Samsung NEXT Ventures

Enso is a creative impact agency based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2012. The agency focuses on leveraging strategic, creative, and community-building skills to improve both the planet and the lives of individuals. Enso aims to disrupt the status quo by developing innovative ideas that can scale through shared missions, fostering collaboration among brands, organizations, and communities around common goals. Additionally, Enso facilitates the rapid creation of software, enabling business leaders, analysts, data scientists, and developers to design workflows collaboratively and enhance communication effectively.

Kngine, Inc. is an intelligent assistant and answer engine that provides direct answers to user inquiries. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, with an engineering office in Cairo, Egypt, Kngine's platform supports developers and businesses in creating smart applications that incorporate factual question-answering and knowledge capabilities. The technology leverages deep learning and knowledge-based approaches to comprehend natural language, allowing it to interpret user queries effectively. Kngine's search engine not only indexes web pages but also extracts factual information to enhance its knowledge graph. Its applications can automate customer service, facilitate voice interfaces, and improve enterprise search, ensuring that users receive meaningful and accurate responses. As of October 2017, Kngine operates as a subsidiary of Samsung Research America, Inc.