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 Intellectual Property

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.

Story Protocol

Series A in 2023
Story Protocol is a technology company focused on revolutionizing the creation of narrative universes in the web3 space. Its platform enables creators to develop, own, govern, and license intellectual property on-chain, fostering an ecosystem where story elements can be remixed and composed.

Dank Bank

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Dank Bank operates a platform that enables trading of fractional non-fungible tokens tied to memes, viral videos, and other iconic Internet moments. The service integrates NFT and DeFi concepts to allow fans to invest in the intellectual property of their favorite creators through fractional ownership, supporting creators in exchange for a stake in their future success. The platform also offers community perks linked to ownership, such as merchandise and access to live events.

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.
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