Venture capital firm
Samsung Venture Investment portfolio
samsungventure.co.krSamsung Venture Investment is a venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1999. It has invested in 126 venture-backed companies across 136 funding rounds on VCMC, and led 30 of those rounds. 17 of them were in the last 12 months.
126
Venture-backed companies
in its portfolio on VCMC
136
Funding rounds
led 30
17
Last 12 months
rounds, Oct 2025 to Sep 2026
37
With a disclosed valuation
of 126 companies
$1.25T
Combined value of its private companies
the whole companies, not what Samsung Venture Investment owns
120 private companies Samsung Venture Investment has backed have a VCMC valuation; together they are worth $1.25T. That is the value of the whole companies, not what Samsung Venture Investment owns. Anthropic is 87% of the total. 6 companies it backed have since been acquired and are not included. How VCMC values companies.
Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
Portfolio
Samsung Venture Investment's most valuable portfolio companies
The 10 most valuable private companies Samsung Venture Investment has backed, by VCMC's valuation. Values cover private companies only; public companies are not included.
- 1 Anthropic Tech Companies, San Francisco $1.09T range $838.9B – $1.51T Joined at Series H+, 2026
- 2 Mistral AI Software Development Services, Paris $25.2B range $21.2B – $36.6B Led at Series D, 2026
- 3 Skild AI Software Development Services, Pittsburgh $23.2B range $12.2B – $31.0B Joined at Series B, 2025
- 4 Tech Companies $9.9B range $805M – $18.5B Joined at Series B, 2021
- 5 Ridesharing, Special Capital Region of Jakarta $7.4B range $1.3B – $27.9B Joined at Series E, 2018
- 6 Groq Electronical Components Manufacturing, San Jose $7.0B range $5.0B – $10.0B Joined at Growth, 2025
- 7 Tenstorrent Device Manufacturing, Santa Clara $6.2B range $5.4B – $9.3B Joined at Series C, 2023
- 8 Tech Companies, Irvine $5.1B range $3.2B – $7.2B Joined at Growth, 2025
- 9 SiFive Electronical Components Manufacturing, Santa Clara $4.1B range $3.2B – $5.2B Joined at Series F, 2022
- 10 Motional Automobile Dealers & Manufacturers, Boston $4.1B range $1.6B – $8.1B Joined at Seed, 2016
Portfolio
Full Samsung Venture Investment portfolio (126 companies)
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| # | Last round | History | Range | Trend | Grade | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropic Tech Companies · since Series H+, 2026 | Series H May 2026 $65.00B | $1.09T | $838.9B – $1.51T | $1.31T (+20%) | $144.0B | 0% | 6,076 | growing | A | |
| 2 | Mistral AI Software Development Services · led at Series D, 2026 | Series D Sep 2026 $3.50B | $25.2B | $21.2B – $36.6B | $31.8B (+26%) | $3.8B | 0% | 1,715 | growing | A | |
| 3 | Sila Nanotechnologies Batteries · since Series D, 2018 | Debt Aug 2026 $1.40B | $3.7B | $2.6B – $5.7B | $4.0B (+8%) | $363M | 0% | 440 | flat | B | |
| 4 | Tenstorrent Device Manufacturing · since Series C, 2023 | Series E Oct 2026 $1.50B | $6.2B | $5.4B – $9.3B | $8.1B (+30%) | $887M | 0% | 1,280 | growing | A | |
| 5 | Groq Electronical Components Manufacturing · since Growth, 2025 | Growth Equity Jun 2026 $650M | $7.0B | $5.0B – $10.0B | $6.0B (-15%) | $697M | 97% | 309 | shrinking | B | |
| 6 | Skild AI Software Development Services · since Series B, 2025 | Series C Jan 2026 $1.40B | $23.2B | $12.2B – $31.0B | $26.9B (+16%) | $3.0B | 0% | 178 | growing | B | |
