Samsung NEXT

Samsung NEXT is an innovation group within Samsung Electronics that focuses on identifying and pursuing new growth opportunities. Through Samsung NEXT Ventures, it acts as the company’s venture capital arm, investing in early-stage startups and technologies with potential to redefine multiple industries. The group targets areas including artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, health technology, infrastructure, media technology, software, and related fields such as robotics and drones. By combining internal startup acceleration with external investments, Samsung NEXT aims to accelerate technology adoption and create scalable platforms that complement Samsung’s hardware and software ecosystems.

Sam Campbell

Investor

Carlos Castellanos

Venture Capitalist

Leo Chang

Principal

Andy Duong

Principal

Lizzy Goldman

Investor

Past deals in Cloud Services

Ceramic

Seed Round in 2025
Ceramic is an AI company that specializes in streamlining the process of training artificial intelligence models for businesses. Their platform optimizes data processing and supports long-context training across various cluster sizes, making AI model training faster and more cost-effective. This enables enterprises to efficiently build and fine-tune their own generative AI models.

Ceramic.ai

Seed Round in 2025
Ceramic.ai builds enterprise-grade infrastructure to optimize how companies train and deploy their AI models

Monogoto

Series A in 2024
Monogoto provides a cloud-based cellular network and API-driven Infrastructure-as-a-Service that enables enterprises to integrate cellular connectivity with their existing IT infrastructure. The platform supports IoT, private LTE, and 5G use cases with edge-to-cloud security, comprehensive network event auditing, anomaly detection, and automated alerts. It offers an enterprise-friendly, zero CAPEX, as-a-Service model and global reach, with public connectivity in many countries and options for roaming across private and public networks. The solution supports on-premise local breakout for private networks and private wireless broadband, helping organizations achieve secure, scalable cellular connectivity with centralized management and roaming capabilities worldwide.

Mawari

Venture Round in 2024
Mawari develops cloud rendering and streaming technology for interactive augmented reality experiences. Its platform enables real-time rendering and distribution of 3D content in the cloud for XR devices and platforms, while an AR streaming SDK enables developers to render in the cloud and deliver results to smartphones and AR glasses. A core capability is compression technology that reduces 3D asset size without compromising visual fidelity, enabling scalable, low-latency streaming to consumer devices.

Ceramic

Seed Round in 2024
Ceramic is an AI company that specializes in streamlining the process of training artificial intelligence models for businesses. Their platform optimizes data processing and supports long-context training across various cluster sizes, making AI model training faster and more cost-effective. This enables enterprises to efficiently build and fine-tune their own generative AI models.

Vectara

Series A in 2024
Vectara offers a generative AI platform for embedding AI features into applications. Its serverless Retrieval Augmented Generation API enables businesses to integrate conversational AI and question-answering securely, with minimal hallucination, explainable results, and real-time updatability.

Expanso

Seed Round in 2024
Expanso specializes in distributed computing, offering a platform that efficiently processes data across diverse environments, including edge, cloud, and on-premises. Leveraging open-source technology and hardware-agnostic adaptability, the platform orchestrates jobs to run directly where data is generated and stored, minimizing data transfers and enhancing privacy. This approach simplifies data management, reduces latency, and optimizes costs, making it well-suited for complex, decentralized data landscapes.

Activeloop

Series A in 2024
Activeloop is a technology company that specializes in providing a distributed cloud computing platform designed for building and scaling data pipelines for machine learning applications. Its flagship product, Deep Lake, is a database optimized for artificial intelligence, particularly for deep learning and large language model (LLM) applications. Deep Lake offers a unique storage format that accommodates various data types, including embeddings, audio, text, videos, images, and annotations. The platform features capabilities for querying, vector search, data streaming during model training, and comprehensive data versioning and lineage management. Deep Lake is designed to handle data of any size in a serverless environment, facilitating seamless integration with popular tools such as LangChain and Weights & Biases. The platform is utilized by notable organizations, including Bayer Radiology and Matterport. Founded by a team with backgrounds from prestigious institutions such as Princeton and Stanford, Activeloop has garnered support from Y Combinator, positioning itself as a key player in the machine learning and AI data management landscape.

