Samsung Catalyst Fund
Corporate VCSan Jose · Seed–Late Stage · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
Samsung Catalyst Fund partners with entrepreneurs building disruptive technologies with the potential for large-scale societal impact, leveraging Samsung's industry leadership and product breadth. Portfolio companies gain access to Samsung's resources, financing, networking, corporate development, and domain-expert mentorship, plus an inside track to Samsung's future growth. The fund frames success as 'co-prosperity' — beneficial to the fund, portfolio companies, co-investors, customers, and communities. As a wholly owned but independently operated Samsung Electronics fund, it aims for rapid, transparent decisions. Its focus areas span data center and cloud, artificial intelligence, networking and 5G, automotive, sensors, and quantum computing.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 24, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 52 of 84 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×36Hardware ×24Semiconductors ×22Deep Tech ×18Cloud Computing ×12Enterprise Software ×11Data & Infrastructure ×7SaaS ×6
HQs:United States×29Germany×4Belgium×2Australia×1Switzerland×1China×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 38 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×202 founders×113 founders×54+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 36 founders with education data
Stanford University ×4Technion ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×2Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×2Tel Aviv University ×2The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ×2University of Michigan ×2University of Toronto ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 35 founders with career history
OpenAI ×5Intel Corporation ×4AMD ×3Stanford University ×3Altera ×2Baidu, Inc. ×2NUVIA Inc ×2NVIDIA ×2
10 founders hold a PhD · 5 hold an MBA (of 34 with degree data)
Investments · 84 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12021 · 12019 · 22017 · 12016 · 12015 · 12014 · 115 dated
New-generation computing company optimizing AI at scale from edge to core.
Avicena develops microLED-based optical interconnect technology, including the LightBundle transceiver ICs that pair microLED emitters and photodetectors with multi-core fiber for high-speed chip-to-chip communications.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLos Angeles, US
Rob Kalman(Founder & Chief Scientist)Alex Tselikov(Founder & Principal Engineer)Bardia Pezeshki(Founder)Sean Brady(Executive Officer)Marco Chisari(CEO)
BoardMatthew Tasooji(Director)
Co-investorsClear VenturesHitachi VenturesProsperity7 VenturesCerberus Capital ManagementMaverick SiliconMicron Ventures+3 more
Axelera AI develops hardware and software platforms for artificial intelligence inference at the edge, including specialized processors and accelerators for edge computing, computer vision, natural language processing, and automotive applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Fabrizio Del MaffeoinEvangelos Eleftheriou(Founder)
Co-investorsInnovation IndustriesVerve VenturesBlackRockEuropean Innovation Council FundInvest-NLCDP Venture Capital+1 more
Teramount develops the Universal Photonic Coupler, a technology that connects optical fibers to silicon photonics for co-packaged optics, transceivers, and sensors used in AI/ML processors, switches, and other advanced computing.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Hesham Taha(CEO & Co-founder)inAvi Israel(CTO and Co-Founder)inAmit Miron(VP Product Management)in
BoardDavid (Dadi) Perlmutter(Chairman of the Board)in
Co-investorsHitachi VenturesKoch Disruptive TechnologiesAMD VenturesGrove Ventures
Ada offers intelligent health technology, including a medical library of doctor-created, research-based information about conditions and symptoms to help people make informed health decisions.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsRed River WestUrania Ventures10x FoundersBertelsmann InvestmentsLeaps by BayerVitruvian Partners
Afero develops an IoT platform that enables manufacturers to build and secure connected devices across consumer, industrial, and enterprise applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoTLos Altos, US
Joe F. Britt(Executive Officer, Director)Shin Matsumura(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonPresidio VenturesSoftBank Group
AI Fund is a venture studio led by AI pioneers, operators, founders, and investors that helps founders build and scale AI companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Andrew Ng(Managing General Partner, Founder)inAndy Ku(Partner)Eva Wang(Partner, COO, General Counsel)Ellen Li(CFO)Kirsty Tan(General Partner, AI Fund Growth Fund)Eli Chen(Technology Partner)
Co-investorsSequoia CapitalGreylock PartnersM1720New Enterprise Associates (NEA)SoftBank Group
aiMotive develops automotive technology for level-agnostic automated driving, offering an integrated portfolio of tools and embedded solutions that enable rapid development and deployment of production autonomous driving features.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationBudapest, HU
László Kishonti(Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCisco Investments
Uses high-performance 3D depth sensors for embedded applications including facial recognition and object scanning.
