Managing director Dede Goldschmidt spelled out the unit's investment strategy along with its place in Samsung's corporate VC activities and the state of the post-pandemic market.
South Korea-headquartered electronics producer Samsung’s Catalyst Fund operates in the mid-point between strategic investing and financial returns in regard to the corporate’s venture capital activities, managing director David (Dede) Goldschmidt told Global Corporate Venturing.
Catalyst Fund is one of several corporate venturing vehicles operating under the Samsung umbrella, along with Samsung Ventures and Samsung Next, but Catalyst Fund actively seeks out deep tech and data-equipped technologies which could help its parent form new businesses.
“To that end, we invest across…
