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Samsung Catalyst Fund

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 13 cheques on record.

Corporate VCDeploying now

SeedSeries ASeries BMlBig DataClothing

Deploying now
100%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 13 on record
Since the last cheque79days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$33MCheque size, as they say$3.0M – $5.0MRounds led3 of 13Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 75%
Pitch Samsung Catalyst Fund

Samsung Catalyst Fund highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 82% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.2M

What they do

We are Samsung Electronics' evergreen multi-stage venture capital fundFrom their own website
Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$3.0M – $5.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
MlBig DataClothing
Based in
San Jose, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first13 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Aug
    Velaura AISeries A · US · TechStartups$110MWith 8 others
  3. Jul
  4. Jun
    Zadar LabsSeries A · US · Samsung Catalyst Fund$17MWith 3 others
  5. Mar
    Normal ComputingSeries B · US · Ventureburn$50MLed
  6. Feb
    Axelera AISeries C · NL · TechStartups$250MWith 9 others
  7. 2025

    1 round

  8. Feb
    SkyloGrowth · US · TechStartups$30MWith 9 others
  9. 2022

    1 round

  10. Sept
    AvicenaTech Corp.Series A · US · Clear Ventures$25MWith 3 others
  11. 2019

    2 rounds

  12. Nov
    BlaizeUS · VentureBeat$87MWith 7 others
  13. Aug
    CommsigniaUS · FinSMEs$11MLed
  14. 2016

    1 round

  15. Oct
    GraphcoreSeries A · GB · FinSMEs$30MWith 1 other
  16. 2015

    1 round

  17. Nov
    SentianceSeries B · BE$5.2MSole investor
  18. 2014

    2 rounds

  19. Nov
    Ineda SystemsSeries B · US$2.0MWith 3 others
  20. Apr
    Ineda SystemsSeries B · US$17MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 12 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Samsung Catalyst Fund. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Samsung Catalyst Fund put money into.

Quick answers about Samsung Catalyst Fund

What does Samsung Catalyst Fund invest in?

Samsung Catalyst Fund invests most often at Series A and Series B (82% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Ml, Big Data and Clothing.

How active is Samsung Catalyst Fund?

13 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has Samsung Catalyst Fund invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Velaura AI (Series A, Aug 2026), OXMIQ Labs (Series A, Jul 2026) and Zadar Labs (Series A, Jun 2026).

How big are Samsung Catalyst Fund's cheques?

The median round it joins is $33M. It says it writes cheques of $3.0M to $5.0M.

Does Samsung Catalyst Fund lead rounds?

Yes: it led 3 of its 13 investments on record (23%).

Where does Samsung Catalyst Fund invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (75%), the Netherlands (8%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Samsung Catalyst Fund investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Samsung Catalyst Fund invest alongside?

Most often Imagination Technologies (2 rounds together), Intel Capital (2 rounds together) and Qualcomm Ventures (2 rounds together).

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