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Byron Knight

President atKoch Disruptive TechnologiesKansas
LinkedIn Koch Disruptive Technologies websiteFirm profile

Byron Knight is the president of Koch Disruptive Technologies. He previously held leadership positions at Georgia-Pacific and was the first employee at TechDiscovery.

What Byron can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Koch Disruptive Technologies writes $3M to $30M+ checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Koch Disruptive Technologies.

Career

  1. TechDiscovery
  2. Georgia-Pacific · Vice President of eCommerce
    2005-null
  3. Koch Disruptive Technologies · President
    Now

Investments named in public bios

TrackonomyOutriderAutomoxStriderDragos

Focus

supply chainmanufacturingcybersecurityfintech

Also at Koch Disruptive Technologies

Brendon DurkinManaging Director
Celeste DaunerManaging Director
Chase KochFounder
Isaac SigronManaging Director, KDT Israel
Jon ChisholmManaging Director
Edward MetelitsaDirector
Emerson JamesDirector
Keaton GoedertDirector

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Questions

Who is Byron Knight?

Byron Knight is the president of Koch Disruptive Technologies. He previously held leadership positions at Georgia-Pacific and was the first employee at TechDiscovery.

How much does Byron Knight invest?

Byron Knight invests through Koch Disruptive Technologies, which writes checks of $3M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Byron Knight?

A warm intro from a founder Koch Disruptive Technologies backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Byron Knight do before Koch Disruptive Technologies?

TechDiscovery; Vice President of eCommerce at Georgia-Pacific.

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