Samsung Catalyst Fund

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Investor type

VC / CVC

Founded

2013

AUM

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Location

San Jose, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Series B Series A Seed Pre-seed Late Stage (Series C+)

Region of investment

Middle East Europe North America Asia
Investor profile last updated: 15 August, 2026

Profile

Samsung Catalyst Fund is a multi-stage venture capital fund based in San Jose, operating under the umbrella of Samsung Electronics. It focuses on investing in deep tech AI infrastructure. The fund is fully owned by Samsung Electronics, allowing it to leverage the company's industry leadership and product breadth. The team consists of domain experts who assist startups with shared resources, financing, and corporate development, aimed at fostering mutual growth and benefits.

Samsung Catalyst Fund invests in a broad range of sectors including AI, cloud and data infrastructure, networking and 5G, autonomous systems, sensors, and quantum computing. It operates globally with a focus on enabling life-changing technologies. Though specific fund sizes are not disclosed, the fund structure allows for rapid and transparent investment decisions.

Notable investments include Ada Health, Afero, Anthropic, AvicenaTech, Axelera AI, and Axiado. Ada Health is a digital health company, Afero provides IoT services, Anthropic focuses on AI safety and research, AvicenaTech offers optoelectronics for chip interconnects, and Axelera AI develops AI hardware acceleration technology.

Industry

Electronics Internet and Web Services Mobile/Apps Networking Robotics SaaS Software Telecommunications Transportation AI Cloud Quantum Computing

Contacts

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David Goldschmidt Managing Director, Head of the Fund
Managing Director, Head of the Fund
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Adry Elmilady Investment Principal, San Jose
Investment Principal, San Jose
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FAQs about Samsung Catalyst Fund

Samsung Catalyst Fund is a venture capital firm that also operates as a corporate VC (CVC). It backs companies at Series B, Series A, Seed, Pre-seed and Late Stage (Series C+), writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Samsung Catalyst Fund is located in San Jose, California, United States.
Samsung Catalyst Fund was founded in 2013.
Samsung Catalyst Fund invests in companies and startups in Electronics, Internet and Web Services, Mobile/Apps, Networking, Robotics, SaaS, Software, Telecommunications, Transportation, AI, Cloud, Quantum Computing.
Samsung Catalyst Fund invests in companies and startups in Middle East, Europe, North America, Asia.
Samsung Catalyst Fund invests in companies and startups at Series B, Series A, Seed, Pre-seed, Late Stage (Series C+).
Samsung Catalyst Fund usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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