After Li Suyi, the vice president of Samsung Electronics, informally took charge of the group in 2014, he actively promoted the global new investment plan. However, these operators all suffered losses in 2017. Although the short-term results are not satisfactory, the new entrepreneurs will be able to It is still time for Samsung to play a greater synergy. A number of Korean media reports have pointed out that according to Samsung’s 2014 to 2017 business report, 14 Samsung’s investment overseas operators’ operating conditions were revealed, and no one produced handsome The transcripts all showed losses. It is worth noting that 2014 was exactly the time when Li Zaiyi took over the job and started to invest in overseas start-up companies. Li Zaiyu’s investment insights have attracted attention from all walks of life. The largest is the intelligent doorbell manufacturer Bot Home Automation, which has a net loss of 154 billion won (approximately US$140 million). Soundhound, which produces smart audio, also lost 22.4 billion won, coupled with high-speed data transmission provider Keyssa, artificial intelligence (AI). New entrepreneurs such as Graphcore, IC maker Inode, and Internet of Things (IoT) new Afero, etc., have net losses of more than 10 billion won. Of the 14 players, Samsung holds 0.89% to 17 shares. .88% ranged from 1.02 billion won to 7.06 billion won. The industry believes that Li Zaiyu seems to be over-investing. For Samsung, investing in new entrepreneurs can obtain multiple, up-to-date technologies to make up for their own homes. Due to lack of development technology and synergies, Li Zaijun has been actively looking for potential global players since 2014. In general, large companies invest in new ventures to enhance the technology of related businesses. Judging from the current situation, Samsung and The cooperation benefits of these companies are still small. However, there are other opinions that it takes a lot of time for new start-up companies to enter a stable growth phase. Therefore, these investment cases should be observed from a long-term perspective, and industry relations sources pointed out that many large enterprises It is to invest in the unique technology developed by the start-up company, but the technology or business must be able to start generating profits. The time can be as long as possible, but AI-related companies such as Soundhound have considerable potential. Apart from Samsung funds, Soundhound It also received investment from other South Korean companies. Although investment report card for new start-up companies needs to be strengthened in 2017, Samsung still does not reduce investment speed. It has announced earlier in 2018 Israel speech recognition start-ups $ 4.6 million, related technology is expected to be applied to improve the maturity and integrity Bixby technology in the future, Lee Jae-yong's investment vision and business practices can lead the Samsung to new heights, yet to be time to verify.
