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Samsung NEXT Ventures
CVC
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Samsung NEXT is the corporate venture capital and startup acceleration arm of Samsung Electronics, investing in 'the boldest and most ambitious founders' building transformative software and services. The firm focuses on AI & Robotics, Healthtech, Blockchain/Fintech, Infrastructure, and Mediatech — believing AI has the capacity to unlock human potential, that technology can empower people to better manage their health, and that emergent technologies broaden our vision of what is possible. Samsung NEXT deploys a high-velocity strategy — making a large number of early-stage investments with rapid, independent decision-making — while providing portfolio companies with access to Samsung's 330+ global business units for business development, distribution, and engineering support. The fund targets pre-seed through Series B companies globally, with particular concentration in the United States and Israel, and invests opportunistically in founders 'pursuing the imagined and impossible.'
Notable quotes
“We see software and services becoming a core part of Samsung Electronics' DNA, and startups are key to achieving this vision. Samsung continues to embrace entrepreneurship at all levels and this Fund shows our unwavering commitment to support great startups worldwide.”
“Samsung NEXT Ventures has narrowed its focus over time on a few core thesis areas. The main focus area has been around Frontier Tech which includes AI, Quantum, AR/VR, and others. We also invest in edge computing, media tech that does synthetic tech, healthcare, etc. Blockchain is seen more like a horizontal technology that kind of fits in multiple different thesis areas.”
“What makes Samsung NEXT different isn't just money, it's muscle. Portfolio founders get access to 330+ Samsung business units for BD, distribution & engineering firepower.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-Life Technologies | Series C | $50m | 2025-09 |
| Perplexity | Series B | $74m | 2024-01 |
| ZEDEDA | Series C | $72m | 2024-02 |
| Opsera | Series B | $20m | 2025-04 |
| Atmosic Technologies | Series D | $40m | 2025-03 |
| MosaicML | Series B | — | — |
| Covariant | Series B | — | — |
| Alchemy | Series C | — | — |
| AI21 Labs | Series C | — | — |
| Reality Defender | Seed | — | 2025-04 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Y Combinator | 8 |
| Lightspeed Venture Partners | 7 |
| General Catalyst | 7 |
| Clear Ventures | 6 |
| Andreessen Horowitz | 5 |
| Khosla Ventures | 4 |
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