Samsung Catalyst Fund
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Samsung Catalyst Fund is the corporate venture arm of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (consumer electronics and semiconductors). It was founded in 2013 and is based in San Jose, United States. It invests from Series A to Growth in cloud and data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, networking and 5G.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Series A to Growth |
| Sectors | Cloud and data infrastructure, Artificial intelligence, Networking and 5G, Autonomous systems, Sensors, Quantum computing |
| Geography | Global, US, Europe and Israel (Portfolio companies by region, from the firm's portfolio page) |
| Offices | San Jose, United States, Seoul (Hwaseong-si), South Korea, Tel Aviv, Israel |
Sources: S1 Samsung Catalyst Fund home; S2 Samsung Catalyst Fund portfolio feed (WordPress REST cf_company, 73 entries).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 38 | 52.1% |
| Exited | 35 | 47.9% |
Status as the firm tags it
Sources: S2 Samsung Catalyst Fund portfolio feed (WordPress REST cf_company, 73 entries).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 100M | Commitment by parent | Stated by the firm or its parent | S6 |
| Companies backed | 64 | companies | Stated by the firm | S2 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 73 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S2 |
Sources: S6 TechCrunch: Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center and Catalyst Fund (2013-02-04); S2 Samsung Catalyst Fund portfolio feed (WordPress REST cf_company, 73 entries).
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- San Jose, United States
- Offices
- San Jose, United States
- Seoul (Hwaseong-si), South Korea
- Tel Aviv, Israel
Portfolio companies by regionS1S2
Portfolio companies by region, from the firm's portfolio page
LeadersS3
- David GoldschmidtSenior Vice President, Managing Director and Head of Samsung Catalyst FundLinkedInFirm page
- Ray SchuderSr. Investment Director (San Jose)LinkedInFirm page
- Amit ShofarSr. Investment Director (Tel Aviv)LinkedInFirm page
- Adry ElmiladyInvestment Principal (San Jose)LinkedInFirm page
- Gil RotenbergInvestment Principal (Tel Aviv)LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KRX: 005930) | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Consumer electronics and semiconductors | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2013 | Single source | S6 |
| Headquarters | San Jose, United States | Single source | S4 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S5 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S1 |
| Headline size | USD 100M (Commitment by parent) | Single source | S6 |
| Companies backed | 64 | Single source | S2 |
| People on the team page | 13 | Single source | S3 |
| Stages | Series A, Series B, Growth | Single source | S1 |
Notable outcomes
IPOs and acquisitions of portfolio companies. Price shown only where published.
| Company | Type | Year | Acquirer or exchange | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestial AI | Acquisition | 2026 | Marvell | USD 3.3bn | S10 |
| Empower Semiconductor | Acquisition | 2026 | Analog Devices | USD 1.5bn | S5 |
| Teramount | Acquisition | 2026 | Molex | S5 | |
| Ring | Acquisition | 2018 | Amazon | ||
| Habana | Acquisition | 2019 | Intel | ||
| Graphcore | Acquisition | 2024 | SoftBank | ||
| Autotalks | Acquisition | 2025 | Qualcomm | ||
| Fungible | Acquisition | 2023 | Microsoft | ||
| Mapillary | Acquisition | 2020 | |||
| Argus | Acquisition | 2017 | Continental | ||
| Datrium | Acquisition | 2020 | VMWARE | ||
| Preventice Solutions | Acquisition | 2021 | Boston Scientific | ||
| IonQ | IPO | 2021 | NYSE | ||
| Innoviz | IPO | 2021 | Nasdaq | ||
| SoundHound | IPO | 2022 | Nasdaq |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 73 companies: 38 active, 35 exited.S2
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 38 | 52.1% |
| Exited | 35 | 47.9% |
Every company on the Samsung Catalyst Fund list
73 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 38 active, 35 exited.S2 Read the firm's list.
