Polar is betting that the next workplace browser will do more than display web apps: It will act inside them. On July 29, 2026, the company detailed its AI browser and announced a $5.7 million seed round led by Madrona after replacing its earlier Composer agent with Polar in May.

The macOS-only, Chromium-based browser uses AI agents to complete multistep tasks inside websites where a user is already signed in. The approach could reduce manual handoffs and the need to build a separate integration for every service, but it also gives IT teams new questions about permissions, data handling and oversight.

CEO Kevin Jiang previously worked on…

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