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1773: Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT)
1773: Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT)
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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Nov 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Jason Illian, Managing Director of Koch Disruptive Technologies (KDT), the venture and investing arm of Koch Industries, joins me on Tech Talks Daily. Artificial intelligence, blockchain and crypto, bio IT and genomics, and industrial robotics are just a few segments being explored by KDT. Since 2003, Koch has invested $133 billion in growth and improvements and has spent $30 billion on technology investments and acquisitions in the last six years. I learn how Koch’s “Creative Destruction” philosophy guides the company’s bets on transformative technologies that will bring long-term success to itself and its partners. Jason shares real-world examples of technologies that KDT has invested in and how Koch has learned from and empowered different technologies. We explore how KDT’s role is to partner with entrepreneurs who are creating a “could-be” world, which includes investing in technology companies that disrupt and transform Koch’s core businesses and expand into new platforms and capabilities.
Released:
Nov 5, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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