PocketHealth

Series B in 2024
Founded in Toronto in 2016, PocketHealth is a secure online platform enabling medical imaging providers to share patients' imaging records electronically. It facilitates instant access and sharing of sensitive medical images between providers and patients.

Synadia Communications

Series B in 2024
Synadia Communications develops and maintains NATS.io, an open-source messaging system designed for cloud-native applications, microservices architectures, IoT, and other distributed systems. Founded in 2017, the company offers commercial support, consulting services, and training around its technology.

SqueezeBits

Seed Round in 2024
SqueezeBits develops a platform that facilitates the design, training, and deployment of compressed neural networks. It employs advanced techniques such as quantization, pruning, knowledge distillation, and AutoML to compress AI models, enabling clients to build energy-efficient, lightweight, and fast deep learning models across diverse hardware platforms.

Xyte

Series A in 2024
Xyte is a developer of a hardware-as-a-service platform that provides hardware manufacturers with a comprehensive cloud-based solution for managing their connected device businesses. The platform offers a white-labeled system that allows device makers to efficiently handle their customers, resellers, and devices. By leveraging Xyte's technology, manufacturers can explore new subscription-based business models and maximize the potential of their connected products. This end-to-end platform aims to streamline operations and enhance the overall customer experience in the evolving landscape of connected devices.

Koyeb

Seed Round in 2023
Koyeb is a developer-focused serverless platform provider that enables organizations to deploy, run, and scale web applications, APIs, and AI workloads across multiple cloud environments. The platform eliminates server and infrastructure management by automating deployment and orchestration on high-performance hardware, including GPUs, accelerators, and CPUs. It supports data processing and storage across clouds, enabling global delivery with a developer-friendly experience and rapid deployment. Founded in 2019 and based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, Koyeb positions itself as a third-generation cloud platform that optimizes cross-cloud performance and simplifies event-driven workloads.

Return Entertainment

Venture Round in 2023
Return Entertainment develops a cloud-native gaming platform that democratizes big-screen gaming. Its innovative technology enables instant, shareable, and inclusive entertainment on any device, requiring no expensive hardware or high-speed internet.

Mitiga

Series A in 2023
Mitiga, Ltd is a cybersecurity company based in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel, specializing in hybrid managed security services for cloud environments. The firm offers a comprehensive solution for detecting, investigating, and responding to threats in Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud settings. Mitiga's services include incident response, breach readiness, and emergency assistance, enabling businesses to enhance their security posture. The company's technology automates preliminary investigative work during incidents, streamlining the response process and improving overall breach readiness. Additionally, Mitiga leverages artificial intelligence and high-performance computing to help organizations model and quantify potential losses from various catastrophic events, addressing the unique security challenges faced in modern digital environments.

Chaos Labs

Seed Round in 2023
Chaos Labs is a cloud-based platform that enhances the economic security of crypto protocols through automated risk management and capital efficiency optimization. By utilizing advanced simulation technology, Chaos Labs enables protocols to model user interactions, protocol behavior, and potential malicious activities, thereby allowing for informed decision-making in volatile markets. The platform's agents can simulate various scenarios, execute complex logic, and rewind to previous states to analyze specific on-chain activities. Currently operational on the Ethereum network, Chaos Labs plans to expand its services to include other blockchains like Terra, NEAR, and Polygon, ultimately providing a more secure environment for users and protocols in the cryptocurrency space.

MosaicML

Venture Round in 2023
MosaicML is a company focused on creating an efficient infrastructure for training large language models and improving the overall efficiency of neural networks. It develops software and artificial intelligence training algorithms that enhance the training process by utilizing algorithmic techniques such as sparsity and network pruning. These innovations allow users to effectively and securely train large-scale AI models on their proprietary data, while also optimizing for speed, quality, and cost. MosaicML aims to streamline the machine learning model recomposition process, making it easier for organizations to harness the power of AI in their operations.

