Polar Funding: $5.7M Round (Jul 2026) & Investors

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Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 2026Raised $5.7M Seed TechCrunch
Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 2026New investor: Madrona Ventures TechCrunch
Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 2026Ex-Perplexity Engineer's Polar Raises $5.7M for AI Browser Pulse story

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Date	Event	Amount	Valuation	Investors	Source
Jul 29, 2026	Seed	$5.7M	—	Madrona VenturesLeadThomas DohmkePhoebe GatesErik BernhardssonBenjamin Spector+2 more	TechCrunch

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Madrona Ventures

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Jul 29, 2026Ex-Perplexity Engineer's Polar Raises $5.7M for AI BrowserPolar, an AI browser startup founded by a former Perplexity engineer who worked on Comet, raised $5.7 million in seed funding led by Madrona to automate hours of repetitive browser-based knowledge work.→

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FUNDING· Jul 29, 2026

Ex-Perplexity Engineer's Polar Raises $5.7M for AI Browser

FUNDING$5.7M Seed

Ex-Perplexity Engineer's Polar Raises $5.7M for AI Browser

Polar, an AI browser startup founded by a former Perplexity engineer who worked on Comet, raised $5.7 million in seed funding led by Madrona to automate hours of repetitive browser-based knowledge work.

Jul 29, 2026

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