Jackson, US
David M Bloom(Director)David Bloom(Executive Officer, Director)Rob Christensen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardYin Qi(Director)Richard Irving(Director)
Co-investorsComet Labs
Amadeus Capital Partners is a UK venture capital firm, founded in 1997, that invests in deep technology companies from seed to growth stage across three areas: Intelligence (AI, advanced computing, quantum), Human (health, medicine, wellness), and Planet (sustainability, energy, materials, space).
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing
Anne Glover(Co-founder)Hermann Hauser(Co-founder)
Co-investorsButterfly VenturesEnterprise Capital FundsAmadeus Capital Partners
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)Chris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)
Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAllen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator+85 more
Life sciences company acquired by Pacific Biosciences
Co-investorsKern Capital, LLC
Provides automotive cybersecurity solution suites to protect connected cars and commercial vehicles.
London-based European venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström, investing from seed to pre-IPO.
Co-investorsBeast VenturesPeakRedbus VenturesTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)AtomicoBMW i Ventures+2 more
Auradine develops ultra-low-power compute technology for AI applications across cloud data centers, edge, and physical/embodied AI.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsCampbell, US
Barun Kar(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajiv Khemani(Director)inNavin Chaddha(Director)inSriram Viswanathan(Director)Fred Thiel(Director)inSaid Ouissal(Director)
Co-investorsCleo CapitalAIspace VenturesCapricorn Investment GroupCelesta CapitalCota CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)+10 more
Israeli fabless semiconductor company making vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication chipsets for connected and autonomous vehicles.
Co-investorsAmiti VenturesFraser McCombs CapitalMagenta Venture PartnersManiv MobilityMitsui Global Investment
Axiado develops AI-driven, hardware-anchored platform security processors (its TCU chip) embedded in servers, 5G, network, and power management controller infrastructure.
CybersecurityHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US
Ashok Babbar(Executive Officer, Director)Axel K. Kloth(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid F. Welch(Director)
Co-investorsNosTerra Venture CapitalVedanta CapitalCrosslink CapitalMaverick SiliconProsperity7 Ventures
AI-based speech software solutions enhancing audio and video understanding.
Campbell, US
Christopher Rowen(Executive Officer, Director)Vijay Reddy(Director)Erik Panu(Director)
BoardGregg Adkin(Director)in
Co-investorsDell Technologies CapitalIntel Capital
Workhelix helps large enterprises identify where generative AI can deliver the most economic impact and prioritize their AI investments using a data-driven approach.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSilicon Valley, US
Forcepoint provides a data security platform that discovers, classifies, and protects sensitive data across cloud, web, endpoint, email, and network environments.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareCampbell, US
BALAS NATARAJAN KAUSIK(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)ANURAG KAHOL(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)ANOOP BHATTACHARJYA(Executive Officer)CHRISTOPHER CHAN(Executive Officer)ANDREW URUSHIMA(Executive Officer)RICH CAMPAGNA(Chief Marketing Officer)
Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalFrancisco PartnersJavelin Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Norwest Venture PartnersScout Ventures+2 more
Bossa Nova developed autonomous robots and cloud AI to automate on-shelf inventory management, deploying robots in Walmart Supercenters to scan aisles and report issues such as out-of-stocks to store associates.
AI & Machine LearningRetail TechRobotics
Co-investorsCota CapitalInnovating CapitalOpen Field CapitalIntel Capital
The page describes Photonic Fabric, an optical interconnect technology platform for the scale-up interconnect market that enables high-bandwidth, power-efficient links for AI data center infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSector AgnosticSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Preetinder Virk(Chief Operating Officer)David Lazovsky(President and Chief Executive Officer)Kelyn Brannon(Chief Financial Officer)Philip Winterbottom(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)Alonso Galvan(Director)
Co-investorsFitz Gate VenturesIAG Capital PartnersKoch Disruptive TechnologiesM VenturesThe Engine VenturesTyche Partners+2 more
ClearML offers an AI infrastructure platform that manages GPU clusters across on-premises and cloud environments, supports AI model development and training, and deploys GenAI/LLM workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Moses Guttmann(Founder)in
Co-investorsBosch VenturesGandyr InvestmentsMaverick Ventures IsraelMizMaa VenturesRobert Bosch Venture Capital
Commsignia develops C-ITS and V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technologies that connect vehicles with road infrastructure and each other to enhance traffic safety and optimize traffic flow.
Cloud ComputingIoTMobility & TransportationSanta Clara, US
Laszlo Virag(Director)Jozsef Kovacs(Executive Officer, Director)Endre Attila Sagi(Director)Csaba Kakosy(Director)
BoardTommi Uhari(Director)in
Co-investorsInventureKarma VenturesCredo VenturesQualcomm Ventures
Delivers high-speed solutions to break bandwidth barriers in the data infrastructure market.
