Samsung NEXT Ventures
Edit

Samsung NEXT Ventures

https://samsungnext.com
Last activity: 20.08.2026
Active
Invests in categories: AnalyticsArtificial IntelligenceDataHealthTechLearnMobilePlatformServiceSoftwareTechnology
We're building a global ecosystem for transformative software and services. We drive forward-thinking ideas both inside Samsung and out.
Likes
2.6K
News
41
Portfolio
103
Persons
4
Mentions
257
Location: United States, California, Mountain View
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2013
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Seed

Portfolio 103

DateNameWebsiteTotal RaisedLocation
17.08.2026xpander.aixpander.ai$7.5MUnited Sta...
16.07.2026Walden Rob...waldenrobotics.com$300MUnited Sta...
10.06.2026Standard B...standardbots.com$263MUnited Sta...
14.05.2026Graphongraphon.ai$8.3MUnited Sta...
05.05.2026DeepInfradeepinfra.com$133MUnited Sta...
15.04.2026parasail.ai$32MUnited Sta...
27.03.2026Xona Space...xonaspace.com$332MUnited Sta...
30.01.2026Q.aiq.ai$1.6BIsrael
23.11.2025Function H...functionhealth.com$801MUnited Sta...
18.11.2025Nanoramic ...nanoramic.com$98MUnited Sta...
Show more

Persons 4

DateFirst NameLast NameTitleLinkedInLocation
-RaymondLiaoVentures M...linkedin.c...-
-ShakedGoldsteinOperations...linkedin.c...-
-RoyiBenyossefInvestment...linkedin.c...-
-EyalMillerManaging D...linkedin.c...-

News 41

DateTitleDescription
18.06.2020Why we invested in Big HealthMental health is one of the most pervasive challenges facing Americans today. According to America’s Mental Health 2019 report, 18.7 percent of American adults are currently dealing with a mental illness. Despite its prevalence in society ...
17.12.2019Introducing Whisk apps to simplify your food journey and make your recipes shoppableEarlier this year Samsung NEXT acquired Whisk, which had built a platform designed to improve your food experience by simplifying everything from recipe discovery to meal planning to grocery shopping. Today we’re excited to announce that W...
10.12.2019Why we invested in RezilionToday our portfolio company Rezilion launched its autonomous cloud workload protection platform for securing cloud production environments, while also announcing $8 million in seed funding from Jerusalem Venture Partners, Kindred Capital, L...
04.11.2019Why we invested in VolterraToday our portfolio company Volterra came out of stealth with funding from fellow investors Khosla Ventures, Mayfield, and M12, Microsoft’s venture fund. Volterra is announcing the launch of VoltStack and VoltMesh, a SaaS-based platform for...
28.10.2019Introducing Iskender Dirik, our new GM of EuropeToday we’re pleased to announce the appointment of Iskender Dirik, Samsung NEXT’s new Managing Director and General Manager of Europe. Based out of Berlin, Iskender brings with him decades of experience as an executive, VC, and entrepreneu...
18.09.2019Why we invested in Aliro TechnologiesToday we’re excited to announce our investment in Aliro Technologies, a startup spun out of Harvard’s Quantum Information Sciences Lab that is seeking to democratize quantum computing and make the technology accessible to all users — whethe...
19.03.2019Samsung Solve for Tomorrow finalists are headed to New York CityFrom Los Altos High School, an affordable, environmentally safe mosquito trap and app to combat the local mosquito infestation in Hacienda Heights, Calif. Custom-built assistive technology devices for special needs students in Wilmington, D...
04.03.2019Whisk to join Samsung NEXT: Connecting inspiration to the food on your tableToday, I’m pleased to announce that Whisk has agreed to be acquired by Samsung and join the Samsung NEXT Product team. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. Whisk’s technology enables businesses to build integrated, s...
11.02.2019Why we invested in RapidDeployToday RapidDeploy, one of our newest portfolio companies, announced its $12 million Series A financing round. We’re excited to support the company as it seeks to empower first responders with technology to help them save lives. At Samsung ...
05.02.2019Why we invested in Healthy.ioAs smartphones with better cameras and increased capabilities become more widely adopted, we are looking for startups that will offer DIY diagnostics in the years to come. We see real promise in the increasing usage of smartphones in hospit...
Show more

Mentions in press and media 257

DateTitleDescription
20.08.2026Synthefy Raises $6.5M in Seed FundingSynthefy, an Austin, TX-based provider of structured data foundation models, raised $6.5M in Seed funding. The round was led by Wing Venture Capital with participation from Haystack, Samsung Next, Canonical, Lightscape, Srinivas Narayanan, ...
19.08.2026Enterprise AI Agents Face Governance Crisis: Xpander Delivers Vendor-Neutral ControlAI agent proliferation overwhelms enterprises. Governance struggles to keep pace. Xpander, with new $7.5M funding, introduces a vendor-neutral control plane. Its Universal Harness allows building, running, and governing production-grade AI ...
18.08.2026Xpander Raises $7.5M Seed to Unleash AI for Enterprisesannounced a $7.5 million Seed round led by Pico Venture Partners with participation from Emerge Ventures, Samsung Next, and SeedIL. The funding will be used to accelerate Xpander’s market penetration with its turnkey, vendor-neutral, all-in...
17.08.2026As enterprises confront AI agent sprawl, xpander wants them to own their own control and context layerEnterprise AI has a new infrastructure problem: companies are accumulating agents faster than they are developing systems to govern them. Gartner estimates that the average global Fortune 500 company will have more than 150,000 AI agents in...
17.08.2026Xpander Raises $7.5M in Seed FundingXpander, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of a vendor-neutral, all-in-one AI enablement platform, raised $7.5M in Seed funding The round was led by Pico Venture Partners with participation from Emerge Ventures, Samsung Next, and SeedIL. T...
17.07.2026Walden Robotics Unveils $1.1 Billion Physical AI Powerhouse, Robots Already Transforming Toyota FactoriesWalden Robotics emerged from stealth. The company secured $300 million in funding. This establishes a $1.1 billion valuation. Walden deploys general-purpose AI robots. These Physical AI systems are already operational. They work in a Toyota...
15.07.2026Walden Robotics emerges from Stealth with $300M in funding at $1.1B valuation, deploys general-purpose AI robots at Toyota factoryMost robotics startups promise what factories might look like years from now. Walden Robotics says its robots are already on the job. The company emerged from stealth on Wednesday with a $300 million seed round, valuing the startup at $1.1 ...
15.06.2026American Robotics Leader Secures $200M to Scale Domestic AI ManufacturingStandard Bots, a U.S. leader in AI-native industrial robotics, secures $200M in Series C funding at a $1B valuation. This capital injection will expand its New York manufacturing, accelerating domestic robot production. The move aims to boo...
10.06.2026Standard Bots Raises $200M in Series C Funding at $1 Billion ValuationStandard Bots, a Glen Cove, New York-based developer of AI-native industrial robotics, raised $200m in a Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation. The round was co-led by General Catalyst and RoboStrategy, with participation from Am...
19.05.2026AI Breakthrough: Graphon AI Secures $8.3M for Pre-Model IntelligenceGraphon AI, a San Francisco startup, secured $8.3M in seed funding. This capital fuels its pre-model intelligence layer. The technology enhances enterprise AI by mapping complex relationships across vast multimodal data. It bypasses traditi...
Show more

Reviews 0

Sign up to leave a review

Sign up Log In