Samsung Catalyst Fund
Corporate VCSan Jose · Seed–Late Stage · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
Samsung Catalyst Fund leverages Samsung's industry leadership and product breadth to identify and back startups whose technologies deliver tangible benefits to society. It views startups as more than financial returns, giving founders an inside track to Samsung's growth and pursuing 'co-prosperity' for the fund, portfolio companies, and partners. As a wholly owned but independently operating fund, it makes rapid, transparent investment decisions and assumes fiduciary responsibility to portfolio companies. Sectors of interest span data center and cloud, artificial intelligence, networking and 5G, automotive, sensors, and quantum computing.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 33 of 74 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×21Hardware ×16Semiconductors ×13Deep Tech ×12Cloud Computing ×8Enterprise Software ×6SaaS ×4Cybersecurity ×3
HQs:United States×21Germany×3Belgium×1Israel×1Netherlands×1
Investments · 74 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAvicena develops microLED-based interconnect technology for chip-to-chip and data communication, including ASIC development and fabrication.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLos Angeles, US
Ken Charhut(Director)Morteza Gharib(Director)Sean Brady(Executive Officer)Henry Wolf(Director)Matthew Tasooji(Director)Marco Chisari(CEO)
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 MaffeoEvangelos Eleftheriou
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
Afero develops an IoT platform that enables manufacturers to build and secure connected devices across consumer, industrial, and enterprise applications.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityIoT<UNKNOWN>, US
Shin Matsumura(Executive Officer, Director)Joe F. Britt(Executive Officer, Director)
Jackson, US
Yin Qi(Director)David M Bloom(Director)Rob Christensen(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Irving(Director)
Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US
Dario AmodeiDaniela Amodei
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)David F. Welch(Director)
Campbell, US
Gregg Adkin(Director)Vijay Reddy(Director)Erik Panu(Director)Christopher Rowen(Executive Officer, Director)
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
Campbell, US
BALAS NATARAJAN KAUSIK(Executive Officer, Director)MATTHEW HOWARD(Director)CHRISTOPHER CHAN(Executive Officer)FOREST BASKETT(Director)ANURAG KAHOL(Executive Officer)ANDREW URUSHIMA(Executive Officer)
Fitz Gate Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing out of its third fund, a generalist U.S. fund with a sub-focus on deep tech.
Deep TechSector AgnosticSanta Clara, US
Kelyn Brannon(Chief Financial Officer)Lip-Bu Tan(Director)Bethany Mayer(Director)Alonso Galvan(Director)Peter Tague(Director)Philip Winterbottom(Chief Technology Officer)
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
Jozsef Kovacs(Executive Officer, Director)Endre Attila Sagi(Director)Laszlo Virag(Director)Tommi Uhari(Director)Csaba Kakosy(Director)
Unified hybrid cloud computing and data management leader
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
Eliyan develops die-to-die (D2D) and chip-to-chip (C2C) interconnect technology, including its NuLink and NuLink-X PHY, supporting industry-standard (BoW, UCIe) and proprietary (SBD) solutions for high-bandwidth, power-efficient chip connectivity in advanced and standard packaging.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors
Ramin Farjadrad(Founder & CEO)Patrick Soheili(Co-founder & CEO)Syrus Ziai(Co-founder & VP of Engineering)
Mountain View, US
Gavin Baker(Director)Stefan Dyckerhoff(Director)Shrijeet Mukerjee(Director)Rochan Sankar(Executive Officer, Director)
AI chip company, acquired by SoftBank
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 ComputingSemiconductors
Jonathan Ross(Founder & CEO)in
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
Austin, US
Dustin Freckleton(Executive Officer, Director)Jim Whalen(Director)Nithin Rajan(Executive Officer, Director)Shankar Chandran(Director)
Bjarred
Evan Nisselson(Director)Jan Erik Solem(Executive Officer, Director)
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
Steve Fu(Director)Aaron Sisto(Director)Faris Sbahi(Executive Officer, Director)Yui-Hong Matthias Tan(Executive Officer, Director)
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)Roni Ashuri(COO & Co-Founder)Eyal Fayneh(Co-Founder & Silicon Technologies Sr. Principal Engineer)Sanjay Lall(Chief Revenue Officer)Eran Ben Horin(Chief Financial Officer)Zehavit Goren(Chief People Officer)
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 Software
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)inToshiya Otani(Director)
BoardYanev Suissa(Director)
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)Rodrigo Liang(Co-founder & CEO)Lip-Bu Tan(Director)
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
Frequently asked questions
- 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.
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