Samsung commits $1 billion to Helix as AI infrastructure demand accelerates

Samsung Group agreed to invest $1 billion across six entities in Helix Digital Infrastructure, a KKR-backed company addressing the critical bottleneck in AI scaling: integrated power, land, and data center capacity. Samsung Electronics will contribute $500 million, with subsidiaries Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life Insurance and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance splitting the remaining $500 million, broadening the conglomerate's footprint in the rapidly expanding AI infrastructure market.