Samsung NEXT (est. 2012, formerly Samsung Global Innovation Center). Venture arm of Samsung Electronics investing across 320 companies. Portfolio incl. Fireflies, Liquid AI, The Sandbox, Black Forest Labs, CoreStory. Check range £500k–£25m. Value-add: Samsung platform access, strategic partnerships, operational expertise. 59-person team; 22 investments in past 12mo.
Investment Focus
Investment Thesis
Early-stage tech: Seed–Series B. Focus AI, fintech, healthtech, blockchain, mediatech, infrastructure. Strategic value-add beyond capital; leverages Samsung hardware/ecosystem. Co-invests heavily (947 co-investors documented). Avoid: non-strategic sectors. 320 co's in portfolio; 18 unicorns, 46 acquisitions (GitHub, Elvie, Alchemy). Team 59 (19 partners).
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