Samsung Next
About Samsung Next
Samsung Next is headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States. Founding date, founders and partner names were not confirmed for this profile.
Artificial Intelligence is one of the firm's listed focus areas. The Lounge deals desk tracks five AI rounds connected to the firm, newest first: Daytona at Series B ($60M, 2026-10), Drafted at Seed ($16M, 2026-05), Synthefy at Seed ($6.5M, 2026-08), Xpander at Seed ($7.5M, 2026-08), and Graphon AI at Seed ($8.3M, 2026-06). Round sizes are shown for the company's round, not the firm's individual check.
The firm's focus tags are Seed, Series A and Series B. The Lounge summary describes its investments as seed-stage. No check size figures were confirmed for this profile.
- Daytona: Series B, $60M (2026-10)
- Synthefy: Seed, $6.5M (2026-08)
- Xpander: Seed, $7.5M (2026-08)
- Graphon AI: Seed, $8.3M (2026-06)
- Drafted: Seed, $16M (2026-05)
Investing activity
Samsung Next has made 454 investments according to Crunchbase across 372 portfolio companies, and has led 31 rounds and seen 73 exits, 3 of them by IPO.
Samsung Next appears in 5 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $76M. The rounds are mostly Seed and Series B, with a median round size of $8M and the largest at $60M. The most recent are Daytona (Series B, $60M, Oct 2026), Synthefy (Seed, $6.5M, Aug 2026) and Xpander (Seed, $7.5M, Aug 2026).
Samsung Next most often invests alongside FirstMark Capital, Tobi Lütke, Brendan Foody and Adam D'Angelo, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI and AI agent cloud infrastructure.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Samsung Next
Where is Samsung Next based?
Samsung Next is headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States. Its website is samsungnext.com.
What stages does Samsung Next invest in?
Its focus tags list Seed, Series A and Series B. The firm's Lounge summary describes its investments as seed-stage software and services startups.
Does Samsung Next invest in AI startups?
Yes, Artificial Intelligence is one of its focus areas. The Lounge deals desk lists five recent AI rounds connected to the firm, from Seed to Series B.
Which AI companies has Samsung Next backed recently?
Lounge's deals desk lists Daytona, Synthefy, Xpander, Graphon AI and Drafted. Daytona raised a $60M Series B in 2026-10, and the others are Seed rounds dated 2026-05 to 2026-08.
What check size does Samsung Next write?
No check size has been confirmed for this profile. The round sizes listed on the deals desk are totals for each company's round, not the firm's investment.
What AI companies has Samsung Next invested in?
Samsung Next's AI investments include Daytona, Synthefy, Xpander, Graphon AI and Drafted. The 5 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Samsung Next invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Samsung Next has invested at Seed and Series B, with a median round of $8M.
Who does Samsung Next co-invest with?
Samsung Next's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are FirstMark Capital (1 deal), Tobi Lütke (1 deal), Brendan Foody (1 deal), Adam D'Angelo (1 deal) and Olivier Pomel (1 deal).
How can founders reach Samsung Next?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Samsung Next's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Samsung Next to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.