Samsung Electronics will invest $500 million, while five other Samsung affiliates will invest the remainder, according to the release.
Helix is designed to deliver integrated solutions across hyperscale data center development and operations; power generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure; and fiber-optic networks, the release said.
For Samsung’s affiliates, the investment will allow them to leverage their hardware and component expertise and expand their role from hardware component supplier to AI infrastructure ecosystem architect, per the release.
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“Through this investment, Samsung Electronics and its affiliates aim to accelerate global AI data center deployment alongside Helix, while maximizing collaborative synergies among participating companies,” Samsung said in the release.
Helix Digital Infrastructure said in a Monday (Sept. 28) post on X that Samsung’s commitment builds on the more than $10 billion of capital already committed by the firm’s founding investors, including KKR, Kuwait Investment Authority, Nvidia and Vistra.
Samsung’s commit adds long-duration capital to support Helix’s strategy of investing in and delivering data centers, power, connectivity and related AI infrastructure, Helix said in a reply to its post.
“AI is driving a generational infrastructure buildout — and hyperscalers need partners that can help solve increasingly complex infrastructure needs at scale and speed,” Helix said in another reply. “That’s the challenge Helix was created to address.”
When KKR and the other founding investors announced the launch of Helix in June, they said in a press release that Helix would be open to additional eligible institutional investors.
“Large users of digital infrastructure have an urgent need to reduce complexity and unlock new capacity,” Adam Selipsky, co-founder and CEO of Helix, said in the release. “Helix combines significant long-term capital with the capabilities and expertise to deliver holistic AI infrastructure solutions with speed and scale.”
Bloomberg reported Friday that Goldman Sachs Group strategists expect AI infrastructure spending by the five largest U.S. hyperscalers to reach $1.2 trillion in 2027, up from $800 billion this year.
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