Unified hybrid cloud computing and data management leader
Hugo Patterson(Founder)in
Co-investorsIcon VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)
The page presents content about Arm's compute technology for cloud, edge, and physical AI, including AI-defined vehicles and robotics powered by Arm-based chips.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Co-investorsRaptor GroupUMC Capital
Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect PHY technologies, including its NuLink and NuLink-X products, aimed at increasing bandwidth, power efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership for generative AI and high-performance computing data center systems.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Ramin Farjadrad(Founder & CEO)inPatrick Soheili(Co-founder & CEO)inSyrus Ziai(Co-founder & VP of Engineering)in
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalCisco InvestmentsCleveland AvenueIntel CapitalMESH+2 more
Empower Semiconductor designs power management and mixed-signal integrated circuits, including high-power and voltage regulation devices for the semiconductor industry.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Tim Phillips(Chief Executive Officer & President, Founder)inGene Sheridan(Founder)Trey Roessig(Chief Technology Officer & SVP Engineering)Kurt Redfield(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)
Co-investorsCapitalGRaptor GroupSocratic PartnersAtreides ManagementFidelity InvestmentsIndex Ventures+6 more
Enfabrica develops networking silicon and infrastructure for AI and accelerated computing, using a multi-path switched fabric that connects CPUs, GPUs, and memory endpoints with fault tolerance and load distribution.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsMountain View, US
Shrijeet Mukerjee(Director)Rochan Sankar(Executive Officer, Director)inShrijeet Mukherjee(Founder)in
BoardGavin Baker(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Director)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCastor Ventures (an Alumni Ventures Fund)Cisco InvestmentsProsperity7 VenturesSpark Capital+7 more
Bertrand Serlet(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesSoftBank Vision FundWalden Catalyst
Genome Medical provides telehealth-enabled genetic services, including genetic counseling, genetic testing, and clinical trial matching, with a focus on individuals with rare conditions.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Mark Sylvester(Chief Financial Officer)Andrew Warner(Vice President, Product)Monica Zarb(Vice President, Business Development)Durand Van Arnem(Vice President, Engineering)Alan Rope(Medical Director)
Co-investorsCanaan PartnersDreamers VCEcho Health VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Illumina VenturesKaiser Permanente Ventures+3 more
German Bionic develops wearable exoskeletons and smart power suits that use AI to assist workers with heavy lifting, prevent posture injuries, and improve workplace safety.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsBerlin, DE
Co-investorsAtlanticStorm VenturesBayern KapitalBenhamou Global VenturesEuropean Investment BankJoin Capital
Graphcore builds processor hardware and systems for machine intelligence and AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors
Nigel Toon(Co-founder and Executive Chairman)inNick Bishop(Chief Financial Officer)Sally Doherty(Chief Marketing Officer)John Walsh(Chief Operating Officer)Marcus McElroy(General Manager)Helen Byrne(VP AI Technology)
Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalAir Street CapitalBalderton CapitalBMW i VenturesBosch VenturesC4 Ventures+9 more
Groq designs and manufactures the LPU (Language Processing Unit), a chip purpose-built for AI inference, and operates GroqCloud, a platform for running inference workloads with low latency and cost efficiency across global data centers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Jonathan Ross(Founder & CEO)inDouglas Wightman(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardChamath Palihapitiya(Director)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Alumni VenturesB CapitalBasecamp FundBeyond CapitalBlueYard Capital+36 more
Co-investorsWalden Catalyst
imec.xpand is a venture capital fund investing in technology companies, with a team focused on deep technological expertise and a hands-on approach.
Deep TechSemiconductors
Peter Vanbekbergen(Partner & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsBOMKPN Ventures
Ineda designs purpose-built silicon and hardware and software systems for Level-5 autonomous driving, using its CRoME technology to process data from cameras, imaging radars, and ultrasound sensors with sub-millisecond response times.
HardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Surendra Babu Mandava(Executive Officer, Director)Dasaradha Gude(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsQualcommQualcomm Ventures
Campbell, US
Eric Almgren(Executive Officer, Director)Gordon Almquist(Executive Officer)
BoardAnthony Fadell(Director)Rahul Chaturvedi(Director)Surendra Mandava(Director)Don McKinney(Director)
Co-investorsElevator VenturesKfW CapitalKPN VenturesOVNI CapitalPeakQC·VENTURES+2 more
Lakestar is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2012 that manages over $6 billion in assets across institutional funds and personal investments, focusing on technology companies and European sovereignty in critical technologies.
