Investments
54Portfolio Exits
10About Samsung Catalyst
The Samsung Catalyst Fund is Samsung Electronics' evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund that invests in the new data economy and strategic ideas for Samsung's mobile, device solutions and consumer electronics groups. Investment spans across Automotive, Robotics, Digital Health, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Infrastructure, and Device-Level Solutions. Through Samsung Catalyst Fund, entrepreneurs are enabled by Samsung's global brand, manufacturing and distribution, domain expertise, recruiting network, and world-class Innovation Fellows for advice and mentorship.
Samsung Catalyst Headquarter Location
2440 Sand Hill Road Suite 302
Menlo Park, California, 94025,
United States
650-223-7898
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Latest Samsung Catalyst News
Aug 5, 2022
AvicenaTech Corp., the leader in microLED-based chip-to-chip interconnects, today announced that the company has secured USD 25M in Series A funding from Samsung Catalyst Fund, Cerberus Capital Management, Clear Ventures, and Micron Ventures to drive the development of products based on Avicena’s breakthrough photonic I/O solution.
Samsung Catalyst Investments
54 Investments
Samsung Catalyst has made 54 investments. Their latest investment was in Avicena Tech as part of their Series A on August 8, 2022.
Samsung Catalyst Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/2/2022 | Series A | Avicena Tech | $25M | Yes | 4 | |
2/2/2022 | Seed VC | Sitenna | $2.1M | Yes | 3 | |
11/23/2021 | Series C - III | Rescale | $50M | No | 5 | |
11/8/2021 | Series A | |||||
10/27/2021 | Series C |
Date | 8/2/2022 | 2/2/2022 | 11/23/2021 | 11/8/2021 | 10/27/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series A | Seed VC | Series C - III | Series A | Series C |
Company | Avicena Tech | Sitenna | Rescale | ||
Amount | $25M | $2.1M | $50M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Samsung Catalyst Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
Samsung Catalyst has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was SoundHound on April 28, 2022.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/28/2022 | Reverse Merger | 8 | |||
12/10/2021 | Acquired | 2 | |||
10/1/2021 | Reverse Merger | 20 | |||
Date | 4/28/2022 | 12/10/2021 | 10/1/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Reverse Merger | Acquired | Reverse Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 8 | 2 | 20 |
Samsung Catalyst Team
5 Team Members
Samsung Catalyst has 5 team members, including current Managing Director, Christopher Chu.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Chu | AnyDATA, Pacific Venture Partners, Crescendo Ventures, and Worldview Technology Partners | Managing Director | Current |
David Dede Goldschmidt | ADC Telecommunications, and Teledata Communications | Managing Director | Current |
Shankar Chandran | Panorama Capital, and Applied Materials | Senior Vice President, Managing Director | Former |
Francis Ho | Inphi, Panorama Capital, Siliquent Technologies, ONI Systems, and McKinsey & Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
Ekaterina Almasque | Managing Director | Former |
Name | Christopher Chu | David Dede Goldschmidt | Shankar Chandran | Francis Ho | Ekaterina Almasque |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | AnyDATA, Pacific Venture Partners, Crescendo Ventures, and Worldview Technology Partners | ADC Telecommunications, and Teledata Communications | Panorama Capital, and Applied Materials | Inphi, Panorama Capital, Siliquent Technologies, ONI Systems, and McKinsey & Company | |
Title | Managing Director | Managing Director | Senior Vice President, Managing Director | Senior Vice President | Managing Director |
Status | Current | Current | Former | Former | Former |
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