Expeto

Series B in 2022
Expeto delivers a private mobile networking platform designed for enterprises to securely extend public and private mobile networks into a single corporate wide area network. The solution is containerized software that can be installed behind the firewall and delivered as a service from cloud, edge, or on premises, enabling IT to deploy and manage the network with simplicity. It replaces hardware heavy legacy systems by providing a scalable, software driven approach that sits behind the firewall while maintaining control over data and devices. The platform enables secure control and coordination across operations, logistics, analytics, and reporting, supporting global deployment of connected devices within the private network. By design, it reduces reliance on untrusted third parties and methods, allowing organizations to manage connectivity and devices through a unified, secure, and centrally governed environment. Expeto emphasizes ease of deployment and management similar to a Wi-Fi network, but at carrier scale for enterprise needs.

Dynamo AI

Seed Round in 2022
DynamoFL empowers enterprises to deploy Gen AI solutions in a safe, private, and compliant manner. Our tools offer a scalable and efficient solution for defense against adversarial AI threats, ensuring the integrity and security of ML models throughout their lifecycle. Our suite of proactive AI model defense solutions can be deployed to both identify and remediate security and robustness risks in Generative AI systems. We enable organizations to deploy state-of-the-art LLMs on substantially cheaper hardware, even including CPU resources.

ZEDEDA

Series B in 2022
ZEDEDA, Inc. is a developer of cloud-native edge virtualization software that provides visibility, control, and security for IoT edge gateways, applications, and networks at the enterprise edge. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with additional offices in Bengaluru and Pune, India, the company offers solutions such as Edge Quick Connect for Azure IoT Edge. This software-as-a-service enables customers to manage and secure their IoT deployments through virtualization and facilitates the use of cloud-managed gateways for remote administration. ZEDEDA's platform supports a variety of applications, including predictive analytics in renewable energy and industrial automation, allowing organizations to monitor and manage real-time edge applications while avoiding vendor lock-in.

Paladin Cloud

Seed Round in 2022
Paladin Cloud is an open source platform focused on enhancing cloud security for developers and security teams. The company's Security-as-Code platform provides a comprehensive suite of best practice cloud security and governance policies, all accessible through a modern user interface. Utilizing a plugin-based architecture, Paladin Cloud enables seamless integration with diverse data sources, including code repositories, threat intelligence systems, API gateways, and Kubernetes. This functionality allows developers to effectively detect and mitigate threats within cloud environments, ensuring the security of their applications and data.

Swish.ai

Series A in 2021
Swish.ai is a technology company that offers a hyper-automation platform aimed at enhancing operational intelligence for enterprise IT leaders. Their platform integrates with existing IT service management tools to monitor IT delivery operations in real-time. By anticipating risks and quantifying business impacts, Swish.ai provides actionable insights that facilitate accelerated ticket resolution and optimized workflows. This approach not only empowers IT leaders with autonomous technology but also helps in reducing operational costs and improving overall efficiency within organizations.

Stellar Cyber

Series B in 2021
Stellar Cyber develops a comprehensive security platform that provides application and data protection services for organizations. Its platform offers data-driven cybersecurity, pervasive data collection, big data processing, event detection, artificial intelligence, high-fidelity alerting, next-gen SIEM, network security, intelligent Next-Gen SOC, asset management, log management, automated SOC, and security across clouds and containers.

Zesty.co

Series A in 2021
Zesty Ltd. is a company that specializes in cloud cost management solutions, offering a platform designed to optimize cloud infrastructure for businesses. Founded in 2018 and based in Ramat Gan, Israel, Zesty’s AI-driven technology automates cloud cost optimization by dynamically adjusting resources in real-time according to application needs. Its key features include Commitment Manager, which manages reserved instances and savings plans; EBS Auto-scaler, which right-sizes EBS volumes automatically; Resource Cleaner, which decommissions unused resources; and Spot Instances. The platform provides users with full visibility and control over resource costs, enabling them to monitor utilization and predict expenses based on usage patterns. By automating these processes, Zesty helps engineering teams maximize cloud savings and minimize waste, significantly reducing overall cloud spending.

