Samsung Invests $1B in Helix AI Infrastructure

Samsung Electronics and five affiliates will jointly invest $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI infrastructure company launched by KKR and backed by Nvidia, the Kuwait Investment Authority and Vistra. Helix, led by former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, builds hyperscale data centers, power generation and fiber-optic networks, and has now raised over $11 billion.

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The investment gives Samsung a strategic foothold in one of the largest privately funded AI infrastructure platforms, positioning its semiconductor, battery, cooling and construction affiliates as potential suppliers to Helix's global data center and power buildout. For Helix, the added $1 billion strengthens its capital base beyond $10 billion, reinforcing its ability to compete for hyperscale data center, power generation and fiber contracts against rival infrastructure funds. The deal underscores accelerating capital concentration in AI infrastructure, with sovereign wealth funds, private equity and strategic industrial investors like Samsung co-investing alongside chipmakers such as Nvidia. Markets reacted positively to Samsung's shares, reflecting investor expectation of downstream demand for its memory and industrial products. Longer term, the tie-up could deepen cross-affiliate collaboration within the Samsung group around AI data center supply chains.