Ex-Perplexity Comet Engineer Launches Polar, a $5.7M-Backed AI Browser for Knowledge Workers

Polar, an AI browser aimed at knowledge workers in sales, recruitment, marketing and research, launched Wednesday with a $5.7M seed round led by Madrona Ventures. CEO Kevin Jiang previously worked on Perplexity's Comet browser; other investors include former GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke and Modal CEO Erik Bernhardsson. The free browser lets users schedule automated workflows and assign tasks to AI agents, with premium tiers starting at $20/month for higher credit limits.