Deci AI

Series A in 2021
Deci AI Ltd. is a Givatayim, Israel-based company founded in 2019 that specializes in deep learning technology. It has developed an end-to-end deep learning acceleration platform designed to enhance the performance of AI models across various environments, including cloud, edge, and mobile. The platform allows AI developers to build, optimize, and deploy models more efficiently, achieving inference performance improvements of 3x to 15x while maintaining accuracy. Central to Deci's offering is its Automated Neural Architecture Construction (AutoNAC) technology, which optimizes model architectures for specific hardware, resulting in significant reductions in compute costs and development cycles. Deci's innovations have been recognized in the industry, including achieving notable performance benchmarks. The company's mission is to empower AI developers to create advanced AI solutions for complex challenges.

CAST AI

Series A in 2021
CAST AI Group, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in multi-cloud management, particularly through its advanced Kubernetes automation platform. Founded in 2019 and based in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, CAST AI enables users to optimize their cloud infrastructure by dynamically adjusting compute capacity based on demand across multiple cloud providers. The platform employs machine learning algorithms to analyze and optimize clusters in real time, leading to significant cost reductions—often over 50%—for customers utilizing major cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and GCP. In addition to cost savings, CAST AI enhances performance, security, and overall productivity for DevOps and engineering teams by ensuring efficient resource allocation and application deployment across different cloud environments.

Nirmata

Seed Round in 2021
Nirmata develops a platform that simplifies the management of containerized applications. It offers Kubernetes-as-a-Service for automated operations, application modernization for containerization, and multi-cloud cluster management to ensure portability across different cloud providers. Its solutions are widely used by Kubernetes users, particularly in regulated industries.

Multiverse Labs

Venture Round in 2021
Multiverse Labs is a decentralized AI ecosystem that supports early-stage technology companies. It develops an artificial intelligence-powered multi-metaverse platform that enables resource sharing and the integration of decentralized applications. The platform functions as a resource marketplace for blockchain technology, software, and information technology services, allowing companies, organizations, and governments to build and launch customized metaverse ecosystems. Through its offerings, Multiverse Labs helps clients engage with customers, create new jobs, and advance digital living within the evolving landscape of decentralized digital experiences.

Arrcus

Venture Round in 2021
Arrcus, Inc. is a company that specializes in designing and developing closed-source operating systems for networking hardware, such as switches and routers. Founded in 2016 and based in San Jose, California, Arrcus offers a range of products including ArcOS, a hardware-agnostic network operating system; ArcRR, a 64-bit route reflector; and ArcIQ, an analytics platform that provides real-time insights for network management. Additionally, the company provides the Arrcus VDR routing platform, the IP/EVPN Clos solution, and a multi-cloud networking platform. Arrcus focuses on enabling organizations to build scalable infrastructure across physical, virtual, and cloud environments, simplifying network operations and enhancing connectivity among people, machines, and data.

Huma

Series C in 2021
Huma is a global health technology company that provides a modular platform to support digital hospitals at home across disease areas. The platform combines predictive algorithms, digital biomarkers, and real-world data to enable proactive and predictive care and research. It integrates data from hospital databases, patient wearables, and mobile devices to deliver real-time information to healthcare providers, supporting connected care. Through collaborations with leading healthcare institutes, Huma uses data and clinical expertise to measure outcomes and accelerate research and therapies, helping clinicians deliver better patient care.

SignalWire

Series B in 2021
SignalWire is a Palo Alto-based company founded in 2017, offering a cloud communication platform that enables developers to integrate voice, messaging, and video capabilities into their applications using real-time APIs. Their primary product, SignalWire CLOUD, built on FreeSWITCH technology, allows for the creation of communications products and applications. They also provide SignalWire STACK, an open-source communications platform, and SignalWire Documentation, a web socket-based protocol for client libraries and real-time call control. SignalWire's mission is to create a global network for secure, standards-based real-time communication, accessible via simple SDKs and programming interfaces. Their products support audio/video applications in mobile browsers, AI bots, PSTN termination, and more, with a fully distributed workforce spanning multiple countries and time zones.

