--- title: Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI... description: Six Samsung affiliates are investing $1 billion combined in Helix Digital Infrastructure, the AI data center and power company KKR launched in June under... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-and-five-affiliates-put-1bn-into-kkr-s-ai-infrastructure-firm-c2lnyooio twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI infrastructure firm | daily.dev og:description: Six Samsung affiliates are investing $1 billion combined in Helix Digital Infrastructure, the AI data center and power company KKR launched in June under... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-and-five-affiliates-put-1bn-into-kkr-s-ai-infrastructure-firm-c2lnyooio og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/c2LnYOOiO.png og:image:alt: Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI infrastructure firm og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI infrastructure firm **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Six Samsung affiliates are investing $1 billion combined in Helix Digital Infrastructure, the AI data center and power company KKR launched in June under former AWS CEO Adam Selipsky. Samsung Electronics contributes $500 million, with Samsung C&T, SDS, SDI, Life, and Fire & Marine covering the rest. Samsung Electronics will supply chips and cooling systems, C&T will build sites, and SDI will provide backup batteries. Helix was founded with over $10 billion in commitments from KKR, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia, and Vistra, and aims to be a one-stop infrastructure provider for hyperscalers, addressing power as the key bottleneck. The deal follows a broader wave of consolidated power-plus-data-center investments, including the $40bn Aligned takeover and Nvidia's $500bn compute financing platform. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How much is Samsung investing in KKR's Helix AI infrastructure company and who runs it? Six Samsung companies are jointly investing $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, with Samsung Electronics contributing $500 million and the remainder split among Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life, and Samsung Fire & Marine. Helix was launched by KKR in June and is run by Adam Selipsky, the former AWS CEO who left Amazon in 2024. _Investors weighing exposure to AI data center buildouts can follow deals like this one on daily.dev._ ### What roles will each Samsung company play in KKR's Helix AI data center venture? Samsung Electronics will supply chips and cooling systems, Samsung C&T will construct the physical sites, and Samsung SDI will provide backup batteries, while Samsung SDS, Life, and Fire & Marine contribute capital. The arrangement marks a shift from Samsung merely selling components toward shaping how AI infrastructure gets built end-to-end. _Engineers tracking who builds and powers next-gen AI data centers can follow this on daily.dev._ ### Who are the founding investors behind KKR's Helix AI infrastructure company? Helix was founded with capital commitments exceeding $10 billion from KKR itself, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia, and US power company Vistra. Nvidia serves as a strategic partner while Vistra acts as Helix's preferred power supplier, reflecting the venture's focus on securing energy supply as the key constraint for scaling AI data centers. _Anyone mapping the AI infrastructure investment landscape can track deals like Helix's on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [South Korea AI investment: $880bn for chips and robots](https://daily.dev/posts/south-korea-ai-investment-880bn-for-chips-and-robots-0gdp5xleo) · The Next Web · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [South Korean tech giants commit over $550B to ease ‘ RAMageddon’](https://daily.dev/posts/south-korean-tech-giants-commit-over-550b-to-ease-ramageddon--eygiczvyh) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Flush with cash, SK hynix spawns mysteriously named 'AI Co.'](https://daily.dev/posts/flush-with-cash-sk-hynix-spawns-mysteriously-named-ai-co--8egbjuohv) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Samsung’s $647bn home investment heads for the chip-starved southwest](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-s-647bn-home-investment-heads-for-the-chip-starved-southwest-vugiqfyal) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia), [#samsung](https://daily.dev/tags/samsung), [#ai-infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-infrastructure) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-and-five-affiliates-put-1bn-into-kkr-s-ai-infrastructure-firm-c2lnyooio) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI infrastructure firm","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-and-five-affiliates-put-1bn-into-kkr-s-ai-infrastructure-firm-c2lnyooio","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-and-five-affiliates-put-1bn-into-kkr-s-ai-infrastructure-firm-c2lnyooio"},"datePublished":"2026-09-29T10:21:24.917Z","dateModified":"2026-09-29T10:21:45.245Z","description":"Six Samsung affiliates are investing $1 billion combined in Helix Digital Infrastructure, the AI data center and power company KKR launched in June under...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32060bf9ea7feb2ae303f0c7dbe482cc?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/32060bf9ea7feb2ae303f0c7dbe482cc?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-and-five-affiliates-put-1bn-into-kkr-s-ai-infrastructure-firm-c2lnyooio","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"nvidia,samsung,ai-infrastructure","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Samsung and five affiliates put $1bn into KKR’s AI infrastructure firm"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/samsung-and-five-affiliates-put-1bn-into-kkr-s-ai-infrastructure-firm-c2lnyooio#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"How much is Samsung investing in KKR's Helix AI infrastructure company and who runs it?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Six Samsung companies are jointly investing $1 billion in Helix Digital Infrastructure, with Samsung Electronics contributing $500 million and the remainder split among Samsung C&T, Samsung SDS, Samsung SDI, Samsung Life, and Samsung Fire & Marine. Helix was launched by KKR in June and is run by Adam Selipsky, the former AWS CEO who left Amazon in 2024. Investors weighing exposure to AI data center buildouts can follow deals like this one on daily.dev."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"What roles will each Samsung company play in KKR's Helix AI data center venture?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Samsung Electronics will supply chips and cooling systems, Samsung C&T will construct the physical sites, and Samsung SDI will provide backup batteries, while Samsung SDS, Life, and Fire & Marine contribute capital. The arrangement marks a shift from Samsung merely selling components toward shaping how AI infrastructure gets built end-to-end. Engineers tracking who builds and powers next-gen AI data centers can follow this on daily.dev."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Who are the founding investors behind KKR's Helix AI infrastructure company?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Helix was founded with capital commitments exceeding $10 billion from KKR itself, the Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia, and US power company Vistra. Nvidia serves as a strategic partner while Vistra acts as Helix's preferred power supplier, reflecting the venture's focus on securing energy supply as the key constraint for scaling AI data centers. Anyone mapping the AI infrastructure investment landscape can track deals like Helix's on daily.dev."}}]} ```