Samsung Electronics and five Samsung affiliates announced a combined USD 1 billion investment in Helix Digital Infrastructure, an AI infrastructure company established by global investment firm KKR. The investment was announced in Korea on September 29, 2026 (29/09).

Samsung Electronics will invest USD 500 million, while Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance will provide the remaining investment.

Helix was launched in June 2026 as an AI infrastructure provider designed to deliver integrated solutions across the value chain. Its activities include hyperscale data center development and operations, power generation covering baseload and flexible energy sources, transmission and distribution infrastructure, and fiber-optic networks.

Samsung Commits $1 Billion to Helix AI Infrastructure

Through Helix, hyperscalers can secure large-scale infrastructure needed to support rapidly growing AI demand.

Helix is led by Adam Selipsky, former CEO of Amazon Web Services (AWS), and is building a management team with experts from the data center and power industries. The company also uses the capabilities of KKR's global infrastructure business, which has about 170 dedicated professionals.

Samsung joins KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), NVIDIA and US power company Vistra as founding investors in Helix.

AI Data Centers Expand Across the Infrastructure Ecosystem

AI data centers are developing beyond facility investments into platforms that support business models such as GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS), Sovereign AI and colocation services.

Their expansion is also driving a wider ecosystem involving power generation, cooling technologies, semiconductors and finance.

As AI services become more integrated into daily life and industries, demand is increasing for data centers that can process large computing workloads and for specialized power infrastructure that can operate them reliably.

The source article describes data centers as production hubs of the AI era and power as the fuel needed to operate them. It also identifies the ability to secure both computing and power infrastructure at the same time as an important factor in the AI infrastructure market.

Helix is targeting both data center deployment and the underlying power infrastructure. The company plans to secure energy capacity through direct investments and strategic partnerships with major energy developers, including Vistra.

Samsung Brings Capabilities Across the AI Infrastructure Stack

Samsung Electronics' Device Solutions (DS) Division provides semiconductor solutions to support the global AI build-out and respond to changes in global demand.

Its Device eXperience (DX) Division provides data center cooling products and solutions, including air cooling systems and coolant distribution units (CDUs) for liquid cooling, through FläktGroup, its data center HVAC specialist subsidiary acquired in 2025.

FläktGroup operates 14 production sites worldwide and has a supply and service network across 65 countries.

Samsung C&T Engineering & Construction Group works as an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor on large-scale data center and power generation projects.

Samsung SDS provides IT solutions and designs, builds and operates data centers. It has also recently entered the GPUaaS business and applies its power usage effectiveness (PUE) level to its own data centers and the Korea AI Computing Center (KOACC).

Samsung SDI provides uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and battery backup units (BBUs), which are used to support data centers operating high-performance servers around the clock.

Samsung SDI plans to explore new business opportunities in this field, where ultra-high-output and high-capacity battery technology is required.

Samsung and Helix Target Global AI Data Center Deployment

Through the investment, Samsung Electronics and its affiliates aim to accelerate global AI data center deployment alongside Helix.

The companies also aim to maximize collaborative synergies among the participating Samsung companies and other investors as Helix develops its AI infrastructure business.

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