| 7 | Rebellions Device Manufacturing · led at Series C, 2025 | Pre-IPO Mar 2026 $400M | $2.6B | $2.0B – $3.2B | $2.8B (+8%) | $287M | 0% | 318 | growing | A | |
| 8 | SiFive Electronical Components Manufacturing · since Series F, 2022 | Series G Apr 2026 $400M | $4.1B | $3.2B – $5.2B | $4.4B (+8%) | $525M | 19% | 522 | flat | A | |
| 9 | Plume Tech Companies · since Growth, 2021 | Growth Equity Oct 2021 $300M | $931M | $239M – $2.8B | $836M (-10%) | $249M | 50% | 498 | up | D | |
| 10 | Noom Nutritionists & Weight Loss Specialists · since Series E, 2019 | Series F May 2021 $540M | $2.4B | $263M – $7.5B | $2.2B (-7%) | $684M | 30% | 1,200 | flat | D | |
| 11 | CuspAI Research Institutes · since Series A, 2025 | Series B Jul 2026 $450M | $2.9B | $2.3B – $4.5B | $3.9B (+35%) | $429M | 0% | 94 | growing | B | |
| 12 | Branch Tech Companies · since Series C, 2017 | Growth Equity Feb 2022 $300M | $1.9B | $321M – $4.5B | $1.9B (-2%) | $396M | 36% | 515 | flat | D | |
| 13 | Nearfield Instruments Laboratory Equipment & Supplies · led at Seed, 2017 | Series D Jun 2026 $380M | $1.8B | $1.4B – $2.4B | $2.1B (+21%) | $255M | 0% | 442 | growing | A | |
| 14 | Motional Automobile Dealers & Manufacturers · since Seed, 2016 | Growth Equity May 2024 $475M | $4.1B | $1.6B – $8.1B | $3.3B (-20%) | $486M | 41% | 1,009 | up | C | |
| 15 | d-Matrix Tech Companies · since Series B, 2023 | Series C Nov 2025 $275M | $2.7B | $1.7B – $3.2B | $2.8B (+2%) | $307M | 0% | 325 | growing | B | |
| 16 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2021 | Series C Feb 2022 $200M | $9.9B | $805M – $18.5B | $9.3B (-6%) | $2.0B | 0% | 357 | flat | D | |
| 17 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2025 | Series B Oct 2025 $100M | $1.3B | $599M – $1.8B | $1.3B (0%) | $139M | 0% | 157 | growing | B | |
| 18 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2020 | Series C Jul 2021 $113M | $81.6M | $38.8M – $295M | $72.1M (-12%) | $78.8M | 97% | 22 | shrinking | D | |
| 19 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2026 | Series B Jun 2026 $50M | $364M | $229M – $692M | $487M (+34%) | $53.6M | 0% | 67 | growing | B | |
| 20 | Tech Companies · since Series E, 2014 | Series E May 2014 $42M | $356M | $36.0M – $685M | $356M (0%) | $73.0M | 21% | 67 | flat | D | |
| 21 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2025 | Series A Nov 2025 $35M | $388M | $160M – $580M | $409M (+5%) | $57.2M | 0% | 72 | growing | C | |
| 22 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2026 | Series A Aug 2026 $31M | $144M | $90.3M – $327M | $231M (+60%) | $32.3M | 0% | 21 | growing | C | |
| 23 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2021 | Series B Sep 2021 $25M | $76.3M | $12.2M – $305M | $72.5M (-5%) | $32.5M | 59% | 47 | flat | D | |
| 24 | Industrial Machinery & Supplies · led at Series B, 2023 | Series B Aug 2023 $13M | $81.6M | $18.4M – $200M | $68.0M (-17%) | $15.0M | 30% | 34 | up | D | |
| 25 | Tech Companies · led at Series A, 2022 | Series A Jul 2022 $14M | $99.1M | $9.29M – $141M | $90.5M (-9%) | $19.5M | 12% | 77 | flat | D | |
| 26 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2015 | Series A Oct 2015 $14M | $75.0M | $4.93M – $114M | $75.0M (0%) | $18.9M | 0% | 49 | flat | D | |
| 27 | Tech Companies · led at Seed, 2024 | Acquisition Feb 2026 $60M | $144M acquired 2026 | $39.7M – $243M | – | – | 24% | 27 | flat | C | |
| 28 | Aerospace and Defence · since Series B, 2020 | Series B Nov 2020 $11M | $74.3M | $5.16M – $139M | $71.0M (-5%) | $13.5M | 0% | 31 | up | D | |
