Samsung NEXT

Samsung NEXT is the venture capital and startup acceleration arm of the Samsung Group. They focus on identifying and investing in early-stage technology startups with innovative ideas across various fields such as artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, IoT, blockchain, cloud computing, healthtech, consumer services, and other frontier technologies. Samsung NEXT aims to be a strategic guide for founders, providing funding, mentorship, and access to Samsung's global network of resources, including engineers, designers, and business experts. They maintain a flexible investment strategy, investing across all stages with check sizes ranging from $50K to $25MM. The firm prioritizes speed and efficiency, operating without investment committee meetings, and typically participates as a minority, non-lead investor. Follow-on investments are driven by clear, high-impact commercial opportunities that mutually benefit both the startup and Samsung.