Samsung Venture Investment Corporation was established in 1999 as the corporate venture capital arm of Samsung Electronics, distinct from the company's separate, more recent Silicon Valley-focused early-stage arm, Samsung NEXT. The fund's core advantage is structural: it can offer portfolio companies not just capital but real access to Samsung's global manufacturing scale, technical resources, and distribution channels across semiconductors, telecommunications, and consumer electronics, positioning them for partnership opportunities most independent VCs can't replicate. Over more than 25 years, Samsung Ventures has invested in more than 200 companies across offices spanning South Korea, Silicon Valley, and Europe, focused on AI, robotics, cybersecurity, and future technologies, producing 10-plus unicorns and 24 IPOs including SentinelOne, and now manages approximately $2.8 billion.
SentinelOne's 2021 NYSE IPO under ticker S - one of 24 IPOs across Samsung Ventures' 25-year history, alongside acquisitions and stakes in Niantic and Swiggy