About Samsung NEXT
Samsung NEXT is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Berlin, Germany. As of Aug 2026, Samsung NEXT is an active investor, having invested in 333 companies, with 13 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Synthefy Overall, Samsung NEXT portfolio has seen 26 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 59 acquisitions including key companies like GitHub, Life360 and Mysten Labs. A lot of funds co-invest with Samsung NEXT, with names like Alumni Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Samsung NEXT has team of 14 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 7 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Samsung NEXT's List of Top Investments
Samsung NEXT has a portfolio of 333 companies, including 26 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Irreverent Labs and Ply.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Canada and 18 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 7 more. Here is the list of top investments by Samsung NEXT:1. GitHub
XGR.Network develops XGRChain and XDaLa for deterministic, auditable on-chain process execution.
Key facts about GitHub
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $354M
- Employee Count: 6,867 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Sprout Capital Partners, TrueBridge and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jun 21, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Life360
Mobile app connecting family members and close friends. It enables users to view the location of their family members on a map, communicate with them, and receive alerts. Users can organise their friends by creating circles. The application offers real-time GPS tracking and driving info of the family members. It also provides a paid premium version with additional features. The app is available for Android and iOS.
Key facts about Life360
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $89.7M
- Employee Count: 863 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Maven Ventures, Moonshots Capital and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Mysten Labs
Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions. Its product portfolio includes an open-source wallet packed with features to help developers access, learn, and transact on the Sui network, Sui Explorer for digging into metrics, searching for transactions, Sui name service to register identity, and more. It also offers digital collectibles called SuiFrens.
Key facts about Mysten Labs
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $336M
- Employee Count: 199 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Hack VC and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Alchemy
Provider of complete blockchain developer platform. It provides enterprise-grade Web3 infrastructure rollups-as-a-service, embedded, smart wallets, gasless transactions, stablecoin orchestration, DeFi primitives, real-time webhooks, portfolio/token APIs, and comprehensive devtools.
Key facts about Alchemy
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $564M
- Employee Count: 361 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, Redpoint Ventures and 37 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Beekeeper
Provider of enterprise communication platform for multiple industries. It allows users to communicate with employees and team members. Its features include secure one-to-one, group messaging, private & personalized updates to the individual, content management, chatbots, information sharing, employee surveys, engagement analytics, and feedback polling. It also provides smart automation features such as workflow-based communication and scheduling of internal messaging campaigns.
Key facts about Beekeeper
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Zurich (Switzerland)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $146M
- Employee Count: 337 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Atomico and 27 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Nov 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Samsung NEXT's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Samsung NEXT has invested in 333 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 24 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 24 investments, while as of Aug 2026, it has made 10 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Xpander and most recent follow-on round was in Synthefy.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 9 | 1 | 10 |
2025 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
2024 | 37 | 1 | 38 |
2023 | 31 | 2 | 33 |
2022 | 43 | 1 | 44 |
2021 | 35 | 7 | 42 |
2020 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2019 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
2018 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
2017 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
Samsung NEXT's Investments by Stage
Samsung NEXT has made 87 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.77M, 80 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $21.1M and 57 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $43.8M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 87 |
Series A | 80 |
Series B | 57 |
Series C | 15 |
Series E | 3 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Samsung NEXT's Investments by Sector
Samsung NEXT has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 312 Tech companies, 228 Software companies, 221 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 135 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 122 |
High Tech | 122 |
FinTech | 55 |
Blockchain Technology | 48 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 43 |
Others | 275 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Samsung NEXT's Investments by Geography
Samsung NEXT has made most investments in United States (162), followed by Israel where it has made 35 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 162 |
Israel | 35 |
Canada | 9 |
South Korea | 8 |
United Kingdom | 8 |
Others | 24 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Samsung NEXT's recent investments
Samsung NEXT has made 10 investments in 2026 so far. Synthefy and Xpander are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Samsung NEXT:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Aug 20, 2026 | United States | Seed | 3009 | [+5] | |
Aug 17, 2026 | United States | Seed | 8593 | [+2] | |
Aug 11, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1804 | [+14] | |
May 29, 2026 | United States | Series A | 1897 | [+5] | |
May 14, 2026 | United States | Seed | 1194 | [+5] |
Unicorns in Samsung NEXT's Portfolio
Samsung NEXT has 26 unicorns in its portfolio - Arcee.ai, Odyssey, Standard Bots and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Arcee.ai. It became a unicorn in 2026, 1 years after Samsung NEXT first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Samsung NEXT's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
64 | Platform to train, and deploy language models | 2023 | San Francisco | Series B | reaskbq | ||
58 | Developer of foundation world models for physical and virtual systems | 2023 | Palo Alto | Series B | ihyq{ka | ||
65 | AI-powered robotics company automating real-world applications with advanced hardware and software | 2011 | New York City | Series C | ybmridk | ||
56 | Developer of wireless network technology for precise real time positioning | 2016 | Menlo Park | Seed | cpsnrnz | ||
65 | Provider of a platform for Kubernetes automation and cost optimisation | 2019 | Miami | Series C | tvmumjl |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Samsung NEXT's Portfolio
2 of Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies have become public. AST & Science got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Nov 2019 at marketcap of $805M and Life360 got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) at marketcap of $71.9M.Here are Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 01, 2019 | Mar 03, 2020 | Post IPO | 7321 | |
May 10, 2019 | - | - | 6456 |
Acquired companies in Samsung NEXT's Portfolio
59 companies from Samsung NEXT's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was StreamElements in Aug 2026 by Razer for $*****.Here are Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 03, 2026 | Jan 24, 2019 | Series A | 6535 | |
Jul 30, 2026 | Jun 15, 2022 | Series B | 1150 | |
Jun 30, 2026 | Jan 23, 2024 | Seed | 7850 | |
Jun 17, 2026 | Nov 18, 2021 | Series A | 4211 | |
Jun 12, 2026 | Sep 21, 2022 | Series B | 3082 |
Team profile of Samsung NEXT
Samsung NEXT has a team of 14 members including 1 Partner and 9 Principals located in United States. Samsung NEXT's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Samsung NEXT:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Mountain View | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Principal | Queens | - | ||
Principal | Palo Alto | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | - | |
Principal | United States | - |
Co-investors of Samsung NEXT
Over the past 12 years, 2405 investors have co-invested in Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Samsung NEXT: Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and 886 others have invested in rounds before Samsung NEXT. There are 15 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Samsung NEXT and 9 companies where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before Samsung NEXT.
- Top Co-investors of Samsung NEXT: 979 investors entered a company along with Samsung NEXT. These include investors like Alumni Ventures (9 companies).
- Invested after Samsung NEXT: A total of 538 investors have invested in Samsung NEXT's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund (5 companies), Insight Partners (3 companies) and Coinbase (3 companies).
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