Samsung Venture Investment Corporation

Samsung Venture Investment Corporation is the corporate venture arm of Samsung Electronics, founded in 1999 and based in Seoul. It maintains a global presence with activity in innovation hubs such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, London, Tel Aviv, Bangalore, Tokyo, and Beijing, and it backs emerging technology startups across Europe, Asia, and North America. The firm sources and invests in technology companies at multiple stages, from early-stage to pre-IPO, focusing on areas including semiconductors, materials, mobile services, internet, software, security, and enterprise solutions, as well as bioengineering and medical tech. Its investment approach targets companies developing AI, robotics, augmented and virtual reality, cybersecurity, 5G, next generation displays, battery technology, digital health, and insurtech, among others, to support shaping future technologies.

Liam Ahn

Principal

Robert Ashcraft

Investment Director

Ju Won Cha

Managing Partner

Jaeseok Cha

Investment Director

Russ Chaney

Principal

Myungseok Choi

Investment Director

Jay Chong

Vice President

Jeongheon Gwak

Investment Director

Uiseok Hwang

Investment Director

TaeWoo Jeon

Investment Director

Jihong Kim

Managing Director, Samsung Ventures America

Han Seong Kim

Investment Director

Junyeong Kim

Investment Director

Jongwook Kim

Investment Director

Minjoo Kim

Investment Director

Sung Eun Sarah Kim

Investment Director

Donghyun Kim

Investment Director

Eunji Ko

Investment Director

KyungNam Ko

Investment Director

JaeHo Koh

Investment Director

Helena Lee

Investment Director

Stan Lee

Investment Director

Jaemin Lee

Investment Director

Hyemin Lee

Senior Investment Manager

SunMin Lee

Investment Director

Claire Leurent

Managing Director

Sooyoun Lim

Investment Director

Michael Pachos

Managing Director

Wookyoung Park

Investment Director

Jinho Park

Investment Director

Junho Yang

Investment Director

Chanwoo Yang

Investment Director

Il Seok Yoon

Vice President

Jisu Yoon

Investment Director

Past deals in Autonomous Vehicles

Tesollo

Series A in 2025
Tesollo specializes in developing advanced robotic grippers and hands, integrating AI and robotics. They offer customized automation systems tailored to clients' unique needs, focusing on the future of the robotics industry.

Neubility

Series A in 2023
Neubility is a company that specializes in self-driving delivery robots, aimed at transforming urban logistics and last-mile delivery services. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Seoul, one of Asia's most densely populated cities, Neubility leverages vision-based localization and path-planning technologies to facilitate autonomous deliveries. The company focuses on providing a reliable and cost-effective delivery solution for businesses and consumers, enabling them to streamline their logistics without human intervention. With thousands of deliveries executed every second, Neubility is redefining the delivery landscape in urban settings.

Phantom AI

Series C in 2023
Phantom AI, Inc. is a technology company based in Burlingame, California, focused on developing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for autonomous vehicles. Founded in 2016, the company offers a range of innovative solutions, including PhantomVision, a deep learning-based computer vision system that supports the detection of vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and traffic signals. Additionally, Phantom AI provides PhantomFusion, a sensor fusion platform that integrates data from various sensors like cameras, radar, LiDAR, and ultrasonic devices to create a comprehensive environmental model. The company also features PhantomDrive, a vehicle control solution that ensures safe and natural vehicle movement by accurately predicting the motion of detected objects. By delivering high-performance AI solutions at a competitive price, Phantom AI aims to democratize access to ADAS technology, ultimately enhancing safety and driving enjoyment while laying the groundwork for future self-driving capabilities.

