Samsung Catalyst Fund

Gold Rush prospectors relied on suppliers for the picks, shovels, jeans and other goods they needed.

The Startup Conference bills itself as “By Founders, for Founders,” and boasts attendance of over 1,000 entrepreneurs and investors. One of the highlights of the conference is an onstage pitch contest, and this year Samsung Catalyst Fund Principal Jonathan Charles was a panelist and guest judge.

Humans see the world in 3D, while simple cameras capture 2D, limiting what computers can see. The text says this is changing and will affect communication, content creation and consumption, and how computers see and support people.

Press Release from Blaize: Blaize, leading AI Solution for Edge Computing, Announces $71M Series D Financing to Further Accelerate Growth

Zadar Labs raised $17 million to accelerate volume deployment of its Software-Defined Imaging Radar (SDIR) platform, which brings high-resolution, all-weather 4D perception to physical AI systems.

Adry Elmilady is an investment principal at Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF), which invests in deep tech AI infrastructure. Previously, Elmilady held strategy, business development, technology valuation, and product marketing roles at Meta Platforms, Samsung Electronics, and Qualcomm.

Amit Shofar is Sr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund.

Cindy Dole is deputy general counsel and corporate secretary at Samsung Catalyst Fund, Samsung Electronics’ evergreen multi-stage venture capital fund. The fund invests in deep tech AI infrastructure across data center and cloud, AI, 5G, automotive, sensors and quantum computing.

David (Dede) Goldschmidt heads Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF), a venture capital fund investing in deep tech AI infrastructure. Goldschmidt’s investments span AI, cloud, 5G, automotive, sensors, and quantum computing.

The company provides founders with shared resources, financing, networking, corporate development and mentorship from domain experts.

Axiado says its security chip can prevent boot-level attacks by authenticating updates and checking the integrity of a device’s boot sequence. The chip also supports runtime security, uses root-of-trust technology, and powers an AI monitoring platform that compares system behavior with customer-provided blacklisted patterns. Axiado also uses its chip to automate data-center cooling and has raised $60 million in a Series C to support go-to-market efforts and move products toward mass production.

Dec 2024 · TechCrunchNews article

AI chip startup Tenstorrent raises $100 million in convertible-note financing co-led by Hyundai Motor Group and Samsung Catalyst Fund. Hyundai Motor and Kia provide $50 million and plan to jointly develop CPUs and AI co-processors for future mobility vehicles and robots. The remaining $50 million comes from Samsung Catalyst and venture firms, with proceeds supporting product development, AI chiplet design and development, and Tenstorrent’s machine-learning software roadmap.

Aug 2023 · TechCrunchNews article

Celestial AI raises $100 million in a Series B round to support production of its photonics platform for data transmission. Led by IAG Capital Partners, Koch Disruptive Technologies and Temasek’s Xora Innovation fund, the round brings the company’s total funding to more than $165 million. Celestial plans to expand its engineering, sales and technical marketing teams, and offers its interconnect product through a licensing program.

Jun 2023 · TechCrunchNews article