Boost Up


with Samsung Research

"Bring your innovation to


Samsung's device experience"

About
Boost-up w/ Samsung Research program
brings your innovation to Samsung’s device experience

  • Boost-up w/ Samsung Research program provides a unique opportunity for startups to transform innovative ideas into reality through collaboration with Samsung Research (SR)


  • Selected companies will receive grant funding and support to build proof-of concepts that demonstrate how their technology can enrich Samsung device experiences


  • The goal of the project may be to build a demonstrator that enables a compelling use case by applying the proposed technology


  • For 2026, Boost-up program is open to startups located in US, Canada, Europe, Israel, Japan and China

How
  • Please submit a project proposal that describes the core technology, development plan, and uniqueness of the proposed solution, highlighting its benefits to Samsung’s customers

Areas of Interest
New Home Appliance
Food Storage/Care, Garment Care, Air Purification(CO2, Deodorization)
Cleantech
Detergent-Free Laundry, Heat Insulation/TIM Components
Display & Optics
Privacy Audio, Innovative Camera Tech., New Form-factor Display
AI Agent
Personal Agent, AI Productivity
AI Technology
Inference/Training/On-Device AI Opt., New LLM Arch., Robust Voice Watermark
Robot
Robot AI Model, Tactile Sensing, Data Collection/Generation
Health
Neuro Digital Twin, Non-invasive Neuromodulation,
Multi-omics Data Integration
Open Topic
Innovative, Emerging Tech related to Device and Consumer
Benefits
Grant funding
(No equity)
Mentorship from
Samsung experts &
talent network
* May vary depending on nature of the project
Potential partnership &
Investment opportunities
Timeline
November

Application

Deadline (December 19)

January 2026

Pitch Day*

February 2026

Announce Selected
companies

March 2026

Program start

September 2026

Program compete

*Companies invited for Pitch Day will be notified in early January
Application Form
US/Canada
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Europe
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Israel
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Japan
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Simplified Chinese
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Traditional Chinese
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Contact & Apply

Submit applications here

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