| 29 | Tech Companies · led at Series A, 2020 | Other Oct 2022 $5.0M | $15.4M | $0.95M – $26.6M | $14.1M (-9%) | $4.20M | 8% | 62 | flat | D | |
| 30 | Tech Companies · led at Series A, 2019 | Series A May 2019 $7.0M | $36.8M | $1.87M – $62.0M | $36.8M (0%) | $7.68M | 11% | 30 | unknown | D | |
| 31 | Tech Companies · since Seed, 2024 | Seed Feb 2024 $7.0M | $27.1M | $7.97M – $69.1M | $20.0M (-26%) | $13.7M | 64% | 2 | unknown | D | |
| 32 | Tech Companies · since Series A, 2023 | Series A Oct 2023 $7.0M | $35.9M | $7.84M – $99.3M | $31.2M (-13%) | $10.1M | 55% | 36 | down | D | |
| 33 | Ridesharing · since Series E, 2018 | Growth Equity Oct 2019 $50M | $7.4B | $1.3B – $27.9B | $7.4B (0%) | – | 0% | 28,000 | unknown | D | |
| 34 | Tech Companies · since Series C, 2019 | Acquisition May 2025 $3.50B | $7.7B acquired 2025 | $1.8B – $13.2B | – | – | 34% | 980 | flat | D | |
| 35 | Tech Companies · since Growth, 2025 | Growth Equity Aug 2025 $405M | $5.1B | $3.2B – $7.2B | $5.1B (0%) | $456M | 0% | 346 | growing | B | |
| 36 | Electronical Components Manufacturing · since Series A, 2016 | Acquisition Jul 2024 | $1.3B acquired 2024 | $527M – $4.1B | – | – | 89% | 400 | flat | D | |
| 37 | Industrial Air Solutions · since Series E, 2022 | Series E Dec 2022 $318M | $2.4B | $304M – $5.8B | $2.1B (-13%) | $488M | 15% | 281 | flat | D | |
| 38 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2026 | Series B Sep 2026 $300M | $3.2B | $2.6B – $5.2B | $4.5B (+42%) | $495M | 0% | 65 | growing | B | |
| 39 | Medical Supply Manufacturers · since Series D, 2025 | Series D Jun 2025 $44M | $623M | $292M – $1.0B | $556M (-11%) | $78.2M | 37% | 188 | flat | C | |
| 40 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2026 | Series B Oct 2026 $90M | $1.5B | $1.3B – $2.6B | $2.3B (+47%) | $248M | 0% | 70 | growing | B | |
| 41 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2020 | Series C Jul 2021 $200M | $1.3B | $89.8M – $2.4B | $1.3B (-5%) | $285M | 0% | 262 | flat | D | |
| 42 | Electronical Components Manufacturing · led at Growth, 2024 | Debt Aug 2026 $150M | $375M | $178M – $570M | $318M (-15%) | $33.7M | 0% | 162 | growing | B | |
| 43 | Tech Companies · since Series C, 2021 | Series D Jul 2024 $80M | $1.2B | $630M – $1.6B | $895M (-26%) | $165M | 20% | 287 | up | B | |
| 44 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2022 | Growth Equity Mar 2023 $28M | $346M | $47.8M – $607M | $331M (-5%) | $37.9M | 2% | 144 | flat | D | |
| 45 | Tech Companies · since Growth, 2026 | Growth Equity Aug 2026 $140M | $762M | $652M – $949M | $825M (+8%) | $90.6M | 0% | 416 | flat | A | |
| 46 | Software Development Services · since Seed, 2024 | Seed May 2024 $220M | $3.8B | $530M – $5.8B | $2.2B (-41%) | $745M | 0% | 316 | flat | D | |
| 47 | Tech Companies · since Growth, 2026 | Series A Aug 2026 $150M | $1.2B | $913M – $2.2B | $1.9B (+64%) | $266M | 0% | 57 | growing | B | |
| 48 | Renewable energy companies · since Growth, 2025 | Growth Equity Mar 2025 $54M | $699M | $396M – $1.1B | $699M (0%) | $68.6M | 0% | 133 | growing | B | |
| 49 | Tech Companies · led at Series B, 2018 | Series D Jun 2023 $24M | $1.9B | $575M – $2.6B | $1.8B (-4%) | $248M | 0% | 972 | up | C | |
| 50 | Tech Companies · since Series B, 2015 | Series F Oct 2024 $100M | $1.2B | $400M – $2.1B | $889M (-26%) | $177M | 35% | 239 | flat | C |
Valuation: VCMC's valuation with its range, from a low to a high scenario; a company with no valuation shows a dash, one acquired after its last round its last value as a private company.
