.4M $620M Completed Generating Revenue
11. Later Stage VC 08-Mar-2018 $48.7M $577M Completed Generating Revenue
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Koch Comparisons

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Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
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Operator of a multinational conglomerate corporation intended to improve and explore new ways to make life better. The c
Conglomerates
Wichita, KS
130,000 As of 2026

Hanau, Germany
 

Saint Paul, MN
 
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Koch Competitors (5)

One of Koch’s 5 competitors is Heraeus Holding, a Private Debt Financed company based in Hanau, Germany.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Heraeus Holding Private Debt Financed Hanau, Germany
3M Corporation Saint Paul, MN
Honeywell Corporation Charlotte, NC
J.M. Huber Private Debt Financed Atlanta, GA
Cargill Corporation Minneapolis, MN
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Koch Patents

Koch Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240171400-A1 Feedback mining with domain-specific modeling and token-based transactions Inactive 17-Nov-2022
US-20240161111-A1 Distributed ledger system for asset management with token-based transactions Inactive 16-Nov-2022
EP-4598713-A1 Systems, methods and apparatuses for automatic edge forming Inactive 06-Oct-2022
US-20260097520-A1 Systems, methods and apparatuses for automatic edge forming Pending 06-Oct-2022
WO-2024074915-A1 Systems, methods and apparatuses for automatic edge forming Inactive 06-Oct-2022 B25J11/0055
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Koch Investors (1)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
NYSERDA Government
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Koch Investments & Acquisitions (41)

Koch’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Jorf Fertilizers Company I. The deal was made on 17-Jul-2026.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Jorf Fertilizers Company I 17-Jul-2026 Merger/Acquisition Agricultural Chemicals
Happyrobot 09-Jun-2026 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
Liquid Cooled Motors 01-Sep-2025 Joint Venture Business/Productivity Software
PLOT Jobsite Command 17-May-2023 Early Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
Compass Minerals International 18-Oct-2022 PIPE Multi-line Mining
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Koch Affiliates

Subsidiaries (23)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Koch Strategic Platforms Atlanta, GA 2020
Koch Disruptive Technologies Wichita, KS 2017
Koch Real Estate Investments Dallas, TX 2015
Koch Metallics Wilmington, DE 2014
i360 Arlington, VA 2009
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Koch FAQs

  • When was Koch founded?

    Koch was founded in 1940.

  • Where is Koch headquartered?

    Koch is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

  • What is the size of Koch?

    Koch has 130,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Koch in?

    Koch’s primary industry is Conglomerates.

  • Is Koch a private or public company?

    Koch is a Private company.

  • What is Koch’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Koch is .

  • How much funding has Koch raised over time?

    Koch has raised $2.08B.

  • Who are Koch’s investors?

    NYSERDA has invested in Koch.

  • Who are Koch’s competitors?

    Heraeus Holding, 3M, Honeywell, J.M. Huber, and Cargill are competitors of Koch.

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