Samsung Venture Investment Overview
- Investor Type
- Venture Capital
- Status
- Active
- Professionals
- 38
- Investments
- 464
- Portfolio
- 200
- Exits
- 193
Samsung Venture Investment General Information
Description
Founded in 1999, Samsung Venture Investment is the corporate venture capital arm of Samsung Electronics and is based in Seoul, South Korea, with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, London, Israel, India, China, and Japan. The firm seeks to invest in semiconductor, cloud and datacenter, telecommunication, software, Internet, bioengineering and medical industry, film/video industry while potential investment subjects range from start-ups to established companies that are about to be listed in the stock market. The firm seeks to promote the establishment of promising small and medium-sized companies engaged in developing new technologies.
Contact Information
Website
www.samsungventures.com
Year Founded
1999
Investor Status
Actively Seeking New Investments
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Venture Capital
Other Investor Types
Venture Capital
Primary Office
- 06620(Samsung Electronics 29F)11
- Seocho-daero 74-gil
- Seoul, Seocho-Gu 13201
- South Korea
+82 00-0000-0000
Samsung Venture Investment Investments (464)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DiaMonTech | 18-Feb-2022 | Later Stage VC | 000 | Monitoring Equipment | Generating Revenue | |
| 000000 000000 0000 | 17-Feb-2022 | 0000000000 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| 0000000 00000000 | 02-Dec-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Network Management Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 0000000 | 30-Nov-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Other Financial Services | Generating Revenue | |
| 00 000000 | 29-Nov-2021 | 00000 00000 | Application Specific Semiconductors | Generating Revenue | ||
| 00000000 | 10-Nov-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Application Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 00000000 | 04-Nov-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Multimedia and Design Software | Generating Revenue | |
| 0.00000 | 15-Oct-2021 | 00000 00000 | 0000 | Other Agriculture | Generating Revenue | |
| Gaudio | 14-Oct-2021 | Later Stage VC | 00.00 | Media and Information Services (B2B) | Generating Revenue | |
| Axie Infinity | 05-Oct-2021 | Early Stage VC | 00000 | Entertainment Software | Generating Revenue |
Samsung Venture Investment Exits (193)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linder | 19-Feb-2022 | Out of Business | |
| 00000000 0000000 | 13-Feb-2022 | 0000000 000000 | 00.00 |
| 000000 (0000 000 0 | 12-Jan-2022 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 0000000000 0000000 | 09-Jan-2022 | 000 00 00000000 | |
| 00000000 | 03-Jan-2022 | 000000000000000000 | |
| 00000 00000 | 07-Dec-2021 | 0000000 000000 | 00000 |
| 00000 | 23-Nov-2021 | 000000000000000000 | 000.00 |
| 000000 | 05-Nov-2021 | 000000000000000000 | 00000 |
| i Parking | 01-Nov-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | 00000 |
| Sense Photonics | 25-Oct-2021 | Merger/Acquisition | 0000 |
Samsung Venture Investment Fund Performance
| Fund Name | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | DPI | RVPI | TVPI | IRR |
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Request a free trialSamsung Venture Investment Team (76)
| Name | Title | Deals | Funds | Boards | Office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yongbae Jong | Chief Executive Officer & President | Seoul, South Korea | |||
| Youngjoon Choi | President & Chief Executive Officer | Seoul, South Korea | |||
| Sung Yang Ph.D | General Manager | 0 | 0 | 0 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Michael Pachos | Managing Director and the Head of Samsung Ventures America, East Coast | 00 | 0 | 00 | Menlo Park, CA |
| David Suh | Managing Director | 0 | Menlo Park, CA |
Samsung Venture Investment Co-Investors (676)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korea Investment Partners | 8 | 0 |
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| Intel Capital | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| LB Investment | 0 | 0 |
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| KB Investment | 0 | 0 |
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| Accel | 0 | 0 |
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