Lumotive

Venture Round in 2023
Lumotive develops programmable optical semiconductors and solid-state lidar systems that use light-control metasurfaces to enable compact, software-defined beam steering for sensing and perception across autonomous vehicles, robotics, mobile devices, and industrial automation. Its silicon-based beam steering chips are designed to reduce lidar size, cost, and complexity while delivering improved performance and reliability for 3D sensing and AI computing. Founded in 2017, Lumotive is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

Lumotive

Venture Round in 2022
Lumotive develops programmable optical semiconductors and solid-state lidar systems that use light-control metasurfaces to enable compact, software-defined beam steering for sensing and perception across autonomous vehicles, robotics, mobile devices, and industrial automation. Its silicon-based beam steering chips are designed to reduce lidar size, cost, and complexity while delivering improved performance and reliability for 3D sensing and AI computing. Founded in 2017, Lumotive is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

SLAMcore Limited

Series A in 2022
SLAMcore develops simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) solutions for augmented/virtual reality, robotics, and autonomous vehicles. Its technology enables moving robots to localize, navigate, and understand unfamiliar surroundings using visual SLAM, sensor fusion, and event camera SLAM. The company's ETAM 2D and ETAM 3D methods demonstrate real-time, high dynamic range, and resolution intensity for event-based cameras. SLAMcore licenses its algorithms for smart technology like drones and self-driving vehicles.

TriEye

Series B in 2021
TriEye Ltd., established in 2017 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, specializes in developing Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) sensing solutions for autonomous vehicles. The company's core business involves creating CMOS-based SWIR sensors that enable clear imaging and accurate depth perception in challenging driving conditions such as darkness, rain, fog, and dust. TriEye's proprietary technology significantly reduces costs compared to existing industry rates while delivering reliable image data, thereby enhancing vehicle safety and autonomy.

EVAR

Series A in 2021
EVAR develops autonomous robotic charging systems for electric vehicles. Their technology enables convenient, hazard-aware charging through license plate or QR code recognition.

NNAISENSE

Series B in 2019
NNAISENSE S.A. is a Swiss company established in 2014, with its headquarters in Lugano and an additional office in Austin, Texas. Specializing in neural network solutions, NNAISENSE focuses on enhancing superhuman perception and intelligent automation across various industries. The company stemmed from the Swiss AI institute, IDSIA, known for its pioneering contributions to artificial neural networks and deep learning. NNAISENSE has successfully collaborated with major industry players in sectors such as steel and glass production, robotics, additive manufacturing, autonomous vehicles, and renewable energy. Through these partnerships, the company delivers tailored solutions that leverage advanced research and practical experience to add significant value to its clients' operations.

Sense Photonics

Series A in 2019
Sense Photonics, Inc. is a technology company specializing in the development of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) solutions for various applications, including autonomous vehicles, drones, and industrial automation. Founded in 2016 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Sense Photonics focuses on producing advanced solid-state LiDAR sensors that utilize proprietary laser arrays and 3D depth-sensing technologies. These sensors are designed to create detailed 3D maps of a vehicle's surroundings in diverse environmental conditions, ensuring high performance and reliability without moving parts. The company's innovative approach is supported by a robust portfolio of over 200 patents, positioning it to meet the demands of the automotive sector and drive advancements in autonomous driving and robotics.

EVAR

Venture Round in 2019
EVAR develops autonomous robotic charging systems for electric vehicles. Their technology enables convenient, hazard-aware charging through license plate or QR code recognition.

PerceptIn

Series A in 2017
PerceptIn is a visual intelligence company that develops perception and interpretation technologies for autonomous systems and devices. The company provides hardware, a software development kit with embedded algorithms, and reference applications for mobile and VR/AR contexts. Its robotics vision system features a visual inertial module that enables real-time tracking and mapping with centimeter-level accuracy for indoor environments, delivered through a user-friendly SDK. PerceptIn serves robot makers, VR/AR device makers, content creators, smartphone OEMs, gaming companies, and early adopters of immersive technologies. With offices in Sunnyvale and Santa Clara in California and Shenzhen, China, the company focuses on deploying full-stack visual intelligence across devices ranging from IoT-grade robots to autonomous driving, targeting low-speed applications such as campuses and industrial parks. PerceptIn collaborates with leading technology partners and supports a growing base of more than 100 customers, employing about 30 people.

Imagry

Venture Round in 2017
Founded in 2013, Imagry designs and develops a mapless autonomous driving platform. Its technology uses real-time software to identify roads, vehicles, pedestrians, and obstacles without relying on maps or GPS. Imagry's Aleph Star algorithm enables physics-based planning to compensate for perception errors in real-time. The company operates autonomously on public roads since 2019 and supplies its Perception and Motion Planning L3 software stacks to automotive Tier-1 suppliers and OEMs worldwide.
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