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Samsung shores up digital wallet presence with investment in Curve

Samsung realizes the immense potential for growth that digital wallets have and has been trying to make the most of this opportunity through Samsung Wallet. The company's investment arm has also been looking at investment opportunities to further shore up Samsung's presence in the digital wallet space. One such deal has now materialized, with Samsung […]

By Adnan Farooqui
6 months ago

What do Samsung, LeBron, and Bugs Bunny have in common? Blockchain, of course

Samsung Next is going all in on NF…T? Well, Space Jam is back, that much, we're sure of. As for how this all fits together, the South Korean giant announced this week that it participated in a round of seed funding benefitting Nifty. It's a Florida company whose next series of digital tokens is launching […]

By Dominik Bosnjak
3 years ago

Samsung pledges millions to 5G accelerator in latest AI bet

Venture capital experts over at Samsung Next found their latest venture deemed worthy of a capital injection; one that seems to cover all of today's hottest keywords across the tech industry – from AI to 5G. The lucky winner is Cellwize Wireless Technologies, an Israeli startup that doesn't have a lot in the way of brand […]

By Dominik Bosnjak
4 years ago

Samsung NEXT announces Q Fund to invest in unconventional AI startups

Samsung NEXT, the venture capital arm that focuses on investing in software and services to complement Samsung’s hardware, has announced the creation of ‘Samsung NEXT Q Fund’ to invest in next-generation AI startups and ideas. The fund will provide seed and Series A funding for ‘non-obvious’ and ‘forward-thinking’ AI ideas. According to the press release, […]

By Naresh
6 years ago

Samsung’s $150 million Next fund will invest in early-stage European startups

Samsung announced a revamp of its former Global Innovation Center earlier this year by launching a new global fund called Samsung Next. Samsung has earmarked $150 million for this fund which will be used by the investment vehicle to back startups. Samsung said that it was particularly going to invest in startups working on virtual […]

By Adnan Farooqui
7 years ago

Samsung announces Samsung NEXT, global fund to see startups achieve success

Samsung sees services as an important part of its future, and recognizes that innovation and talent can come from anywhere – even the smallest of startups. To that end, the Korean giant announced Samsung NEXT, a revamp of its former Global Innovation Center, to fund these startups that are paving the way in trending tech […]

By Deidre R.
8 years ago

Samsung launches a new startup incubation centre in Tel Aviv

Samsung has revealed that it has launched a startup incubation centre in Tel Aviv, Israel. The scheme, dubbed Samsung NEXT, is the latest in the firms efforts to help startups expand their presence in the region. Startups operating in Tel Aviv will have the facility to base their operations out of the Samsung NEXT centre after […]

By Josh L.
8 years ago

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