Ex-Perplexity employee launches AI browser Polar with $5.7M seed round
davidyin44 · x · 2026-07-31
Startup Polar has launched an AI-first browser designed for knowledge workers, securing a $5.7 million seed round led by Madrona. Polar's CEO Kevin Jiang previously worked on the Comet browser at Perplexity.
The article notes that the AI browser trend has shifted from simple search replacement and tab chatting to agents and automation. Companies like Strawberry, Browser Use, and Perplexity are now building browsers with agentic capabilities to handle complex automated workflows.
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