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10About Samsung Ventures
Samsung Ventures is the venture investment arm of Samsung Group, focusing on technologies and industries through venture capital. The company invests in anticipatory technologies and industries to support the growth of a venture ecosystem. Samsung Ventures aims to contribute to society and the group. It was founded in 1999 and is based in Seoul, South Korea.
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Samsung Ventures in 4 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Oct 9, 2024.
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Aug 3, 2025
31일 투자은행(IB) 업계에 따르면, 진이어스는 최근 150억원 규모 시리즈B 라운드를 완료했다. 삼성벤처투자와 한국투자파트너스 PE본부, SV인베스트먼트-이스트벤처스, 인터레이스자산운용이 각각 구주와 신주를 섞어 총 150억원을 나눠 투자했다. 구주의 경우 진이어스가 보유하고 있는 자사주 일부를 사들이는 형태로 거래가 이뤄졌다. 투자금 150억원 전액 회사에 신규 유입된 셈이다. 시리즈B 라운드 이전 기준 진이어스가 보유한 자사주는 56만9995주로, 지분율만 28.61%에 달한다. 최대주주인 김민경 대표의 지분율도 37.05%로 높다. 이런 이유로 딜클로징 후에도 최대주주 변동은 없는 상황이다. 시리즈B 라운드의 주요 투자자는 한국투자파트너스 PE본부다. 100억원대 초반가량 베팅하며 가장 많은 자금을 책임졌다. 이밖에 삼성벤처투자와 SV인베스트먼트-이스트벤처스, 인터레이스자산운용이 각각 수십억원씩 베팅했다. 투자자들 모두 이번 주 초 자금 납입을 끝냈다. 투자금은 해외 진출에 쓰인다. 진이어스는 인도네시아와 싱가포르를 시작으로 유럽과 미국 진출을 동시 추진하고 있다. 첫 진출지는 인도네시아와 싱가포르다. 현재 해외 자회사 형태로 법인 설립을 마쳤다. 일찍이 현지 피부미용의원 개업을 위한 부지 확보와 착공을 완료했으며, 준공을 목전에 뒀다. 인도네시아와 싱가포르 의원 모두 9월 말 개업할 예정이다. 인도네시아와 싱가포르를 시험대로 삼아 노하우를 축적한 뒤 유럽과 미국으로 발을 넓히겠다는 청사진이다. 인도네시아의 경우 투자자인 SV인베스트먼트-이스트벤처스와의 협업을 통해 현지 시장에 빠르게 자리를 잡겠다는 전략이다. 이스트벤처스는 인도네시아 대형 벤처캐피탈(VC)로 현지 네트워크가 탄탄하고, SV인베스트먼트도 활발한 동남아시아 투자 경험을 보유했다. 이들을 파트너로 확보하면서 사업 안정성과 네트워크 역량을 끌어올렸다는 평가다. < 저작권자 ⓒ 자본시장 미디어 'thebell', 무단 전재, 재배포 및 AI학습 이용 금지 >
Samsung Ventures Investments
518 Investments
Samsung Ventures has made 518 investments. Their latest investment was in CuspAI as part of their Series A on September 10, 2025.
