Samsung Ventures
VC Fund
Seoul, South Korea
Samsung Ventures is a VC fund in Seoul focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. The primary responsibilities of the group are to source, qualify, and invest in technology related companies. Our major investment areas include semiconductors, materials, mobile service, internet, software, security, enterprise solutions, bio engineering & medical, while potential investment subjects range from early-stage startups to pre-IPOcompanies. Currently, the group has over $1.8B under management and invests $250M annually.Samsung Ventures was founded on October 8, 1999, and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
- Total investments:
- 293
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 32%
- Fund size:
- $26M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Samsung Ventures invests in
Stages Samsung Ventures invests in
Countries Samsung Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $3.9M–$40M
- Series B
- $5.3M–$90M
- Series C
- $11M–$148M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 71 (24%)
- Artificial Intelligence 43 (15%)
- Manufacturing 39 (13%)
- Information Technology 36 (12%)
- Electronics 28 (10%)
Stage
- Series A 56 (19%)
- Series B 53 (18%)
- Series C 41 (14%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 41 (14%)
- Seed 27 (9%)
Country
- United States 126 (43%)
- South Korea 31 (11%)
- Israel 16 (5%)
- India 10 (3%)
- Canada 9 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jong Choi
Head of Samsung Ventures Europe
|
Head of Samsung Ventures Europe | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Seon-Jong Lee
President, CEO
|
President, CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Thomas Jueng
Senior Manager
|
Senior Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Hyuk-Jeen Suh
Head of Samsung Ventures East Coast
|
Head of Samsung Ventures East Coast | Total investments: 4 | Find email | |
Jihong Kim
Senior Manager
|
Senior Manager | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gimlet Labs is an applied research lab focused on developing next-generation AI infrastructure. | $300M / Series B / Sep 04, 2026 | ||
| Emerald AI creates a platform that enables AI data centers to adjust power consumption from electricity grids dynamically. This system orchestrates computing loads across data centers to bolster grid reliability. The technology aims to advance AI innovation while ensuring power affordability and electric system stability. | $150M / Series A / Aug 25, 2026 | ||
| Eyou Robot is involved in the research, development, production, and sale of humanoid robot drive systems. The company has developed precision control algorithms for joint drives and offers joint modules such as planetary, harmonic, and push rod types, which are used in humanoid robots' upper limbs, waist, and lower limbs. Their servo jointmodules are designed for stable performance and cost-efficiency, supporting mass production. These modules are used in areas like collaborative robotics, medical devices, industrial automation, and intelligent manufacturing, contributing to the development of humanoid robots in various sectors, including industrial, commercial services, education, and entertainment. | $29.7M / Series B / Aug 13, 2026 | ||
| Walden Robotics is an industrial robotics company that builds and deploys general-purpose, semi-humanoid robots for manufacturing and logistics. | $300M / Seed / Jul 15, 2026 | ||
| ZutaCore develops liquid cooling technologies for data centers, AI infrastructure, and high-performance computing environments. Its products include the HyperCool platform, a waterless direct-to-chip cooling system that uses a closed-loop two-phase process to remove heat from processors and support high-density computing workloads. The company alsoprovides cooling distribution units, GPU cooling solutions, monitoring and management software, and infrastructure designed for enterprise, cloud, research, and AI deployments. ZutaCore’s technologies are intended to help organizations manage thermal demands, reduce resource consumption, and maintain processor performance in compute-intensive environments. | $100M / Series C / Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| Subtle Medical is a healthcare technology company that provides AI-powered medical imaging. Its products, SubtlePET and SubtleMR, are FDA Cleared and CE Marked AI product that enhances images in PET and MR exams aimed for faster & safer workflow.The company's SubtleGAD technology is also awarded by RSNA and a $1.6M NIH SBIR Grant tofacilitate the adoption using AI to make imaging exams safer. They provide a vendor-agnostic AI infrastructure powering its products and providing service and analytics to clinical imaging providers.Subtle Medical's goal is to improve the quality, value, and accessibility of medical imaging by significantly reducing cost, imaging time, and radiation dose. | $33M / Series C / Jun 02, 2026 | ||
| SLAMcore’s mission is to make commercial-grade spatial intelligence accessible to allTheir team of world-leading spatial intelligence experts have developed advanced SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping) software that allow robots and drones to truly understand the space around them.Spun out from Imperial College London, SLAMcore hascreated real-time, commercial grade, location, mapping and perception (SLAM) software for use in autonomous robots, drones and consumer products. The SLAMcore software enables fast prototyping and development of commercial products using visual SLAM software for autonomous location, mapping and perception. The software runs in real-time on standard compute/sensors and can be customised for commercial products using cost-effective custom compute/sensors. The team includes industry leading SLAM experts, roboticists, engineers and developers. Pushing the boundaries of what's possible today and how visual SLAM will look like tomorrow. Through partnership with OEMs, SLAMcore provides the core technology that allows robots to become a meaningful part of everyday life. | $14M / May 27, 2026 | ||
| Config develops data infrastructure services for robotics applications. | $27M / Seed / May 11, 2026 | ||
| XBOW operates autonomously, carrying out commands and analyzing the results to achieve higher-level objectives. | $35M / Series C / May 06, 2026 | ||
| CMBlu Energy AG enables a sustainable and fair energy transition in various sectors and markets. It specializes in energy storage, renewables, redox flow batteries, e-mobility, organic flow, energy future, sustainability, and energy transition. | $58.3M / Series C / Apr 30, 2026 | ||
| See all 293 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Samsung Ventures invest in?
Samsung Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Manufacturing startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 293 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 Ventures's check size?
Samsung Ventures typically joins rounds of $3.9M–$40M at Series A, $5.3M–$90M at Series B and $11M–$148M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Samsung Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Samsung Ventures?
The team at Samsung Ventures includes Jong Choi (Head of Samsung Ventures Europe), Seon-Jong Lee (President, CEO) and Thomas Jueng (Senior Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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