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Samsung Catalyst Fund — 2022 Investments

2 investments dated 2022 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Avicenaavicena.techin𝕏Aug 2022 · $25M✓ verified

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)inAlex Tselikov(Founder & Principal Engineer)inBardia Pezeshki(Founder, Board of Directors)inSean Brady(Executive Officer)Marco Chisari(CEO)in

BoardMatthew Tasooji(Director)

Co-investorsClear VenturesHitachi VenturesMicron VenturesProsperity7 VenturesCerberus Capital ManagementMaverick Silicon+4 more

Normal Computingnormalcomputing.comin𝕏Dec 2022 · $50M

Normal Computing develops software and hardware infrastructure optimizing AI models for physical systems through custom silicon design and advanced EDA tools.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsHardwareSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Faris Sbahi(Executive Officer, Director)inAntonio Martinez(Founder)inMatthias Tan(Founder)inAaron Sisto(Director)inYui-Hong Matthias Tan(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSteve Fu(Director)in

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalDrive CapitalFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMicron VenturesSamsung NextView Different

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.