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At a glance
Samsung Catalyst Fund appears in 3 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2024, leading 1. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is Semiconductors & Hardware, and its most recent tracked deal was Velaura AI's $110M Series A round (Aug 18, 2026).
Strategy
Recent changes
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: AI, Cloud Infrastructure, 5G, Autonomous Systems, Quantum Computing samsungcatalyst.com
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Seed, Series A, Growth samsungcatalyst.com
- Aug 18, 2026Aug 18, 2026Invested in Velaura AI (Series A, $110M) SiliconANGLE
- Jul 1, 2026Jul 1, 2026Invested in OXMIQ Labs (Series A, $35M) OXMIQ
- Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 2024Invested in Groq (Series D, $640M) TechCrunch
Portfolio
10 totalRecent Investment Activity
3Track record: led 1 and participated in 2 of 3 tracked venture rounds · 2 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series A
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | Velaura AI | Series A | Participated | $110M | — | SiliconANGLE | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | OXMIQ Labs | Series A | Led | $35M | — | OXMIQ | |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Groq | Series D | Participated | $640M | $2.8B | TechCrunch |
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Latest Pulse
- Aug 20, 2026Why I'm Wary of the New $1B+ Series AVelaura AI hit a $1B+ valuation on its first priced round. I like the team and the problem -- I'm just not sure a Series A should ever carry a unicorn price tag, no matter how hot the sector.→
- Aug 20, 2026Why Late-Stage AI Rounds Keep Doubling in Under a YearHiggsfield quadrupled its valuation to $5.4B in eight months, Etched doubled to $21B in under a month, and Rillet closed its Series C in under 48 hours -- late-stage AI markups are compressing from years to weeks.→
- Jul 1, 2026Ex-Intel Chip Architect Raja Koduri Raises $35M for Licensable GPU/AI ChipletOXMIQ Labs, led by former Intel and AMD chip architect Raja Koduri, raised a $35 million Series A co-led by Fundomo and Samsung Catalyst Fund, with MediaTek returning as an investor alongside AM Intelligence Labs, Pegatron Venture Capital, CDIB-TEN, Darwin.→
Samsung Catalyst Fund FAQ
What companies has Samsung Catalyst Fund invested in?
Samsung Catalyst Fund's portfolio includes Tenstorrent, Anthropic, Groq, Mistral AI, Velaura AI, Eliyan, and 4 more tracked companies.
Who does Samsung Catalyst Fund co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Samsung Catalyst Fund most often invests alongside Nvidia (4 shared deals), BlackRock (3 shared deals), Cisco Investments (3 shared deals), Hanwha Asset Management (3 shared deals), Seligman Ventures (3 shared deals).
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- OXMIQprimary source1 fact
- SiliconANGLEmajor outlet1 fact
- TechCrunchmajor outlet1 fact
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