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Samsung Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 75 cheques on record.

Deploying nowCorporate VC

Pre-seedSeedSeries AE-CommerceEducationInformation Technology

Deploying now
100%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 75 on record
Since the last cheque19days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$20MRounds led3 of 75Sole investor14 roundsExits12 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 76%
Pitch Samsung Ventures

Samsung Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 14 rounds, median $4.0M

  4. 04

    12 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowthPre-IPO
Sectors
E-CommerceEducationInformation Technology
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first75 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    FlexcomputeUS · PR Newswire: venture capitalUndisclosedWith 1 other
  3. Aug
    Emerald AISeries A · US · QRM Capital$150MWith 15 others
  4. Jul
  5. Jun
    ZutaCoreSeries C · US · Ventureburn$100MWith 3 others
  6. Jun
    Subtle MedicalGrowth · US · Ventureburn$33MWith 8 others
  7. 2025

    2 rounds

  8. Nov
    Archetype AISeries A · US · TechStartups$35MWith 10 others
  9. Feb
    EnCharge AISeries B · US · TechCrunch$100MWith 19 others
  10. 2024

    1 round

  11. Oct
    Air DoctorSeries B · IL · TechCrunch$20MWith 7 others
  12. 2019

    3 rounds

  13. Jun
    Sense PhotonicsSeries A · US · TechCrunch$26MWith 4 others
  14. May
    NanoPhotonicaUS · FinSMEs$3.5MLed
  15. Apr
    SwingvySeries A · SG · Businesstimes$5.1MLed
  16. 2018

    1 round

  17. May
    MolocoSeries B · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 3 others
  18. 2017

    2 rounds

  19. Mar
    ScyllaDBSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$16MWith 3 others
  20. Jan
    CorephotonicsIL · FinSMEs$15MWith 2 others
  21. 2016

    4 rounds

  22. Dec
    SeworksSeries A · US · VentureBeat$8.2MWith 4 others
  23. Aug
    QuanergySeries B · US · FinSMEs$90MWith 2 others
  24. Jul
    Kazan NetworksSeries A · US · Kazan-networks$4.5MSole investor
  25. May
    Wevr$20MLed
  26. 2015

    14 rounds

  27. Dec
    Baobab StudiosSeries A$6.0MWith 2 others
  28. Oct
    TeraViewVenture · GB$10MSole investor
  29. Oct
    8iSeries A$14MWith 16 others
  30. Sept
    bublSeed · CA$4.6MWith 1 other
  31. Aug
    FilamentSeries A · US$5.0MWith 8 others
  32. Jun
    FOVESeedUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Jun
    EVRYTHNGSeries B · US$7.5MWith 4 others
  34. Jun
    dacadooSeries A · CHUndisclosedSole investor
  35. Jun
    NanosysUSUndisclosedSole investor
  36. Apr
    UniKey TechnologiesSeries A · US$10MWith 10 others
  37. Mar
    GlookoSeries B · US$17MWith 3 others
  38. Feb
    ZIMPERIUMSeries B · US$12MWith 3 others
  39. Feb
    CinemacraftSeries A · US$3.9MWith 5 others
  40. Feb
    videogramSeries A$3.9MWith 4 others
  41. 2014

    25 rounds

  42. Dec
    MindMeldSeries A$13MWith 12 others
  43. Dec
    SeeoSeries E · US$17MWith 2 others
  44. Dec
    Connora TechnologiesUSUndisclosedSole investor
  45. Nov
    BBVA VenturesSeries E · US$115MWith 1 other
  46. Oct
    IdibonSeries A · US$5.5MWith 4 others
  47. Sept
    KateevaSeries D · US$38MWith 6 others
  48. Aug
    Famo.usSeries B · US$20MWith 4 others
  49. Aug
    Famo.usDebt · US$5.0MWith 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 14 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed12 in all

PowerbyProxiBought by AppleUndisclosedOct 2017
Urban EnginesBought by GoogleUndisclosedSept 2016
LearnSproutBought by AppleUndisclosedJan 2016
SeeoBought by Robert Bosch GmBHUndisclosedAug 2015
SerusBought by E2openUndisclosedJun 2014
picoChipBought by Mindspeed Technologies$77MJan 2012
QuellanBought by IntersilUndisclosedNov 2011
SwypeBought by Nuance CommunicationsUndisclosedOct 2011
SiGe SemiconductorBought by Skyworks Solutions$275MMay 2011
TeknovusBought by Broadcom$123MFeb 2010
QuellanBought by Intersil$17MAug 2009

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

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies Samsung Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Samsung Ventures

What does Samsung Ventures invest in?

Samsung Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-Commerce, Education and Information Technology.

How active is Samsung Ventures?

75 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Samsung Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Flexcompute (Oct 2026), Emerald AI (Series A, Aug 2026) and Alva Industries (Jul 2026).

How big are Samsung Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

Does Samsung Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 75 investments on record (4%).

Where does Samsung Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (76%) and Israel (9%).

Is Samsung Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Samsung Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Samsung Ventures America (7 rounds together), Fierce Capital (3 rounds together) and Intel Capital (3 rounds together).

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