Investor - AI and Robotics
- Location
- Mountain View, CA · Hybrid
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry level
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 31 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- venture due diligence
- technical evaluation of AI and robotics
- investment memo writing
- startup ecosystem networking
Also useful
- edge computing
- AI tech stack
Responsibilities
- Source investment opportunities. This will first and foremost involve growing, establishing and leveraging strong relationships with founders and investors in our key focus areas of AI, robotics, edge infrastructure, blockchain, healthtech, mediatech, and fintech.
- Evaluate early-stage investment opportunities with thorough due diligence on technology, team, market, and product.
- Communicate investment cases effectively from deal discussion through deal closure.
- Contribute to learnings and insights by developing a sharp and informed point of view communicated through written investment memos and active participation in deal discussion.
- Provide a supportive and responsive experience to the founders and builders we work with.
Required Qualifications
- Undergraduate or an advanced degree in computer science, or engineering related field
- Highly successful 3+ years of full time technical experience from industry or startups, or equivalent experience if this has been gained parallel to your research for an advanced technical degree
- Strong domain knowledge of an area of tech focus for Samsung Next - specifically seeking AI, Robotics, Edge/Cloud Infrastructure expertise
- Genuinely intellectually curious and passion for technology and startups
- Thrives at playing many positions in an unstructured environment
- Proven ability to develop and maintain strong relationships, particularly in the startup ecosystem
- Displays high EQ and is a team oriented contributor
- Outstanding analytical and communication skills - able to simplify the complex, synthesize information and provide pointed insights
- Available to travel regularly
- Previous angel or personal investing background a plus
- Experience navigating in a large corporate organization is a plus
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About Samsung Next
Samsung Next is an investment and corporate development group that champions bold and ambitious founders, focusing on transformative innovations in AI, intelligent machines, healthtech, consumer services, and frontier technologies. We provide early-stage capital, expertise and access to Samsung to accelerate founder success and bring strategic value to Samsung in the form of insights and collaborations. We deploy a unique strategy, making a large number of investments with rapid and independent decision-making. We work globally, in particular with the Samsung headquarters in Suwon, Korea.
Location: Mountain View, CA
About the Investor Role
The Investor position at Samsung Next is provides individuals with an opportunity to establish and/or expand a career as a venture investor with the backing of Samsung, one of the world's best consumer technology brands. No prior investing experience is required. Individuals learn the fundamentals of investing over a three to four year program. This role is not targeted for seasoned investors.
Investors work directly with experienced Managing Directors to develop and augment their venture investment skills and are given as much responsibility as quickly as they can manage. Investors are exposed to a large quantity of deals. With a high degree of independence, they source deals and bring them to closure, partner with portfolio companies post-investment and gain experience with startups at a variety of stages and in a variety of verticals.
This role is a tech investor who will have a focus on artificial intelligence and robotics, or related areas of edge and on-device compute infrastructure. As such, a professional background and network in the AI tech stack gained through academic research or industry experience at a large corporation or startup is key. In addition, a strong intellectual prowess to distill the latest technical papers will be useful as our investments can be highly technical and early stage.
This is a hybrid position requiring regular in-office 3-4 days per week. Additionally, due to the global nature of our work, weekly evening and/or early morning meetings are required. Occasional travel will be required as well.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
At Samsung Next, we envision a world in which all phenomenal ideas have an equal chance of being realized and believe a dedication to diversity and inclusion is vital to making this happen. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, ability, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
From Samsung Next's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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