# Samsung Catalyst Fund: portfolio, investments and team

> Samsung Catalyst Fund is a corporate vc based in United States. 13 investments on record, 5 in the last 12 months, latest Aug 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-catalyst-fund (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Samsung Catalyst Fund

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 13 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Series B Ml Big Data Clothing

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**100%** of best year **5** **cheques in 12 months**, 13 on record

Since the last cheque **80** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$33M** Cheque size, as they say **$3.0M – $5.0M** Rounds led **3 of 13** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 75%**

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## Samsung Catalyst Fund highlights

- 01 5 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 82% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.2M

## What they do

> We are Samsung Electronics' evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $3.0M – $5.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth Pre-IPO
- **Sectors:** Ml Big Data Clothing
- **Based in:** San Jose, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **13 appearances**

- **2026** 5 rounds
- **Aug** **[Velaura AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/velaura-ai)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$110M** With 8 others
- **Jul** **[OXMIQ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxmiq-labs)** Series A · Samsung Catalyst Fund **$35M** *Led*
- **Jun** **[Zadar Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/zadar-labs)** Series A · US · Samsung Catalyst Fund **$17M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Normal Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/normal-computing)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$50M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Axelera AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/axelera-ai)** Series C · NL · TechStartups **$250M** With 9 others
- **2025** 1 round
- **Feb** **[Skylo](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylo)** Growth · US · TechStartups **$30M** With 9 others
- **2022** 1 round
- **Sept** **[AvicenaTech Corp.](https://millionrounds.com/company/avicenatech-corp)** Series A · US · Clear Ventures **$25M** With 3 others
- **2019** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Blaize](https://millionrounds.com/company/blaize)** US · VentureBeat **$87M** With 7 others
- **Aug** **[Commsignia](https://millionrounds.com/company/commsignia)** US · FinSMEs **$11M** *Led*
- **2016** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Graphcore](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphcore)** Series A · GB · FinSMEs **$30M** With 1 other
- **2015** 1 round
- **Nov** **[Sentiance](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentiance)** Series B · BE **$5.2M** Sole investor
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Nov** **[Ineda Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/ineda-systems)** Series B · US **$2.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Ineda Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/ineda-systems)** Series B · US **$17M** With 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

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**26** of 38 we have independently watched raise

[Ada Health logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/ada)[Afero logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/afero)[Anthropic logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/anthropic)[Avicena logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/avicena)[Axelera AI logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/axelera-ai)[Axiado logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/axiado)[ClearML logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/clear)[Commsignia logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/commsignia)[Eliyan logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/eliyan)[Enfabrica logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/enfabrica)[Genome Medical logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/genome-medical)[Groq logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/groq)[Normal logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/normal-computing)[OXMIQ logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxmiq-labs)[Rescale logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/rescale)[SambaNova Systems logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/sambanova)[Sentiance logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/sentiance)[Skylo logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylo)[Solaris logo, a](https://millionrounds.com/company/solarisbank)[Speedinvest](https://millionrounds.com/company/speedinvest)[Tenstorrent](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenstorrent)[Upscale AI logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/upscale-ai)[Velaura AI logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/velaura-ai)[Wefox](https://millionrounds.com/company/wefox)[WekaIO, Inc. logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/weka)[Zadar Labs logo,](https://millionrounds.com/company/zadar-labs) AI Fund logo, Amadeus Capital Partners Atomico logo, a BGV logo, a Imec-int Lakestar logo, a Landing AI logo, Legal Proteantecs Quobyte logo, a TriVentures logo, a Verimi logo, a

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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$33M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.2M**

Led 3 of 13 rounds **23%**

- **Said size:** $3.0M – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Aug 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *5*
- Series B said *4*
- Growth said *1*
- Series C *1*
- Seed said *-*
- Pre-IPO said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Imagination Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imagination-technologies) 2
- [Intel Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital) 2
- [Qualcomm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures) 2

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## 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.

[**Imagination Technologies** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imagination-technologies)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Qualcomm Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Samsung Catalyst Fund put money into.

[**Velaura AI** $110M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/velaura-ai)[**OXMIQ Labs** $35M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/oxmiq-labs)[**Zadar Labs** $17M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/zadar-labs)[**Normal Computing** $50M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/normal-computing)[**Axelera AI** $250M · Feb 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/axelera-ai)[**Skylo** $30M · Feb 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/skylo)

## 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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