Activity
How Samsung Venture Investment invests: stages, industries and countries
Most of its rounds are Series C and later (40%). Its companies span 31 industries, most in Tech Companies, Electronical Components Manufacturing and Chemicals, across 19 countries.
Rounds by stage
- Seed 8
- Series A 29
- Series B 43
- Series C and later 55
- Other venture 1
Investments by industry
- Tech Companies 61
- Electronical Components Manufacturing 12
- Chemicals 7
- Software Development Services 7
- Batteries 5
- Device Manufacturing 4
- Laboratory Equipment & Supplies 3
- Industrial Air Solutions 2
Investments by country
- United States 67
- South Korea 15
- Israel 12
- Canada 5
- United Kingdom 4
- France 3
Recent rounds
Samsung Venture Investment's latest investments
Samsung Venture Investment's most recent funding rounds, newest first. 17 rounds in the last 12 months.
- Series B $90M 7 Oct 2026
- Mistral AI Series D, led $3.50B 8 Sep 2026
- Series B $300M 4 Sep 2026
- Growth $140M 25 Aug 2026
- Growth $140M 25 Aug 2026
- Series A $150M 25 Aug 2026
- Series A $31M 11 Aug 2026
- Series B $50M 25 Jun 2026
- Series C $33M 2 Jun 2026
- Series C, led $100M 2 Jun 2026
Co-investors
Samsung Venture Investment's top co-investors
The investors that most often join the same rounds as Samsung Venture Investment. Samsung Next leads, with 9 rounds together.
- 9 rounds together
- Lightspeed Venture Partners 8 rounds together
- Temasek 8 rounds together
- Qualcomm Ventures 7 rounds together
- Andreessen Horowitz 7 rounds together
- General Catalyst 7 rounds together
- Sequoia Capital 6 rounds together
- CRV 6 rounds together
- Coatue 6 rounds together
- Y Combinator 6 rounds together
About
About Samsung Venture Investment
Samsung Venture Investment Corporation is a South Korean venture investment company that operates as the venture investment arm of Samsung Electronics. The company invests in emerging technologies and startups, and manages various investment funds and portfolios. It maintains offices in multiple international locations, including the United States, India, Japan, China, England, and Israel, and is involved in fostering collaboration between investors and startups.
Description from Veridion's company data.
- Founded
- 1999
- Based in
- Seoul, South Korea
- Team
- 37 people, -18% in a year
- Type
- Venture capital firm
Focus markets
- Technology
What Samsung Venture Investment offers
- Venture Capital Investment Services
- Technology Startup Investment Services
- Open Innovation Facilitation Services
- Venture Ecosystem Development Services
- Emerging Technology Investment Services
- Global Venture Investment Services
- Fund Management and Administration Services
- Startup Collaboration Services
Questions
Samsung Venture Investment: frequently asked questions
How many companies has Samsung Venture Investment invested in?
126 venture-backed companies on VCMC, across 136 funding rounds.
What are Samsung Venture Investment's most valuable private companies?
Anthropic ($1.09T), Mistral AI ($25.2B), Skild AI ($23.2B), by VCMC's valuation.
What was Samsung Venture Investment's latest investment?
Nous Research, a Series B round in Oct 2026 of $90M.
Which stages does Samsung Venture Investment invest in?
Samsung Venture Investment invests most often at Series C and later (55 rounds), followed by Series B (43) and Series A (29). It has also joined 8 seed and 1 other venture rounds.
What is Samsung Venture Investment's portfolio worth?
Its private companies with a VCMC valuation are worth $1.25T together. That is the sum of the companies' values, not what Samsung Venture Investment owns.
Who does Samsung Venture Investment invest alongside?
Samsung Next (9 rounds), Lightspeed Venture Partners (8 rounds), Temasek (8 rounds).