Samsung Next
Samsung's corporate venture and innovation arm; participated in Reality Defender's April 2025 strategic investment round.
Samsung Next (originally the Samsung Global Innovation Center, founded 2013; rebranded in January 2017) is Samsung Electronics' corporate venture and innovation arm, headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in New York, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Korea. It operates a $150M fund (launched 2017) investing primarily at seed through Series A in AI, cybersecurity, fintech, and healthtech startups. Participated in Reality Defender's April 2025 strategic investment round alongside BNY and Fusion Fund.
Overview
- Firm
- Samsung Next
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA
- Founded
- 2013
- AUM
- $150M Samsung NEXT Fund (launched 2017)
- Stages
- Seed, Series A
- Thesis
- Invests in early-stage software and services startups across AI (including on-device AI, AI infrastructure, and agentic systems), cybersecurity, fintech, and healthtech.
- Website
- www.samsungnext.com/
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Frequently asked
- What is Samsung Next?
- Invests in early-stage software and services startups across AI (including on-device AI, AI infrastructure, and agentic systems), cybersecurity, fintech, and healthtech.
- How much does Samsung Next manage?
- Samsung Next manages $150M Samsung NEXT Fund (launched 2017) in assets, and was founded in 2013.
- What stages does Samsung Next invest at?
- Samsung Next invests at Seed, Series A.
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Samsung Next (formerly Samsung Global Innovation Center, founded 2013) rebranded January 2017, announced $150M fund
Samsung Newsroom: Samsung Next (formerly Samsung Global Innovation Center) Announces $150M FundVerified2017-01-01 - 2
Samsung Next's own rationale for investing in Reality Defender
Samsung Next: Why We Invested in Reality DefenderVerified2025-04-01 - 3
Reality Defender announces strategic investments from BNY, Samsung Next, and Fusion Fund (April 2025)
PR Newswire: Reality Defender Announces Strategic Investments from BNY, Samsung Next, and Fusion FundVerified2025-04-01