Samsung Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/10/2025 | Series A | CuspAI | $100M | Yes | Durk Kingma, Hyundai Motor Company, New Enterprise Associates, NVentures, Prosus Ventures, Temasek, Thomas Wolf, Undisclosed Angel Investors, Undisclosed Venture Investors, and Zoubin Ghahramani | 4 |
8/20/2025 | Series A | FieldAI | $314M | Yes | Bezos Expeditions, BHP Ventures, Canaan Partners, Emerson Collective, Gates Frontier, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, NVentures, Prysm Capital, Temasek, and Undisclosed Investors | 3 |
7/28/2025 | Series C | Rebellions | $10.11M | Yes | 2 | |
7/28/2025 | Series B | |||||
7/17/2025 | Series B - II |
Date | 9/10/2025 | 8/20/2025 | 7/28/2025 | 7/28/2025 | 7/17/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Series A | Series C | Series B | Series B - II |
Company | CuspAI | FieldAI | Rebellions | ||
Amount | $100M | $314M | $10.11M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Durk Kingma, Hyundai Motor Company, New Enterprise Associates, NVentures, Prosus Ventures, Temasek, Thomas Wolf, Undisclosed Angel Investors, Undisclosed Venture Investors, and Zoubin Ghahramani | Bezos Expeditions, BHP Ventures, Canaan Partners, Emerson Collective, Gates Frontier, Intel Capital, Khosla Ventures, NVentures, Prysm Capital, Temasek, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Samsung Ventures Portfolio Exits
110 Portfolio Exits
Samsung Ventures has 110 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Powin on August 06, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/6/2025 | Asset Sale | 4 | |||
6/5/2025 | Acquired | 3 | |||
3/17/2025 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Samsung Ventures Fund History
5 Fund Histories
Samsung Ventures has 5 funds, including Automotive Innovation Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/14/2017 | Automotive Innovation Fund | $300M | 1 | ||
5/29/2014 | Samsung Wearable Health Fund | ||||
2/4/2013 | Samsung Catalyst Fund | ||||
Samsung Life Science Fund | |||||
Samsung Life Science Fund II |
Closing Date | 9/14/2017 | 5/29/2014 | 2/4/2013 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Automotive Innovation Fund | Samsung Wearable Health Fund | Samsung Catalyst Fund | Samsung Life Science Fund | Samsung Life Science Fund II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $300M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Samsung Ventures Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Samsung Ventures has 10 strategic partners and customers. Samsung Ventures recently partnered with Carbon Clean, and Saudi Aramco on December 12, 2024.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/5/2024 | Partner | Carbon Clean, and Saudi Aramco | United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia | Aramco, Carbon Clean, Samsung partner on carbon capture tech Aramco has signed a collaboration agreement with Carbon Clean and Samsung E&A to demonstrate a new carbon capture technology . | 2 |
3/6/2019 | Partner | China | DeepMotion launches digital avatars for Samsung’s Galaxy S10 smartphones `` Body language is a key part of human social interaction , and our partnership with Samsung Ventures empowers Galaxy S10 owners to use their natural body movements to express themselves through emojis , '' said Kevin He , CEO of DeepMotion , in a statement . | 1 | |
1/6/2014 | Partner | United States | Bitcasa and Samsung Partner to Bring More Storage and Usability to Tablet Devices `` Our partnership gives Samsung and TabPRO users frustration-free storage and makes their digital belongings infinitely useful . | 2 | |
Partner | |||||
Partner |
Date | 12/5/2024 | 3/6/2019 | 1/6/2014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | Carbon Clean, and Saudi Aramco | ||||
Country | United Kingdom, and Saudi Arabia | China | United States | ||
News Snippet | Aramco, Carbon Clean, Samsung partner on carbon capture tech Aramco has signed a collaboration agreement with Carbon Clean and Samsung E&A to demonstrate a new carbon capture technology . | DeepMotion launches digital avatars for Samsung’s Galaxy S10 smartphones `` Body language is a key part of human social interaction , and our partnership with Samsung Ventures empowers Galaxy S10 owners to use their natural body movements to express themselves through emojis , '' said Kevin He , CEO of DeepMotion , in a statement . | Bitcasa and Samsung Partner to Bring More Storage and Usability to Tablet Devices `` Our partnership gives Samsung and TabPRO users frustration-free storage and makes their digital belongings infinitely useful . | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Samsung Ventures Team
14 Team Members
Samsung Ventures has 14 team members, including current Chief Executive Officer, President, Youngjoon Choi.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Youngjoon Choi | Chief Executive Officer, President | Current | |
Name | Youngjoon Choi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Chief Executive Officer, President | ||||
Status | Current |
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