Samsung Next
Seed–Series B · 18 people tracked
Investment thesis
Samsung Next invests in founders pursuing transformative technologies with the potential to unlock human capability. The firm targets companies developing advanced AI technologies and applying AI to novel enterprise and consumer applications, including innovative manufacturing solutions. It backs digital health firms delivering superior outcomes through software and hardware in non-clinical settings. The firm also supports consumer-focused technology companies reimagining lifestyle and entertainment through blockchain, mobile infrastructure, media, gaming, and fintech innovations.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 52 of 107 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×42Enterprise Software ×27Developer Tools ×18SaaS ×11Data & Infrastructure ×10Deep Tech ×10Hardware ×7Cybersecurity ×6
HQs:United States×23Israel×2United Kingdom×1
Investments · showing 60 of 107
founders shown can be your intro pathSuperlinked builds SIE, an open-source inference engine that runs specialized AI models on shared GPUs, enabling organizations to reduce API costs and improve control over their AI infrastructure for search and document processing workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
DanielBen
Terra is an API platform that enables apps and developers in fitness, wellness, sleep, and health spaces to connect with wearable devices. The company facilitates real-time data integration from wearables to power personalized consumer experiences.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Kyriakos Eleftheriou(Founder)in
Traceloop provides debugging and monitoring tools for developers building machine learning systems and large language model applications. The platform helps teams observe and troubleshoot production systems, including real-time inference and model behavior.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareTel Aviv-Yafo, IL
1X is an AI and robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home and industrial use. Its flagship product NEO is designed as a home robot that autonomously handles household chores and learns alongside residents.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Bernt Øyvind Børnich(CEO)
ActiveFence (trading as Alice) provides AI safety and security research, red teaming services, and governance tools for organizations deploying generative AI and agentic systems. The company serves enterprise teams in regulated industries to identify and mitigate adversarial risks across AI development, deployment, and production.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Activeloop provides a data infrastructure platform that indexes, searches, and organizes multimodal data (documents, images, videos) for AI applications through its Deep Lake database and search capabilities. The platform serves enterprises and organizations building AI systems that require efficient access to large-scale unstructured data.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Davit Buniatyan(Founder)in
AI21 develops trustworthy artificial intelligence technology to enhance human productivity. The company builds AI systems for enterprise and general-purpose applications.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Ori Goshen(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)Prof. Yoav Shoham(Co-CEO & Co-Founder)
Aliro provides a full-stack software platform for quantum networking, including simulation, orchestration, and operating system solutions that enable enterprises and government agencies to plan and deploy quantum networks for applications like QPU interconnection and quantum-secured communications. The company serves financial services, defense, telecom, and utility customers seeking to operationalize quantum networking infrastructure.
CybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareQuantum ComputingBoston, US
Arcee AI develops open-weight foundation models optimized for efficiency and portability across edge, on-premises, and cloud deployments. The company focuses on pre-trained models released under Apache-2.0 that prioritize performance-per-parameter and avoid vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsUnited States, US
Atomic Vest provides a white-label investment and savings platform for fintechs and financial institutions to offer wealth management, cash management, and brokerage services to their customers. The platform provides APIs, pre-built experiences, and back-office solutions covering fractional stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Dindi(Founder)in
Atomic provides an AI-assisted supply chain planning platform that encodes production, inventory, and procurement decisions at a unit level, enabling operations teams and AI to execute plans together daily. The system targets consumer brands in food, beverage, CPG, beauty, and apparel sectors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Apptronik builds humanoid robots designed to perform repetitive, physically taxing, and dangerous tasks in warehousing and manufacturing environments, aiming to free workers for higher-value activities.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Jeff Cardenas(CEO)
Cleanlab develops machine learning tools for data quality and model improvement, serving enterprises and ML practitioners across industries. The company provides automated solutions for identifying and fixing data errors using confident learning technology.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Curtis NorthcuttJonas Mueller(Co-founder)inAnish AthalyeAnishathalye(Co-founder)
Dashbot builds AI systems to extract meaning from language and conversations, specifically focusing on understanding intention, emotion, desire, and truth within human communication.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
DeepInfra provides inference infrastructure for deploying open-source AI models at scale, built from GPU hardware to API layer. The company serves organizations seeking reliable AI inference without vendor lock-in to proprietary models.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Dyna develops general-purpose robots powered by foundation models that adapt across environments and learn new skills rapidly, with deployment across a fleet that continuously improves.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics
Dynamo provides automated AI risk evaluation and red-teaming tools designed to assess the privacy, safety, and compliance of AI systems. The platform offers guardrails, hallucination detection, and observability solutions for organizations deploying generative and agentic AI models.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Fiddler provides an AI control plane that offers monitoring, guardrails, and governance for enterprise AI agents and compound AI systems. The platform delivers real-time visibility and enforcement along an agent's request and response path.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
FieldAI builds foundation models and AI systems for robots operating in unstructured field environments. The company develops embodied AI technology that enables autonomous systems to perceive, learn, and perform complex tasks in real-world deployment scenarios.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsAustin, US
Ali Agha(CEO)Shayegan Omidshafiei(AI and Science Lead)David Fan(Chief Technology Officer)Sebastian Scherer(Director of Fieldable Embodied AI)
Figure develops general-purpose humanoid robots designed for deployment in workforce and home environments. The company builds commercial-grade robotic systems with advancing dexterity and autonomy capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Flowcarbon provides financing solutions including project finance, private credit, and transferable tax credits for infrastructure, waste-to-value, and niche energy sectors. The firm specializes in capital solutions for frontier industries.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintechImpact & Social Good
Hegel AI develops open-source software tools that help developers experiment with, evaluate, and monitor generative AI models including language models, vector databases, and image generators. Their toolkit assists in selecting appropriate models, testing prompts, adjusting configurations, and tracking system behavior in live environments.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Kevin Tse(Founder)in
Hexagate is a blockchain security platform that delivers real-time on-chain threat detection and automated prevention for Web3 protocols, exchanges, chains, and asset managers. It detects and stops exploits, phishing attacks, wallet compromise, governance attacks, and suspicious transactions before they occur using machine learning models trained on Chainalysis blockchain intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Cybersecurity
Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models. It serves creative professionals and developers building applications with tools like AI agents, automation, and a supercomputer interface.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Liquid.ai develops foundation models optimized to run on edge devices such as phones, laptops, and cars, prioritizing low latency and privacy constraints. The company provides tools and a platform for developers to fine-tune and deploy AI models at scale across various industries including automotive, financial services, and defense.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Trio is a multi-modal AI model engine that processes video, audio, and sensor data for operational intelligence in physical environments like retail, warehouses, and factories. The platform is OpenAI-compatible and designed for vertical AI builders and hardware partners to embed into their workflows and edge devices.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Samsung Next invest at?
- Samsung Next invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Samsung Next focus on?
- Samsung Next focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Digital Health, Fintech, Gaming, Media & Entertainment.
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