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Gotrade News - Samsung and five of its affiliates have committed $1 billion to Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI infrastructure company formed by KKR & Co. (KKR) and backed by Nvidia (NVDA), according to KKR's official announcement on September 28.
Samsung Electronics is putting in $500 million, and five group affiliates are contributing the other $500 million, as reported by Reuters via Investing.com.
The commitment builds on more than $10 billion of capital that founding investors KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia and Vistra (VST) committed to the Helix strategy at launch, per the release. Samsung made its commitment through KKR's long-duration capital fund.
Helix invests in, delivers and manages AI-enabling infrastructure for hyperscalers, including hyperscale data centers, power generation and transmission, and fiber connectivity.
According to The Korea Herald, the company launched in June 2026 and is led by Adam Selipsky, who served as chief executive of Amazon Web Services from 2021 to 2024.
What Each Samsung Affiliate Brings to Helix
According to Helix and KKR, the company expects to explore opportunities to use Samsung's capabilities in advanced technology, construction, energy storage and cooling, alongside Nvidia's expertise in full-stack technology and AI infrastructure and Vistra's role in power.
The release describes the Samsung businesses behind those capabilities, from memory and foundry chips to battery backup units.
Samsung's $1 billion Helix commitment by company
Samsung company
Commitment
Capability named in the release
Samsung Electronics
$500 million
Semiconductors (Memory, System LSI, Foundry); data center cooling and HVAC through its FläktGroup subsidiary
Samsung C&T
Share of $500 million combined
EPC contractor for data centers and power generation
Samsung SDS
Share of $500 million combined
Data center design, build and operations; GPU-as-a-service; operates the Korea AI Computing Center
Samsung SDI
Share of $500 million combined
Uninterruptible power supplies and battery backup units
Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
Share of $500 million combined
No operating role described
Samsung said the investment would help support the global rollout of AI data centers while creating collaboration opportunities among the participating affiliates, per Reuters via Investing.com.
Helix CEO Calls Samsung Deal a Vote of Confidence
Selipsky, Helix's co-founder and CEO, framed the deal as validation of the company's approach in a statement released with the announcement.
"Samsung's commitment is a strong vote of confidence in Helix's strategy and further deepens the long-term capital base we've built to meet the scale of AI infrastructure demand." (Adam Selipsky, CEO and Co-Founder, Helix)
For KKR, the deal adds to a digital infrastructure and power portfolio that the firm says exceeds $75 billion in investments globally, and to roughly $9 billion it says it has invested in Korea across strategies, according to the release.
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