# Samsung Electronics

> Samsung Electronics is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 83 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Seoul, South Korea
- Total investments: 83
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last fund: Jan 2018
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samsung-electronics/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/samsung
- Website: http://www.samsung.com/us
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/samsungelectronics/

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company headquartered in South Korea that operates in various areas of the electronics industry, including consumer electronics, information technology, mobile communications, and device solutions. The company is involved in the development, manufacturing, and sale of a wide range of consumer products,such as mobile phones, tablets, TVs, home theater systems, digital cameras, and home appliances like refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, and ovens. Additionally, it offers PCs, peripherals, printers, memory and storage products, healthcare and medical equipment, telecommunications infrastructures, and LED lighting solutions. The company is also involved in semiconductor manufacturing, cyber game match hosting, venture capital investments, sponsoring sports teams and games, credit management, and logistics services. Samsung Electronics operates in various regions worldwide, including Korea, China, North and Latin America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and Africa. The company also provides repair services and consultation for electronic devices and communication systems.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Samsung Electronics. Shizune tracks 29 team members at Samsung Electronics. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/samsung-electronics?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $535k–$1B |
| Series B | $10M–$135M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 19 | 23% |
| Software | 18 | 22% |
| Manufacturing | 14 | 17% |
| Machine Learning | 12 | 14% |
| Information Technology | 11 | 13% |

129 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 11 | 13% |
| Series B | 9 | 11% |
| Series A | 8 | 10% |
| Grant | 7 | 8% |

16 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 35 | 42% |
| South Korea | 7 | 8% |
| China | 5 | 6% |
| Brazil | 5 | 6% |
| India | 4 | 5% |

15 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aloknath De | Corporate VP & CTO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aloknath-de |
| David Lee | Head of Samsung Next and Executive Vice President | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-lee-106e |
| In-Ho Lee | Board of Directors | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/in-ho-lee |
| Jong Hee Han | Vice Chairman & CEO | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jong-hee-han |
| Sebastian Stoddart | Head of Group: Insight & Innovation | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastian-stoddart |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| THEKER Robotics | THEKER Robotics is a startup developing intelligent general-purpose robots for sectors such as waste management and logistics. | $85M | Series A | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Element Biosciences | Element Biosciences is a multi-disciplinary startup focused on innovating genetic analysis tools for the research and diagnostic markets. We are developing a modular and high-performing DNA sequencing platform that will deliver high quality data, workflow flexibility, and make next-generation sequencing technology more accessible. Our proprietaryapproach to improve the signal-to-noise ratio allows us to provide groundbreaking innovations in surface chemistry, instrumentation and biochemistry to drastically decrease the run cost and capital cost while delivering high sequencing data quality. |  | Series E | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Anthropic | Anthropic conducts AI research and develops AI products, including the Claude AI model family. The company focuses on building AI for human well-being, emphasizing safety in its research, policy work, and product design. Anthropic offers various Claude models, such as Opus and Sonnet, for AI-powered applications and custom experiences, supportingcoding and AI agents. | $50B | Series H | May 28, 2026 |  |
| Advanced Machine Intelligence | Advanced Machine Intelligence develops artificial intelligence systems that model real-world environments using sensor data. The organization focuses on building machine learning architectures that form abstract representations of physical and digital environments, allowing systems to reason, predict outcomes, and plan sequences of actions. Itsresearch includes world models that process continuous and complex data while filtering unpredictable elements to support structured decision making. The technology is designed to enable AI agents to evaluate the consequences of actions and operate under defined safety and control mechanisms. Advanced Machine Intelligence collaborates with industry and research communities to explore applications of these systems in areas such as industrial automation, robotics, wearable technology, and healthcare. The company also publishes research and develops software frameworks that support experimentation, deployment, and evaluation of intelligent systems. | $1B | Seed | Mar 10, 2026 |  |
| Robot Era | Robot era is an emerging technology business creates embodied intelligence and generic humanoid robot technologies and products. Xingdong Era is committed to the development of universal humanoid robots that can adapt to a wide range of fields, multiple scenarios, and high intelligence, striving to realize the beautiful vision of intelligent robotsentering thousands of households and integrating into the lights of thousands of homes. | $145.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 05, 2026 |  |
| Skild AI | Skild AI is a startup that develops software to power various robots including ones with two or four legs. | $1.4B | Series C | Jan 14, 2026 |  |
| Notch | Notch provides AI-powered ad generation, animated ad building, competitor ad cloning, and ad performance optimization. | $8M | Seed | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Grail | Grail develops a pan-cancer screening test designed to detect cancers at an early stage. Its pan-cancer screening test measures circulating nucleic acids in blood using high-intensity sequencing, population-scale clinical trials, enabling doctors to develop blood tests for early-stage cancer detection.The company was founded in 2016 by AlexAravanis and Jeff Huber in Menlo Park, California. | $110M | Post-IPO Equity | Oct 16, 2025 |  |
| CuspAI | CuspAI is a revolutionary AI startup that is developing a platform for next-generation materials to address global sustainability and renewable energy concerns. CuspAI uses cutting-edge generative AI, deep learning, and molecular simulation to accelerate the material design process. Their platform works similarly to a search engine for materials,allowing users to request certain properties for new materials on demand. | $100M | Series A | Sep 10, 2025 |  |
| Rebellions | AI chip architects are often inattentive to advanced deep learning features and requirements because they believe software stacks between their silicon and algorithms can provide effective abstract layers. We disagree. We do not think such naively designed chips can efficiently utilize expensive custom silicon resources. The more native hardwaresupports are enabled, the higher performance is achieved.Rebellions Inc is building genuine AI accelerators by bi-directionally bridging the gap between underlying silicon architectures and deep learning algorithms. We push algorithm boundaries to better exploit silicon budgets, while re-architecting AI processors to incorporate sophisticated deep learning features through silicon-dedicated DL kernels.Our goal is to deliver a domain-specific AI processor along with its optimized software. This approach, together with our unique decentralized programming model, will enable customers to arm with the most powerful yet energy-efficient AI hardware as well as seamless integration. |  | Corporate Round | Jul 29, 2025 |  |

10 of 83 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [IVP](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/institutional-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Firestreak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/firestreak-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-for-innovation-and-technology-transfer) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Gradient](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gradient-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Istcapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/istcapital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Leonis Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leonis-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Samsung Electronics invest in?

Samsung Electronics invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 83 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Samsung Electronics's check size?

Samsung Electronics typically joins rounds of $535k–$1B at Seed and $10M–$135M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Samsung Electronics participates in.

### How do I contact Samsung Electronics?

Public channels for Samsung Electronics include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Samsung Electronics?

The team at Samsung Electronics includes Aloknath De (Corporate VP & CTO), David Lee (Head of Samsung Next and Executive Vice President) and In-Ho Lee (Board of Directors), among 29 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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