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Samsung Catalyst Fund

North America, California, United States, Menlo Park

Description

Samsung Catalyst fosters innovation through guidance, expertise, and connections to transform ideas into products at scale.

Investor Profile

Samsung Catalyst Fund has made 56 investments, with 6 in the past 12 months and 18% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series B (30%)
  • Series C (23%)
  • Series A (20%)
  • Series D (13%)
  • Series Unknown (7%)
  • Seed (4%)
  • Series E (2%)
  • Series F (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (63%)
  • Israel (13%)
  • Germany (9%)
  • United Kingdom (4%)
  • Switzerland (4%)
  • Hungary (2%)
  • Canada (2%)
  • Sweden (2%)
  • The Netherlands (2%)
  • Belgium (2%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Semiconductor
  • Machine Learning
  • Information Technology
  • Hardware
  • Manufacturing
  • Automotive
  • Electronics
  • Data Center
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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Samsung Catalyst Fund frequently co-invest with?

Day One Capital
Europe, Budapest, Hungary, Budapest
Co-Investments: 3
Qualcomm Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Diego
Co-Investments: 3
BMW i Ventures
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 4
Atreides Management
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Boston
Co-Investments: 3
Bosch Ventures
Europe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Stuttgart
Co-Investments: 7
Nautilus Venture Partners
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 3
Inventure
Europe, Southern Finland, Finland, Helsinki
Co-Investments: 3
NVIDIA
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 3
Intel Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 7
Hitachi Ventures
Europe, Bayern, Germany, München
Co-Investments: 3

Which angels does Samsung Catalyst Fund often collaborate with?

RS
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
RB
North America, Virgin Islands, United States
Shared Deals: 1
JM
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
SK
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
PT
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
SR
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Shared Deals: 1
RD
North America, California, United States, Milpitas
Shared Deals: 1
NR
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
JB
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 1
SA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Samsung Catalyst Fund?

Skylo

Mountain View, California, United States

Skylo is a global non-terrestrial service provider that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over satellites.

Information TechnologyInternet of ThingsSatellite CommunicationTelecommunicationsWireless
Series UnknownFeb 27, 2025
Amount Raised: $30,000,000
Axiado Corporation Inc

San Jose, California, United States

Security processor company redefining hardware root of trust with hardware-based security technologies, including per-system AI.

Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityData CenterHardwareNetwork SecuritySemiconductor
Series CDec 4, 2024
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Enfabrica

Mountain View, California, United States

Enfabrica is an AI networking chip startup that develops networking solutions for parallel and accelerated computing infrastructure.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySemiconductorSoftware
Series CNov 19, 2024
Amount Raised: $115,000,000
Groq

Mountain View, California, United States

Groq radically simplifies compute to accelerate workloads in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and high-performance computing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ElectronicsMachine LearningSemiconductor
Series DAug 5, 2024
Amount Raised: $640,000,000
DreamBig Semiconductor

San Jose, California, United States

DreamBig Semiconductor provides Chiplet platform with SMARTNIC/DPU solutions for AI, data centers and storage acceleration.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data CenterData StorageElectronics
Series BJul 16, 2024
Amount Raised: $75,000,000
Axelera AI

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands

Axelera AI is an artificial intelligence chip manufacturer that creates AI hardware and software platforms for edge computing.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Machine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Series BJun 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $68,000,000
Celestial AI

Santa Clara, California, United States

Celestial AI develops an optical interconnect technology platform for data center and AI computing solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Data CenterMachine LearningSemiconductorSoftware
Series CMar 27, 2024
Amount Raised: $175,000,000
Eliyan

Santa Clara, California, United States

Eliyan manufactures semiconductor interconnects to accelerate chiplet-based systems.

ElectronicsManufacturingSemiconductor
Series BMar 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $60,000,000
Skylo

Mountain View, California, United States

Skylo is a global non-terrestrial service provider that allows smartphone and IoT cellular devices to connect directly over satellites.

Information TechnologyInternet of ThingsSatellite CommunicationTelecommunicationsWireless
Series CFeb 13, 2024
Amount Raised: $37,000,000
Commsignia

Santa Clara, California, United States

Commsignia specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and distribution of cooperative intelligent transportation systems.

AutomotiveInternet of ThingsManufacturingSoftwareWireless
Series BSep 5, 2023
Amount Raised: $15,000,000