Following AI startup 'Tenstorrent',
Interpretation of leading the next-generation AI semiconductor market
Samsung Electronics has begun investing in security platform companies following its investments in AI semiconductor firms, aiming to take the lead in the next-generation AI semiconductor market.
According to industry sources on the 5th, Samsung Catalyst Fund (SCF), a venture investment fund under the Samsung Semiconductor Innovation Center (SSIC), recently participated in a $60 million (approximately 84.8 billion KRW) investment in the U.S. AI security platform company Axiado. However, the exact amount invested by SCF has not been disclosed. The investment was reportedly led by Maverick Silicon, with participation from Atreides Management, Crosslink Capital, and others.
Axiado is a hardware-anchored platform security solution company that counters ransomware and cyberattacks occurring in cloud data centers, 5G networks, and other distributed computing networks. In particular, Axiado’s AI-based hardware-anchored Trusted Control/Computing Unit (TCU) solution proactively detects and mitigates digital threats. Additionally, the dynamic thermal management (DTM) solution embedded in the TCU meets the power efficiency requirements of AI data centers.
Marko Chisari, Vice President of Samsung Electronics and head of SSIC, stated, "As AI and accelerated computing change data center demands, integrating hardware-anchored security that adapts to high-performance infrastructure has become very important. We are pleased to support Axiado and their AI-based TCU technology, which has the potential to set a new standard in platform security."
Through this funding, Axiado plans to strengthen strategic partnerships with major platform providers such as NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Arm. Previously, Samsung also participated in a $700 million (approximately 990.5 billion KRW) funding round for the Canadian AI startup Tenstorrent, alongside LG Electronics and Hyundai Motor Company.
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