Six Samsung Units Put $1B Behind Helix's AI Infrastructure Stack
Samsung Electronics is committing $500M while Samsung C&T, SDS, SDI, Life Insurance and Fire & Marine Insurance collectively add the other $500M, on top of the more than $10B committed to Helix at its June 2026 launch.
Helix Digital Infrastructure is adding a $1B commitment from Samsung Electronics and five affiliates, expanding the long-duration capital behind its integrated platform for the physical systems that AI depends on. Helix's stated scope covers hyperscale data centers, baseload and flexible power generation, transmission and distribution, fiber, and connectivity — assets it aims to finance, develop, deliver, operate, and manage together rather than procuring them across separate counterparties on separate timelines.
The commitment splits unevenly. Samsung Electronics is putting in $500M. Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance, and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance are committing the remaining $500M collectively. KKR announced the commitment on September 28, 2026 in New York, while Samsung dated its Korea release September 29. Neither announcement disclosed Helix's valuation, Samsung's ownership percentage, the investment instrument, or closing conditions, which is why the transaction reads more like a strategic capital commitment than a conventional priced venture round.
It is also not Helix's entire capital base. When KKR launched the company on June 11, 2026, founding investors KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA, and Vistra had already committed more than $10B to the strategy. Samsung's $1B builds on that amount.
What Samsung brings beyond the check is the more unusual part. Samsung Electronics supplies semiconductors through its Device Solutions business and data center cooling through FläktGroup, the HVAC company it acquired in 2025; Samsung says FläktGroup operates 14 production sites and a service network across 65 countries. Samsung C&T brings engineering, procurement, and construction experience across data centers and power generation. Samsung SDS designs, builds, and operates data centers and has expanded into GPU-as-a-Service. Samsung SDI supplies technology for uninterruptible power systems and battery backup units.
Helix and KKR say they expect to explore Samsung capabilities across advanced technology, construction, energy storage, and cooling. That language is forward-looking, and the announcements did not identify a specific Samsung-supplied Helix project.
Helix is led by Co-Founder and CEO Adam Selipsky, previously CEO of Amazon Web Services and President and CEO of Tableau. Waldemar Szlezak serves as CIO while remaining a KKR Partner and Global Head of Digital Infrastructure. The company sits on KKR's broader platform: KKR reports more than $75B invested across digital infrastructure and power, and Helix says it is built on a KKR infrastructure business with more than $100B in assets under management. NVIDIA supplies strategic technology expertise, and Vistra serves as Helix's preferred power partner.
About the Company
Samsung and five affiliates committed $1B to Helix Digital Infrastructure, expanding long-term capital for data centers, power and connectivity.