Samsung Group invests $1B in KKR-backed Helix Digital Infrastructure
The South Korean conglomerate is spreading the bet across six subsidiaries to back a data center startup that launched just months ago with $10B in committed capital
Samsung Group is writing a $1 billion check to Helix Digital Infrastructure, the AI-focused data center company that KKR helped launch in June 2026. The investment splits evenly: Samsung Electronics is putting up $500 million, while five other Samsung affiliates, including Samsung C&T and Samsung SDS, are covering the rest.
What Helix actually does
Helix Digital Infrastructure debuted on June 11, 2026, with more than $10 billion in committed capital from a roster of investors that includes the Kuwait Investment Authority, NVIDIA, and energy company Vistra.
The company builds integrated solutions for hyperscale data centers, tackling two bottlenecks: power and capacity.
Running the show is Adam Selipsky, formerly the CEO of Amazon Web Services. Waldemar Szlezak, coming from KKR’s infrastructure team, serves as Chief Investment Officer.
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Why Samsung is going wide
Rather than having Samsung Electronics go it alone, the conglomerate distributed the investment across six subsidiaries. Samsung C&T handles construction and engineering. Samsung SDS is the group’s IT services arm. By pulling multiple business units into the deal, Samsung is positioning itself to potentially capture downstream contracts, not just financial returns.
The bigger picture for AI infrastructure
NVIDIA’s presence as a Helix investor is notable. The chipmaker has been expanding beyond selling GPUs into shaping the broader ecosystem around AI deployment.
As the world’s largest memory chip manufacturer, Samsung has a direct commercial interest in seeing more data centers get built faster, as every new hyperscale facility means orders for high-bandwidth memory, solid-state drives, and other components Samsung produces at scale.