Samsung to inject $1 billion into Nvidia- and KKR-backed AI infrastructure company Helix

Samsung Electronics and its affiliates will invest a combined $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an artificial intelligence infrastructure company launched by global investment firm KKR and backed by Nvidia. Samsung Electronics will contribute $500 million, with Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance providing the remainder.

Helix, launched in June, focuses on infrastructure needed to support growing AI demand, including hyperscale data centers, power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure and fiber-optic networks. The company is led by Adam Selipsky, the former CEO of Amazon Web Services. KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia and U.S. power company Vistra are founding investors, and the company has already secured more than $10 billion in committed funds.

The investment comes as Helix seeks to address growing competition in the AI infrastructure market by targeting both data center deployment and the underlying power infrastructure needed to support it. Samsung said the investment would help accelerate the global rollout of AI data centers alongside Helix and deepen collaboration among the participating companies.

The deal allows Samsung to leverage capabilities across its affiliates, spanning semiconductors and cooling systems to data center construction and batteries, positioning the group to expand its role in the global AI infrastructure buildout. Shares of Samsung Electronics rose 2.13% on Tuesday morning, while the benchmark Kospi index fell 0.53%.

KKR has invested more than $75 billion globally across digital infrastructure and power, with approximately $9 billion invested in Korea since 2009.