Active 38
- Ada Health
- Afero
- AI Fund
- Amadeus Capital Partners
- Anthropic
- Atomico
- Avicena
- Axelera AI
- Axiado
- BGV
- ClearML
- Commsignia
- Eliyan
- Enfabrica
- Genome Medical
- Groq
- Imec.xpand
- Lakestar
- Landing AI
- Normal
- OXMIQ
- proteanTecs
- Quobyte
- Rescale
- SambaNova Systems
- Sentiance
- Skylo
- Solaris
- Speedinvest
- Storm Ventures
- Tenstorrent
- TriVentures
- Upscale AI
- Velaura AI
- Verimi
- wefox Group
- WekaIO, Inc.
- Zadar Labs
Exited 35
- AImotive
- Alces Technology
- Apton Biosystems
- Argus
- Autotalks
- BabbleLabs
- Bitglass
- Blaize
- Bossa Nova
- Celestial AI
- Credo
- Datrium
- DreamBig Semiconductor
- Empower
- Fungible
- German Bionic
- Graphcore
- Habana
- Ineda Systems
- iniVation
- Innoviz
- IonQ
- Keyssa
- LVL Technologies
- Mapillary
- Pixeom
- Preventice Solutions
- Renovo
- Ring
- SoundHound Inc.
- Teramount
- TidalScale
- Unispectral
- Valens
- XConnTech
Recent rounds
| Date | Company | Round | Amount | Led by the firm | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Mistral AI | Series D | EUR 3bn | S5 | |
| 2026-08-18 | Velaura AI | Series A | USD 110M | S5 | |
| 2026-07-29 | Eliyan | Series C | USD 145M | S5 | |
| 2026-07-01 | OXMIQ Labs | Series A | USD 35M | S8 | |
| 2026-06-17 | Zadar Labs | Series A | USD 17M | S5 | |
| 2026-05-28 | Anthropic | Series H | USD 65bn | S5 | |
| 2026-03-25 | Normal Computing | Funding round | USD 50M | S9 | |
| 2026-02-24 | Axelera AI | Funding round | USD 250M | S5 | |
| 2026-01-21 | Upscale AI | Series A | USD 200M | S5 |
For founders
Fund vehicles
| Vehicle | Size | Year | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Catalyst Fund | USD 100M | 2013 | Announced 2013-02-04; separate existing Samsung Ventures America fund USD 1B | S6 |
History
- Catalyst Fund announced with USD 100M alongside Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center.S6
- David Goldschmidt named to lead the fund (GCV 2021-03-26, per existing profile).
- Celestial AI acquisition by Marvell closes 2026-02-02; ADI to acquire Empower for USD 1.5B (2026-05-19); Samsung leads Mistral EUR 3B Series D (2026-09-08).S10
Where sources disagree
- Headline size: USD 100 million initial commitment (TechCrunch, 2013-02-04) (S6) vs USD 500M (Fundraising Fox) vs USD 550M (Signal), secondary sources, undated; see existing profile (S12). Samsung has not published a current fund size; no SEC Form D found.S6
- Outcomes: Valens tagged NYSE VLN (listed) on the portfolio feed (S2) vs Existing profile notes the fund's earlier site tag 'Acquired by Marvell' for Valens conflicted with its listing (S12). Valens treated as listed, not acquired.S2
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website samsungcatalyst.com/
- Portfolio samsungcatalyst.com/portfolio/
- LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/samsungcatalystfund/
Sources
- S1Samsung Catalyst Fund homeFirm
- S2Samsung Catalyst Fund portfolio feed (WordPress REST cf_company, 73 entries)Firm
- S3Samsung Catalyst Fund team feed (WordPress REST cf_employee, 13 entries, includes linkedin_url field)Firm
- S4Samsung Catalyst Fund contact (locations)Firm
- S5Samsung Catalyst Fund newsFirm
- S6TechCrunch: Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center and Catalyst Fund (2013-02-04)Press
- S7Global Venturing: Samsung Catalyst Fund seeks strategic midpoint (2022-03-18)Press
- S8OXMIQ Labs: raises USD 35M Series A, co-led by Samsung Catalyst FundPortfolio company
- S9PR Newswire: Normal Computing raises USD 50M led by Samsung CatalystPortfolio company
- S10Marvell: completes acquisition of Celestial AIThird-party report
- S11Mistral: sovereign open-weight AI, EUR 3B Series D (Samsung leads)Portfolio company
Disclaimer and corrections
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