Samsung NEXT Ventures

Samsung NEXT Ventures, established in 2013, is a venture capital arm of Samsung Electronics, headquartered in Mountain View, California. It focuses on investing in early-stage companies within the artificial intelligence, fintech, blockchain, health technology, infrastructure, and media technology sectors. The firm typically invests a minimum of USD 1 million, supporting innovative startups that align with Samsung's strategic growth opportunities.

Royi Benyossef

Investment Director

Sam Campbell

Investor

Carlos Castellanos

Investor

Andy Duong

Investment Director

Lizzy Goldman

Investor

Joan Kim

Investor

Emily Koster

Director of Communications

Amy Lee

Investor

Raymond Liao

Vice President | Ventures Managing Director

Jonathan Machado

Managing Director, Investment

Yonatan Machado

Senior Investment Director

Eyal Miller

Managing Director, General Manager, Israel

Nick Nigam

Principal, Seed to Series B Venture Capital Investments

Caroline Rehfuss

Investor

Past deals in Infrastructure

Ceramic.ai

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

Prometeo

Series A in 2024
Prometeo is a leading fintech infrastructure company that serves as a marketplace connecting global corporations with financial institutions in Latin America and the United States. It specializes in advanced technological infrastructure, particularly banking Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), enabling seamless access to a vast network of over 1,200 financial institutions across 11 countries. Prometeo's innovative platform simplifies and secures the connection to these institutions, reducing friction and costs for clients. The company automates access to banking data, bank account validation, and account-to-account payments, serving as a single API for cross-border banking. By offering standardized APIs, educational tools, and payment applications, Prometeo aims to enhance users' understanding of their financial behavior and improve money management.

Koyeb

Seed Round in 2023
Koyeb is a company based in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, that specializes in creating a serverless file processing platform tailored for developers. Founded in 2019, Koyeb enables users to efficiently process, store, and distribute data across various cloud environments. The platform is designed for rapid deployment and operation of applications globally, offering a streamlined experience for running AI workloads, web applications, and APIs on high-performance infrastructure. By eliminating the need for server and infrastructure management, Koyeb simplifies the operational complexities faced by businesses and developers. The company prides itself on delivering a third-generation cloud platform that harnesses the capabilities of GPUs, accelerators, and CPUs, thereby enhancing performance and efficiency in application deployment.

MachineFi

Seed Round in 2022
MachineFi Lab is a company focused on the development of Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain technologies. It specializes in creating a software platform that integrates various machines, providing a comprehensive infrastructure suite. This suite includes an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) blockchain, a multichain crypto wallet, a blockchain bridge, and an onboarding platform. Additionally, MachineFi Lab offers software development kits (SDKs) that empower developers to build applications and establish machine networks. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to enhance connectivity and functionality within the IoT ecosystem.

Mysten Labs

Series A in 2021
Mysten Labs is a web3 infrastructure company committed to facilitating the mass adoption of decentralized technologies. The company develops essential tools and foundational infrastructure that enhance the security and usability of web3 applications. By improving interoperability across multiple blockchain networks, Mysten Labs enables developers to concentrate on delivering superior user experiences rather than navigating the complexities of lower-level blockchain integrations. Through its innovative solutions, the company aims to accelerate the development and adoption of decentralized services, positioning itself as a key player in the evolution of the web3 ecosystem.

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.

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.

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.

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.

SafeDK

Series A in 2016
SafeDK is a mobile SDK management platform based in Herzliya, Israel, designed to assist enterprises and mobile developers in managing third-party tools within their applications. The company provides an infrastructure solution that enhances the security, stability, and quality of service of mobile apps by monitoring and controlling the behavior of integrated SDKs in real-time. SafeDK’s platform enables application publishers to gain comprehensive insights into the advertisements displayed in their apps while identifying and reporting privacy, performance, and stability issues. This helps clients maximize the advantages of using third-party tools while minimizing associated risks.

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.
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