# Samsung Next: portfolio, investments and team

> Samsung Next is a corporate vc based in United States. 310 investments on record, 42 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Samsung Next

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 310 cheques on record.

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Deploying now Corporate VC

Pre-seed Seed Series A Well-being SaaS Cryptocurrency

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**65%** of best year **42** **cheques in 12 months**, 310 on record

Since the last cheque **11** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$15M** Cheque size, as they say **$100K – $500K** Rounds led **0 of 310** Sole investor **17 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 88%**

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## Samsung Next highlights

- 01 42 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Venture and Seed: 56% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 17 rounds, median $7.5M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

> Samsung Next is the corporate venture arm of Samsung Electronics. From their own website

- **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $100K – $500K as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Growth
- **Sectors:** Well-being SaaS Cryptocurrency
- **Based in:** Mountain View, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **310 appearances**

- **2026** 34 rounds
- **Oct** **[Daytona](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)** Series B · HR · Google News search **$60M** With 17 others
- **Oct** **[Eka Robotics Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/eka-robotics-inc)** Series A · US · Google News search **$150M** With 7 others
- **Sept** **[Arcee AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcee-ai)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$150M** With 10 others
- **Sept** **[Reality Defender](https://millionrounds.com/company/reality-defender)** Venture · US **$86K** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Synthefy](https://millionrounds.com/company/synthefy)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 2 others
- **Aug** **[Xpander.ai](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpander-ai)** Seed · US **$7.5M** Sole investor
- **Aug** **[Primus Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/primus-labs)** Seed · HK **$150K** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Walden Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/walden-robotics)** Seed · US · Google News search **$300M** With 12 others
- **Jun** **[Patronus AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/patronus-ai)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$50M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Standard Bots](https://millionrounds.com/company/standard-bots)** Series C · US · TechStartups **$200M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Copper Banking](https://millionrounds.com/company/copper-banking)** Venture · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **May** **[DeepInfra](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepinfra)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$107M** With 9 others
- **May** **[Graphon](https://millionrounds.com/company/graphon)** Seed · US **$8.3M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Signos](https://millionrounds.com/company/signos)** Venture · US **$20M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Superb AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/superb-ai)** Grant · US **$9.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Drafted](https://millionrounds.com/company/drafted)** Seed · US **$1.6M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Munice](https://millionrounds.com/company/munice)** Seed · US **$50K** With 2 others
- **May** **[Gray Swan](https://millionrounds.com/company/gray-swan)** Series A · US **$40M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Parasail](https://millionrounds.com/company/parasail)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$32M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[Sibel Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/sibel-health)** Grant · US **$5.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Beacon Biosignals](https://millionrounds.com/company/beacon-biosignals)** Series B · US **$11M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Stellar Cyber](https://millionrounds.com/company/stellar-cyber)** Debt · US **$25M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Normal Computing](https://millionrounds.com/company/normal-computing)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$50M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Xona](https://millionrounds.com/company/xona)** Series C · US **$170M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[Malama Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/malama-health)** Seed · US **$6.9M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[ZaiNar](https://millionrounds.com/company/zainar)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$100M** With 7 others
- **Feb** **[Apptronik](https://millionrounds.com/company/apptronik)** Series A · US **$520M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Field AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/fieldai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Mirai](https://millionrounds.com/company/mirai)** Seed · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[1X](https://millionrounds.com/company/1x)** Venture · NO **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[AST SpaceMobile](https://millionrounds.com/company/ast-spacemobile)** Debt · US **$1.0B** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Simple AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/simple-ai)** Seed · CA **$14M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Startale Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/startale-group)** Series A · SG · Ventureburn **$13M** With 2 others
- **Jan** **[Higgsfield](https://millionrounds.com/company/higgsfield)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$80M** With 6 others
- **2025** 59 rounds
- **Dec** **[Afference](https://millionrounds.com/company/afference)** Venture · US **$15M** With 4 others
- **Dec** **[Cylera](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylera)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 5 others
- **Dec** **[Fin](https://millionrounds.com/company/fin)** Series A · US **$17M** With 3 others
- **Dec** **[Sibel Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/sibel-health)** Grant · US **$500K** Sole investor
- **Dec** **[Simular](https://millionrounds.com/company/simular)** Series A · US **$22M** With 5 others
- **Nov** **[MiSalud](https://millionrounds.com/company/misalud)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 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 **27** 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)