HYPR

Series C in 2021
HYPR is a security technology company focused on providing passwordless authentication solutions. Backed by major investors such as Comcast, Samsung, and Mastercard, HYPR offers a cloud platform that combines the robust security of smart cards with the convenience of smartphones. This platform addresses the challenges of multi-factor authentication by enabling businesses to eliminate customer passwords and streamline login processes, enhancing user experience. Additionally, HYPR's biometric security technology decentralizes authentication, ensuring that personal credentials—such as biometrics, PINs, and passwords—are stored securely on user devices rather than in a centralized system. This approach reduces the risk of enterprise breaches while allowing clients to access information without traditional password barriers.

Tetrate

Series B in 2021
Tetrate.io, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in application management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The company provides an enterprise-ready service mesh platform that simplifies the management of complex application infrastructures for DevOps, security, and network administrators. Tetrate's platform enables organizations to run and manage microservices effectively, facilitating the modernization of applications and accelerating the adoption of public cloud solutions. By partnering with enterprises on their app modernization journeys, Tetrate supports businesses in navigating the intricacies of modern cloud infrastructures.

Cellwize

Series B in 2020
Cellwize specializes in accelerating next-generation mobile networks through its cloud-based automation platform, Chime. This AI-driven solution enables mobile network operators to swiftly deploy and manage 5G networks, optimize coverage, and enhance user experience across diverse environments.

Anodot

Series C in 2020
Anodot is a SaaS-based autonomous analytics company offering an automated business analytics and anomaly detection platform. The platform continuously collects and analyzes data to identify outliers and abnormal patterns, automatically isolating issues and correlating signals across multiple parameters in real time to eliminate insight latency and support rapid business decisions. It serves data-driven sectors such as eCommerce, fintech, adtech, telecommunications, IoT, and gaming, and is distributed through a global network of resellers. Founded in 2014, Anodot is headquartered in Ra'anana, Israel, with offices in London and Sydney.

Spatial

Series A in 2020
Spatial Systems, Inc. offers an augmented workplace platform designed to enhance communication and collaboration among users. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company enables users to conduct meetings with spatial audio and 3D telepresence, facilitating a more immersive experience. Additionally, Spatial's platform allows for the sharing and organization of various digital content, including 3D models, videos, documents, images, and websites. The focus of the company is to transform how people work by creating a collective computing environment that fosters creativity and productivity. Spatial has attracted investment from notable firms and individuals, positioning itself as a leader in the augmented reality and virtual reality space.

Rezilion

Seed Round in 2019
Rezilion, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a cloud workload protection platform aimed at securing software and cloud networks. Founded in 2018 and based in Be'er Sheva, Israel, Rezilion offers a range of services, including dynamic whitelisting, application control, vulnerability management, and exploit prevention. Its innovative platform employs Dynamic SBOM technology to automate security operations, helping organizations identify, prioritize, and remediate software vulnerabilities more efficiently. By providing insights into software components across various environments—such as on-premises, cloud, and IoT devices—Rezilion enables clients to understand their attack surface and focus on critical vulnerabilities. The platform also streamlines the remediation process by clustering vulnerabilities and executing fixes automatically, ultimately freeing up development teams to concentrate on building rather than securing.

Volterra

Venture Round in 2019
Volterra Inc. is a software development company that specializes in creating solutions for building, deploying, operating, and securing distributed applications across edge and multi-cloud environments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Volterra provides distributed cloud services that enable clients to deploy network and security applications effectively. Its global app-to-app network allows organizations to secure cloud applications while optimizing critical workloads by placing them closer to end-users, thus enhancing performance. The company's offerings are designed to assist DevOps and NetOps teams in addressing operational security and performance challenges, making it a key player in the evolving landscape of cloud services.

DiscreetAI

Pre Seed Round in 2019
DiscreetAI is a developer of a decentralized machine learning platform focused on privacy-preserving technologies for mobile, web, and server applications. The company creates open-source developer tools that facilitate machine learning while ensuring data privacy, security, and compliance. By enabling training on decentralized datasets, DiscreetAI allows organizations to leverage larger data pools without compromising sensitive information. This approach is particularly beneficial for Fortune 500 companies that face real-world challenges involving private data. The platform's architecture ensures that data remains on its host, thus enhancing the feasibility of training models without centralization, and supports the development of secure online marketplaces for big data transactions.

