Samsung Next
Samsung Next is the venture capital and innovation arm of Samsung Electronics, established to integrate startup culture into the company and enhance its hardware and software capabilities. Headquartered in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in major cities worldwide, Samsung Next focuses on investing in and developing early-stage software and services that align with Samsung’s global hardware ecosystem. The company operates a $150 million venture fund, primarily targeting pre-seed to Series B startups, and emphasizes partnerships and acquisitions to incorporate innovative tech Per Crunchbase, Samsung NEXT has made 454 investments, 31 as lead investor across 372 portfolio companies, with 73 exits including 3 IPOs.
Investing activity
Samsung Next has made 454 investments according to Crunchbase across 372 portfolio companies, and has led 31 rounds and seen 73 exits, 3 of them by IPO.
Samsung Next appears in 4 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $16M. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $8M and the largest at $16M. The most recent are Synthefy (Seed, $6.5M, Aug 2026), Xpander (Seed, $7.5M, Aug 2026) and Graphon AI (Seed, $8.3M, Jun 2026).
Samsung Next most often invests alongside Wing Venture Capital, AI at Meta Superintelligence Labs, Srinivas Narayanan and Lightscape Partners, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Samsung Next
What AI companies has Samsung Next invested in?
Samsung Next's AI investments include Synthefy, Xpander, Graphon AI and Drafted. The 4 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Samsung Next based?
Samsung Next is based in Mountain View, California, United States.
What stage does Samsung Next invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Samsung Next has invested at Seed, with a median round of $8M.
Who does Samsung Next co-invest with?
Samsung Next's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Wing Venture Capital (1 deal), AI at Meta Superintelligence Labs (1 deal), Srinivas Narayanan (1 deal), Lightscape Partners (1 deal) and Canonical (1 deal).
How can founders reach Samsung Next?
Founders on Lounge can see Samsung Next's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Samsung Next to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.