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Samsung Group and five of its affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a US-based artificial intelligence infrastructure company backed by global
investment firm KKR.
Samsung Electronics will invest $500 million, while Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance will together contribute the remaining $500 million, according to Samsung's announcement on Tuesday.
The company had more than $10 billion in committed long-term capital when it was launched.Helix is developing infrastructure for large-scale AI computing, including hyperscale data centres, power generation, electricity transmission and distribution, and fibre-optic networks.
The company is led by Adam Selipsky, the former chief executive of Amazon Web Services, while Nvidia is a strategic partner and Vistra is its preferred power partner.
The investment brings several Samsung businesses into the same infrastructure platform. Samsung Electronics has semiconductor capabilities and cooling solutions, while Samsung C&T operates in construction and engineering. Samsung SDS provides data-centre and IT services, and Samsung SDI has technology for uninterruptible power supply systems and battery backup units.
Samsung said the affiliates will seek to connect their existing technologies and business capabilities with Helix's infrastructure operations. The company did not disclose a specific Helix data-centre project, capacity target or individual investment amounts for the five affiliates beyond their combined $500 million commitment.
The investment comes as AI companies and cloud providers expand computing capacity, increasing demand for data centres, electricity, cooling systems and networking infrastructure. Helix is focused on developing the infrastructure needed to support these large-scale computing requirements.
Samsung Electronics will invest $500 million, while Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance will together contribute the remaining $500 million, according to Samsung's announcement on Tuesday.
The company had more than $10 billion in committed long-term capital when it was launched.Helix is developing infrastructure for large-scale AI computing, including hyperscale data centres, power generation, electricity transmission and distribution, and fibre-optic networks.
The company is led by Adam Selipsky, the former chief executive of Amazon Web Services, while Nvidia is a strategic partner and Vistra is its preferred power partner.
The investment brings several Samsung businesses into the same infrastructure platform. Samsung Electronics has semiconductor capabilities and cooling solutions, while Samsung C&T operates in construction and engineering. Samsung SDS provides data-centre and IT services, and Samsung SDI has technology for uninterruptible power supply systems and battery backup units.
Samsung said the affiliates will seek to connect their existing technologies and business capabilities with Helix's infrastructure operations. The company did not disclose a specific Helix data-centre project, capacity target or individual investment amounts for the five affiliates beyond their combined $500 million commitment.
The investment comes as AI companies and cloud providers expand computing capacity, increasing demand for data centres, electricity, cooling systems and networking infrastructure. Helix is focused on developing the infrastructure needed to support these large-scale computing requirements.