Sector Agnostic
Dr. Klaus Hommels(Founder)in
Co-investorsPeakGV (Google Ventures)Lakestar
LandingAI builds Agentic Document Extraction, an AI system that converts complex, multi-page documents into structured, auditable data for automation in high-stakes workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsInsight PartnersIntel CapitalMcRock CapitalAI FundTaiwania Capital
Austin, US
Dustin Freckleton(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Whalen(Director)Nithin Rajan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardShankar Chandran(Director)
Mapillary offers a collaborative platform that hosts, processes, and publishes street-level imagery and map data, using computer vision and machine learning to automate map-making at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationSaaSBjarred, SE
Jan Erik Solem(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEvan Nisselson(Director)in
Co-investorsMetaAir Street CapitalBMW i VenturesIntrepid Growth PartnersLDV CapitalNFX+2 more
Normal Factory provides manufacturing services including CNC milling and turning, 3D printing, laser cutting and marking, board repair, and inspection for industrial clients.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareSan Francisco, US
Anson Yu(Founder)inHudhayfa Nazoordeen(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMicron Ventures
Normal Computing develops software and hardware infrastructure optimizing AI models for physical systems through custom silicon design and advanced EDA tools.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US
Faris Sbahi(Executive Officer, Director)inAntonio Martinez(Founder)inMatthias Tan(Founder)inAaron Sisto(Director)Yui-Hong Matthias Tan(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalDrive CapitalSamsung NextFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMicron Ventures
Pixeom developed an edge computing and edge management platform.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoT
Sam Nagar(Founder)in
Co-investorsNational Grid Partners
Co-investorsWalden Catalyst
proteanTecs develops in-chip monitoring technology (Universal Chip Telemetry) that embeds intelligence inside chips to provide deep data and visibility from design through production to field for semiconductor and electronics companies.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsHaifa, IL
Evelyn Landman(CTO & Co-Founder)inRoni Ashuri(COO & Co-Founder)inEyal Fayneh(Co-Founder & Silicon Technologies Sr. Principal Engineer)inShai Cohen(Founder)inSanjay Lall(Chief Revenue Officer)inEran Ben Horin(Chief Financial Officer)in
Co-investorsAvenir Growth CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalIntel CapitalKoch Disruptive TechnologiesViola Ventures+1 more
Quobyte provides software-defined storage that combines NVMe and HDD in a single architecture with automated placement policies, running on commodity x86 or ARM servers across data center, cloud, edge, or hybrid environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US
Bjorn Kolbeck(Founder)inFelix Hupfeld(Founder)
Co-investorsAlstin CapitalTarget PartnersYttrium
HealthtechBend, US
Kirk Mansberger(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsJJDCReward Funding
Rescale provides cloud-based engineering and R&D platform with simulation, modeling, and digital engineering tools for enterprise engineering teams across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Joris Poort(Founder/CEO)inAdam McKenzie(Founder/CTO)in
BoardToshiya Otani(Director)Yanev Suissa(Director)in
Co-investorsDCVC (Data Collective)Ff Venture CapitalFlucas VenturesHitachi VenturesKeen Venture PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+18 more
SambaNova develops an integrated AI platform designed to help enterprises deploy and manage AI workloads efficiently.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US
Kunle Olukotun(Co-founder & Chief Technologist)inRodrigo Liang(Co-founder & CEO)in
BoardLip-Bu Tan(Director)in
Co-investorsAtlantic Bridge VenturesBattery VenturesBerkeley FrontierCambium CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta Capital+12 more
Sentiance provides AI-powered on-device behavioral intelligence for mobile applications, turning sensor data into real-time insights about driving patterns, mobility, and lifestyle.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureInsurTechIoTMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsKPN VenturesVolta Ventures
Skylo develops software-defined networking technology that integrates satellite and terrestrial networks to provide continuous connectivity for carriers, businesses, and governments worldwide.
IoTMelbourne, AU
Parthsarathi Trivedi(CEO and co-founder)inAndrew Nuttall(CTO and co-founder)Andrew E. Kalman(Chief Hardware Architect and co-founder)Tarun Gupta(CBO and co-founder)
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesBoeing HorizonX VenturesDCM VenturesIntel CapitalNext47NGP Capital+5 more
Solaris operates a Banking-as-a-Service platform that lets businesses embed banking and financial products into their own offerings, backed by a full German banking license and compliance with regulations such as DORA, PSD2, and AML rules.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsCoastCapBBVAHV CapitalLakestarYabeo
Storm Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in B2B enterprise software startups, with a focus on areas such as enterprise infrastructure, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.
