Samsung Next

Angel Networks & Startup Accelerators · Venture Capital
102investments
7exits
$674.7Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
976open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Samsung Next is the corporate venture investment and innovation arm of Samsung Electronics. It invests in seed through growth-stage startups in areas such as artificial intelligence, infrastructure software, health, fintech and consumer technology, and partners with founders on product and business development. The unit grew out of the Samsung Global Innovation Center founded in 2013 and is based in the San Francisco Bay Area with teams in other global technology hubs.

Program

Accelerator
Investments
102
74 of them startups
Hiring now
36
976 open roles
Deals in 12 months
2
Rounds in 12 months
13
$674.7M raised
Exits
7
Focusshare of its companies
Artificial Intelligence 41%Blockchain & Crypto 12%Health Care 10%Software 10%Information Technology 6%Cybersecurity 6%Financial Services 6%Space & Aerospace 4%
Where its companies are
United States 41%Israel 5%Canada 3%United Kingdom 3%France 2%Norway 1%New Zealand 1%Germany 1%
Stage of its companies
Pre-seed & seed 100%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 102 investments
CoframeVenture round $35M · this month · 18 roles AudiomobVenture round · 1 mo ago · 7 roles Arcee AISeries B · 1 mo ago · 2 roles AliceVenture round $140M · 2 mo ago · 35 roles xpanderSeed $7.5M · 2 mo ago AssuredSeries A $19M · 3 mo ago GraphonSeed $8.3M · 5 mo ago DeepInfraSeries B $107M · 6 mo ago · 17 roles AfferenceVenture round $15.3M · 11 mo ago · 5 roles Black Forest LabsSeries B $307.6M · 11 mo ago · 14 roles Archetype AIVenture round $35M · 11 mo ago · 11 roles ApptronikSeries A $331.4M · 12 mo ago · 86 roles
976 open roles at 36 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Akamai116 new roles in 30 days AST SpaceMobile63 new roles in 30 days Apptronik24 new roles in 30 days Alice24 new roles in 30 days CAST AI15 new roles in 30 days Alchemy14 new roles in 30 days
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
Y Combinator 12 shared Lightspeed Venture Partners 6 shared Andreessen Horowitz 6 shared a16z Frontier 4 shared Coatue 4 shared SV Angel 4 shared Hitachi Ventures 4 shared Plug and Play 3 shared DCG 3 shared Radical Ventures 3 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
SV Angel Khosla Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Lightspeed Venture Partners Sequoia Capital Felicis Coatue General Catalyst
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 8; 4 rounds in the press that name it

Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$120k
Typical range
$120k
Open positions
1
1 Jobs
Principal 100%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Principal 1 $120k $120k
Highest paying role Technical Fellow - AI and Robotics (Part Time) $120k
Normalized to USD per year

Growth

Hiring Momentum
22/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
3
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
84 days
faster than 14% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~5 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics 0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Finance
67% ▲
Legal
33% ▼

News

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Mountain View
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Mountain View United States
HQ
Mountain View
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff
hires for Finance
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New York United States
Regional office
New York
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