HYPR

Series B in 2019
HYPR is a security technology company focused on providing passwordless authentication solutions. Backed by major investors such as Comcast, Samsung, and Mastercard, HYPR offers a cloud platform that combines the robust security of smart cards with the convenience of smartphones. This platform addresses the challenges of multi-factor authentication by enabling businesses to eliminate customer passwords and streamline login processes, enhancing user experience. Additionally, HYPR's biometric security technology decentralizes authentication, ensuring that personal credentials—such as biometrics, PINs, and passwords—are stored securely on user devices rather than in a centralized system. This approach reduces the risk of enterprise breaches while allowing clients to access information without traditional password barriers.

SignalWire

Series A in 2019
SignalWire is a Palo Alto-based company founded in 2017, offering a cloud communication platform that enables developers to integrate voice, messaging, and video capabilities into their applications using real-time APIs. Their primary product, SignalWire CLOUD, built on FreeSWITCH technology, allows for the creation of communications products and applications. They also provide SignalWire STACK, an open-source communications platform, and SignalWire Documentation, a web socket-based protocol for client libraries and real-time call control. SignalWire's mission is to create a global network for secure, standards-based real-time communication, accessible via simple SDKs and programming interfaces. Their products support audio/video applications in mobile browsers, AI bots, PSTN termination, and more, with a fully distributed workforce spanning multiple countries and time zones.

Tetrate

Series A in 2019
Tetrate.io, Inc., founded in 2017 and based in San Francisco, California, specializes in application management for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. The company provides an enterprise-ready service mesh platform that simplifies the management of complex application infrastructures for DevOps, security, and network administrators. Tetrate's platform enables organizations to run and manage microservices effectively, facilitating the modernization of applications and accelerating the adoption of public cloud solutions. By partnering with enterprises on their app modernization journeys, Tetrate supports businesses in navigating the intricacies of modern cloud infrastructures.

Edgeworx

Seed Round in 2018
Edgeworx, Inc. is a software development company headquartered in Menlo Park, California, founded in 2017. The company specializes in edge computing technology, focusing on facilitating the deployment and management of software across various edge computing devices. Its flagship product, ioFog, is an open-source application platform that provides a standardized framework for developing and remotely deploying secure microservices. By utilizing a proprietary mesh network, ioFog enables seamless integration of different nodes and simplifies the deployment process by abstracting underlying hardware. This approach allows developers to package and deploy applications efficiently using containerization technologies, making it easier to build applications for edge environments similar to cloud environments. Edgeworx serves a diverse range of industries, emphasizing accessibility and reliability in edge computing solutions.

Spatial

Seed Round in 2018
Spatial Systems, Inc. offers an augmented workplace platform designed to enhance communication and collaboration among users. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company enables users to conduct meetings with spatial audio and 3D telepresence, facilitating a more immersive experience. Additionally, Spatial's platform allows for the sharing and organization of various digital content, including 3D models, videos, documents, images, and websites. The focus of the company is to transform how people work by creating a collective computing environment that fosters creativity and productivity. Spatial has attracted investment from notable firms and individuals, positioning itself as a leader in the augmented reality and virtual reality space.

Packet

Series B in 2018
Packet is a cloud hosting provider that specializes in automated bare metal infrastructure, serving enterprises, SaaS companies, and software innovators. The company's platform enables automation of physical servers and networks, offering a seamless experience without relying on virtualization or multi-tenancy. Packet operates over 20 global public cloud locations and facilitates more than 60,000 deployments each month across its extensive network of data centers and private sites. This flexibility allows customers to manage custom hardware both on-premises and at edge locations, making it suitable for a wide range of workloads, from traditional applications to cloud-native solutions. By providing reliable and scalable infrastructure, Packet empowers organizations to leverage technology as a competitive advantage.