Tae Hea Nahm(Founder)in
Co-investorsPeakSmartGateVCStorm Ventures
Tenstorrent designs and manufactures AI hardware accelerators and develops open-source software tools for deploying and running large language models at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareToronto
Ljubisa Bajic(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJim Keller(Chief Executive Officer)inIvan Hamer(Director)Milos Trajkovic(Co-Founder; Senior Fellow, Systems Engineering & Software)in
BoardGreg Reichow(Director)inMike Shaver(Director)
Co-investors1/1 CapitalA'Z AngelsAdvaita CapitalClaritas CapitalHakluyt CapitalLG Technology Ventures+7 more
Software-defined compute platform enabling flexible server scaling at lower cost than traditional infrastructure
Campbell, US
Isaac R Nassi(Executive Officer, Director)Gary Smerdon(Executive Officer, Director)Fred Weber(Director)
BoardEnrique Salem(Director)inLars Leckie(Director)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Bain Capital Ventures
Triventures is a global venture capital fund investing in early-stage companies with validated business models, with roots in healthcare expertise and a focus on bio-convergence and data-driven technologies across multiple industries.
UniSpectral develops spectral imaging technology and solutions.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsJinan, CN
Co-investorsBosch VenturesQBN CapitalRobert Bosch Venture CapitalJerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)
Upscale AI builds open, high-performance network infrastructure designed specifically for the AI era, replacing legacy general-purpose networks that cannot meet the speed, scale, and synchronization demands of modern artificial intelligence workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareSanta Clara, US
Co-investorsCota CapitalIntel CapitalMayfield FundMVP Ventures
Toronto
Drew Wolff(Director)Ashley McGrath(Director)Tyler Robson(Executive Officer, Director)Guy Beaudin(Director)Karin McCaskill(Director)Andrew Cockwell(Director)
Velaura develops high-performance, energy-efficient computing solutions optimized for AI and advanced computing applications.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US
Manu Gulati(Founder)inBarun Kar(Founder)in
Co-investorsCleo CapitalCota CapitalMayfield FundMVP Ventures
Verimi provides digital identity solutions for businesses and organizations, covering online onboarding, digital signing, and secure log-in through identification, authentication, and signature methods for both regulated and non-regulated applications.
CybersecurityFintechSaaS
Co-investorsDeutsche Bank
Wefox is an insurance technology platform founded in 2015 that transforms retail insurance distribution, serving over 1 million customers through its distribution networks.
InsurTechBerlin, DE
Co-investorsOMERS VenturesDeutsche BankGoldman SachsJP Morgan ChaseSalesforce VenturesSpeedinvest+2 more
Software-defined hybrid cloud data platform for HPC and AI workloads
Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalHitachi VenturesKey1 CapitalLumir Ventures
WEKA develops a high-performance data infrastructure platform designed for AI and HPC workloads, offering storage and compute management across edge, core, and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure
Liran Zvibel(Founder)in
Co-investors10DHitachi VenturesKey1 CapitalLumir VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersQualcomm Ventures+6 more
Jianping(JP) Jiang(Founder)in
Zadar Labs develops software-defined 4D imaging radar sensors that provide high-resolution, all-weather perception for autonomy, safety, and security applications.
Deep TechHardwareRoboticsCampbell, US
Mohammad Emadi(Founder)
Zadara provides private cloud-as-a-service and edge infrastructure combining compute, GPU, block/file/object storage for service providers, MSPs, and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Co-investorsIsrael Growth Partners
Exits · 5
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesSolaris · marketbeat.com · Aug 24, 2026
Auradine · techcompanynews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Atomico · techfundingnews.com · Aug 20, 2026
Lakestar · parsers.substack.com · Aug 18, 2026
Axelera AI · dispatcheseurope.com · Aug 18, 2026
Renovo · finance-connect.com · Aug 17, 2026
Anthropic · Reuters · Aug 15, 2026
Storm Ventures · thecyberwire.com · Aug 12, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Samsung Catalyst Fund made?
- Samsung Catalyst Fund has 83 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Samsung Catalyst Fund invest at?
- Samsung Catalyst Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Samsung Catalyst Fund focus on?
- Samsung Catalyst Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Digital Health, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, Quantum Computing, Semiconductors.
- Where is Samsung Catalyst Fund located?
- Samsung Catalyst Fund is headquartered in San Jose, US.
- Who does Samsung Catalyst Fund co-invest with?
- Samsung Catalyst Fund most often shares deals with Intel Capital, Walden Catalyst, Celesta Capital, among 222 tracked co-investors.
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