**49** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[1x](https://millionrounds.com/company/1x)[8i](https://millionrounds.com/company/8i)[Absolutelabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/absolute-labs)[Affecttherapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/affect-therapeutics)[Afference](https://millionrounds.com/company/afference)[Aidinrobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aidin-robotics)[Alchemyapi](https://millionrounds.com/company/alchemyapi)[Aleo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aleo)[Anykraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/anykraft)[Aporia](https://millionrounds.com/company/aporia)[Apptronik](https://millionrounds.com/company/apptronik)[Arcee AI AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcee-ai)[Archetype AI AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/archetype-ai)[Archipelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/archipelo)[Arrcus](https://millionrounds.com/company/arrcus)[Atomicform](https://millionrounds.com/company/atomic-form)[Atroposhealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/atropos-health)[Bastion Blockchain](https://millionrounds.com/company/bastion)[Beekeeper](https://millionrounds.com/company/beekeeper)[Bentoml](https://millionrounds.com/company/bentoml)[Beoble](https://millionrounds.com/company/beoble)[Berachain](https://millionrounds.com/company/berachain)[Bighealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-health)[Bigwhalelabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/big-whale-labs)[Black Forest Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/black-forest-labs)[Bluevoyant](https://millionrounds.com/company/bluevoyant)[Bria](https://millionrounds.com/company/bria)[Brightmoments](https://millionrounds.com/company/bright-moments)[Cambioml](https://millionrounds.com/company/cambioml)[Canelamedia](https://millionrounds.com/company/canela-media)[Cast](https://millionrounds.com/company/cast-ai)[Centaurlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/centaur-labs)[Centml](https://millionrounds.com/company/centml)[Ceramic](https://millionrounds.com/company/ceramic)[Chainsight](https://millionrounds.com/company/chainsight)[Chaoslabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/chaos-labs)[Cleanlab](https://millionrounds.com/company/cleanlab)[Clinii](https://millionrounds.com/company/clinii)[Coframe](https://millionrounds.com/company/coframe)[Config Intelligence Deep](https://millionrounds.com/company/config)[Covariant](https://millionrounds.com/company/covariant)[Curve](https://millionrounds.com/company/curve)[Cylera](https://millionrounds.com/company/cylera)[Cypherwallet](https://millionrounds.com/company/cypher-wallet)[Dankbank](https://millionrounds.com/company/dank-bank)[Dapperlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dapper-labs)[Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/data-world)[Deca](https://millionrounds.com/company/deca)[DeepInfra AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepinfra) 0G Deep Tech Software AMI Labs AI AMMO AI AI Activeloop Agape Health Tech Agebold AgentOS AI Ai21 Akamai Alice AI Aliroquantum and 38 more

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.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Bonsai](https://millionrounds.com/company/bonsai)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jun 2018

**[CareinSync](https://millionrounds.com/company/careinsync)** Bought by Hearst Corporation **Undisclosed** Apr 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$15M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$7.5M**

Led 0 of 310 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $100K – $500K
- **Sole investor:** 17 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Venture *81*
- Seed said *70*
- Series A said *62*
- Series B *41*
- Series C *15*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 38
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 28
- [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) 15
- [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) 13
- [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 9
- [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 9

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **38** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **28** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Gaingels** Private equity **15** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels)[**General Catalyst** VC firm **13** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Goodwater Capital** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Lightspeed Venture Partners** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners)[**New Enterprise Associates** VC firm **8** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Samsung Next put money into.

[**Daytona** $60M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/daytona)[**Arcee AI** $150M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/arcee-ai)[**Reality Defender** $86K · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/reality-defender)[**Synthefy** $6.5M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/synthefy)[**Xpander.ai** $7.5M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpander-ai)[**Primus Labs** $150K · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/primus-labs)

## Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Samsung Next in their description, not their title.

- [The Neon Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/neon-show) 13 Sept 2020 · 30 min Shruti Gandhi, Array Ventures on taking SaaS companies from Zero to $10 Million ARR With [Shruti Gandhi](https://millionrounds.com/person/shruti-gandhi) Mentions [Array Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/array-ventures)[Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) Apple Podcasts

## Quick answers about Samsung Next

### What does Samsung Next invest in?

Samsung Next invests most often at Venture and Seed (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Well-being, SaaS and Cryptocurrency.

### How active is Samsung Next?

310 investments on record, 42 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Samsung Next invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Daytona (Series B, Oct 2026), Eka Robotics Inc. (Series A, Oct 2026) and Arcee AI (Series B, Sept 2026).

### How big are Samsung Next's cheques?

The median round it joins is $15M. It says it writes cheques of $100K to $500K.

### Does Samsung Next lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 310 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does Samsung Next invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (88%).

### Is Samsung Next investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 42 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Samsung Next invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (38 rounds together), Alumni Ventures (28 rounds together) and Gaingels (15 rounds together).

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