Virtru

Series B in 2018
Founded in 2012, Virtru specializes in data security solutions. Its platform enables businesses to protect sensitive information throughout its lifecycle without compromising ease of use, supporting compliance and maintaining control over data.

BentoML

Seed Round in 2018
BentoML is an AI platform that enables the development, deployment, and orchestration of scalable machine learning and AI systems. It provides an inference platform that supports on-premises and cloud deployments, allowing teams to ship models to production as prediction services and to iterate quickly while reducing cost and operational risk. The platform supports serving a wide range of models, including large language models and embeddings, and accommodates complex pipelines. It is used across industries such as finance, healthcare, and manufacturing to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness.

Duka

Venture Round in 2017
dukaPRO is an all in one solution, where you get a laptop, award winning Kaspersky anti-virus, Office 365, automated updates, and innovative software that backs up selected user documents.

BlazingDB

Seed Round in 2017
BlazingSQL, Inc. develops an open-source, GPU-accelerated SQL engine designed to improve database management and query execution. The company offers BlazingSQL Notebooks, a cloud-based platform that provides users with a managed Jupyter environment equipped with a CUDA GPU and pre-installed, GPU-accelerated Python packages. This platform enables efficient querying of various file formats, including CSV, JSON, Apache Parquet, and Apache ORC, by leveraging Apache Arrow to run queries directly in GPU memory. Established in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional office in Lima, Peru, BlazingSQL aims to deliver fast and user-friendly database solutions that enhance performance and simplify setup for users.

HYPR

Series A in 2017
HYPR is a security technology company focused on providing passwordless authentication solutions. Backed by major investors such as Comcast, Samsung, and Mastercard, HYPR offers a cloud platform that combines the robust security of smart cards with the convenience of smartphones. This platform addresses the challenges of multi-factor authentication by enabling businesses to eliminate customer passwords and streamline login processes, enhancing user experience. Additionally, HYPR's biometric security technology decentralizes authentication, ensuring that personal credentials—such as biometrics, PINs, and passwords—are stored securely on user devices rather than in a centralized system. This approach reduces the risk of enterprise breaches while allowing clients to access information without traditional password barriers.

Theta EdgeCloud

Series A in 2017
Theta EdgeCloud is the leading decentralized cloud for AI, media and entertainment. The platform empowers AI teams with unrivaled GPU price-to-performance as the first hybrid cloud-edge computing architecture. Strategic corporate investors include Samsung NEXT, Sony Innovation Fund, media investors BDMI Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, CAA Creative Artists Agency, and traditional Silicon Valley VCs including DCM and Sierra Ventures.

LiquidSky

Convertible Note in 2017
LiquidSky Software is an online platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States, that focuses on streaming interactive applications and experiences. The company specializes in cloud gaming and thin-client computing, offering a gaming and content delivery network that allows users to access high-performance applications on low-end devices. By enhancing load balancing, storage, networking, scheduling, and streaming capabilities, LiquidSky aims to provide reduced latency and an improved interactive experience for its users.

Spatial

Venture Round in 2017
Spatial Systems, Inc. offers an augmented workplace platform designed to enhance communication and collaboration among users. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in New York, the company enables users to conduct meetings with spatial audio and 3D telepresence, facilitating a more immersive experience. Additionally, Spatial's platform allows for the sharing and organization of various digital content, including 3D models, videos, documents, images, and websites. The focus of the company is to transform how people work by creating a collective computing environment that fosters creativity and productivity. Spatial has attracted investment from notable firms and individuals, positioning itself as a leader in the augmented reality and virtual reality space.

Stae

Seed Round in 2017
Stae empowers cities with advanced technology platforms that foster a healthy ecosystem for data management. It collaborates with local governments to streamline data-sharing processes, enhance operational efficiency, and facilitate informed decision-making through real-time insights.

Gyroscope

Seed Round in 2017
Gyroscope is a provider of developer-friendly tools designed to enhance user engagement and revenue for companies, particularly in the gaming sector. It leverages advanced machine learning and systems programming techniques to create intuitive, efficient tools that empower developers to build applications that learn from user behavior. Gyroscope aims to simplify the development of sophisticated artificial intelligence applications, allowing developers to create personalized and adaptive gaming experiences without requiring specialized expertise in data science or growth strategies. By focusing on usability and performance, Gyroscope facilitates the creation of applications that actively respond to user preferences, ultimately increasing user retention and satisfaction.

