A shekara ta 1938, Lee Byung-chul (1910<unk>1987) na babban dangin mai mallakar ƙasa a gundumar Uiryeong ya koma garin Daegu da ke kusa kuma ya kafa Samsung Sanghoe (삼성상회, 三星商會). Samsung ya fara ne a matsayin ƙaramin kamfanin kasuwanci tare da ma'aikata arba'in da ke Su-dong (yanzu Ingyo-dong). Ya yi ciniki da kifin da aka bushe, kayan masarufi na gida da kuma noodles. Kamfanin ya bunƙasa kuma Lee ya koma babban ofishinsa zuwa Seoul a shekarar 1947. Lokacin da Yaƙin Koriya ya ɓarke, an tilasta shi ya bar Seoul. Ya fara matatar sukari a Busan mai suna Cheil Jedang. A shekara ta 1954, Lee ya kafa Dail Mojik kuma ya gina masana'antar a Chimegu-san, Cheegu-dong.
Shekara ta 1947