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Samsung Next

Mountain View, CA · Invests in Global; US; Europe; MENA; Asia · Website

Pre-SeedSeedSeries ASeries BConsumer Apps & SocialMedia & EntertainmentGamingB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareDeveloper Tools & InfrastructureFintech & PaymentsHealthcare & Digital HealthClimate & Clean EnergyRobotics & AutomationSemiconductors & Hardware

Thesis

Samsung Next backs ambitious founders building transformative AI, intelligent machines, healthtech, consumer services, and frontier technologies, especially where software, services, devices, and strategic platform access can compound together.

Likely not a fit for

No explicit public anti-thesis found. The Q Fund post suggests lower interest in companies that merely import AI without novel technical depth.

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Raymond Liao

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David Lee

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Portfolio

1XRobotics Automation

1X is an AI and robotics company focused on developing humanoid robots for home use, with a mission to create a society where robots handle chores and tasks, allowing humans to focus on what they love.

ActiveFenceSecurity Cyber

ActiveFence, now known as Alice, is a leader in AI security, safety, and trust, focusing on protecting communicative technologies and users from adversarial threats in the era of Generative AI.

Activeloop

Infrastructure tools for AI and ML.

AI21 Labs

Enterprise generative AI enhancing productivity.

AporiaEnterprise Software

Aporia specializes in AI security, reliability, and observability, providing solutions for monitoring machine learning models in production and ensuring compliance with data privacy regulations.

ApptronikRobotics Automation

Apptronik builds advanced humanoid robots designed to work in human environments, focusing on improving efficiency and addressing labor shortages in industries such as logistics and manufacturing.

ArceeEnterprise Software

Arcee AI builds open-weight foundation models that run anywhere - on edge, on prem, or cloud. Our Trinity family standardizes capabilities across sizes and is released under Apache-2.0.

BentoMLEnterprise Software

BentoML is a platform that simplifies AI model inference, allowing users to deploy any model anywhere with tailored optimization and efficient scaling. It provides a complete infrastructure for managing, monitoring, and optimizing AI model inference.

Bria

Copyright-safe visual generative AI for commercial use.

CleanlabEnterprise Software

Cleanlab is focused on making Generative AI reliable and safe for production use, helping organizations ensure that AI outputs are accurate, compliant, and trustworthy.

FiddlerEnterprise Software

Fiddler AI provides an AI Control Plane for enterprise agents, focusing on observability, security, and governance of AI systems at scale.

Figure AIRobotics Automation

Figure is the first-of-its-kind AI robotics company bringing a general purpose humanoid to life, focusing on creating robots that can assist in home environments.

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Samsung Next Research Investment Thesis Samsung Next is Samsung's early-stage venture arm for founders building bold technology companies in areas that can matter to Samsung's future device, software, services, and platform ecosystem. Its public positioning is broad but not unfocused: the firm says it invests in the boldest and most ambitious founders, with sector emphasis around artificial intell

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