Theta EdgeCloud

Series A in 2017
Theta EdgeCloud is the leading decentralized cloud for AI, media and entertainment. The platform empowers AI teams with unrivaled GPU price-to-performance as the first hybrid cloud-edge computing architecture. Strategic corporate investors include Samsung NEXT, Sony Innovation Fund, media investors BDMI Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments, CAA Creative Artists Agency, and traditional Silicon Valley VCs including DCM and Sierra Ventures.

FloydHub

Seed Round in 2017
FloydHub is a Platform-as-a-Service designed for training and deploying deep learning models in the cloud. The platform simplifies the process of initiating machine learning projects, allowing users to start within 30 seconds. FloydHub provides the necessary infrastructure, enabling teams to focus on their core challenges rather than technical setup. It offers customizable CPU and GPU environments tailored for deep learning, along with features that automatically save projects and databases through cloud interactions. The platform includes a web dashboard that facilitates tracking, monitoring, editing, and sharing project progress, which enhances collaboration among team members and boosts productivity through effective performance reviews and project planning.

Data.World

Venture Round in 2017
Data.World develops an open data platform that enables users to discover, understand, share, and collaborate on diverse datasets. Its platform supports various formats and sectors, fostering a collaborative community for both business and public use.

LiquidSky

Convertible Note in 2016
LiquidSky Software is an online platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States, that focuses on streaming interactive applications and experiences. The company specializes in cloud gaming and thin-client computing, offering a gaming and content delivery network that allows users to access high-performance applications on low-end devices. By enhancing load balancing, storage, networking, scheduling, and streaming capabilities, LiquidSky aims to provide reduced latency and an improved interactive experience for its users.

LiquidSky

Seed Round in 2016
LiquidSky Software is an online platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in New York, United States, that focuses on streaming interactive applications and experiences. The company specializes in cloud gaming and thin-client computing, offering a gaming and content delivery network that allows users to access high-performance applications on low-end devices. By enhancing load balancing, storage, networking, scheduling, and streaming capabilities, LiquidSky aims to provide reduced latency and an improved interactive experience for its users.

Virtru

Series A in 2016
Founded in 2012, Virtru specializes in data security solutions. Its platform enables businesses to protect sensitive information throughout its lifecycle without compromising ease of use, supporting compliance and maintaining control over data.

Kngine

Venture Round in 2014
Kngine, Inc. is an intelligent assistant and answer engine that provides users with direct answers to their inquiries. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an engineering office in Cairo, Egypt, Kngine is designed for developers and businesses to create smart applications. Its platform incorporates advanced natural language understanding and utilizes deep learning, big data, and knowledge-based approaches to deliver accurate responses. Kngine’s technology extracts factual information from web content to enhance its knowledge graph, allowing it to comprehend and process user questions effectively. The platform is capable of automating customer service, powering voice interfaces, and enhancing enterprise search functionality, ensuring that users receive meaningful results. Kngine also offers a beta application for iOS and Android devices, further extending its accessibility. As of 2017, Kngine operates as a subsidiary of Samsung Research America, Inc.

Inception Mobile

Seed Round in 2013
Inception Mobile is a developer of a multi-platform mobile application development tool designed to facilitate the porting of applications from iOS to various other mobile platforms. The company's innovative solution allows for cross-platform development without the need for code rewrites, streamlining the process for developers and enhancing efficiency. By automating the porting process, Inception Mobile aims to simplify the challenges associated with multi-platform application development, making it easier for businesses to reach broader audiences across different mobile environments.

Traceloop

Traceloop specializes in monitoring the performance of large language models (LLMs) in production environments. It offers automated benchmarks, drift detection, real-time alerts, and gradual rollout capabilities to help AI developers and engineering teams ensure reliable deployment of changes to prompts and model configurations.
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