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$150k-$1.5M
Samsung Next Africa is a corporate venture investor focused on startups in Southern and East Africa. It invests typical ticket sizes of $150k-$1.5M in companies working in artificial intelligence and intelligent machines, healthtech, consumer services, and frontier technology. Relevant sectors include enterprise and consumer AI, non-clinical health solutions, and technology-driven products across areas such as blockchain, mobile, media, gaming, and fintech.
Artificial Intelligence & Intelligent Machines
Invests in founders developing groundbreaking AI technologies or applying AI technologies to novel use cases, from enterprise applications and consumer experiences to innovative machines revolutionizing manufacturing and services.
Healthtech
Backs companies focused on software, hardware and services that deliver higher quality experiences and better outcomes at lower costs in non-clinical settings.
Consumer Services
Supports companies driven by a new interpretation of lifestyle and entertainment, including technology that enhances and delivers rich consumer experiences across areas like blockchain, mobile, media, gaming, and fintech.
Frontier Technology
Looks for companies pursuing emergent technologies and ambitious ideas.
Emerging tech trends and consumer solutions
Board seat, investor network, follow-on funding support, strategic guidance
Verify fund is actively deploying. Check portfolio for sector overlap. Ask about follow-on reserves.
Applicants should clearly show fit with one of Samsung Next Africa’s stated focus areas and explain the technology use case in practical terms. If you are raising within the $150k-$1.5M range and operating in Southern or East Africa, make that regional and stage fit explicit early in your materials.
2018
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Multiple portfolio companies