Qualcomm Ventures, established in 2000, is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Based in San Diego, California, it is a global corporate venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology companies. With over $500 million initially committed and subsequent regional funds totaling over $300 million, Qualcomm Ventures focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence, automotive, cloud, enterprise, internet of things, mobile, and extended reality. It seeks to generate strong returns while complementing Qualcomm's existing products and services, and often invests between $500,000 and $10 million at the expansion stage. Notable portfolio companies include 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, and Fitbit.
5775 Morehouse Drive, San Diego, California 92121-1714, USA
Qualcomm, San Diego, California 92121, USA
Sachin Deshpande
Senior Director
Michel Glezer
Investment Director
Tushar Gupta
Managing Director, North America
Judd Heape
Vice President of Product Management
Quinn Li
Senior Vice President and Global Head
Song Mao
Senior Investment Director
Akash Palkhiwala
CFO
Boaz Peer
Managing Director, Israel and Europe
Nan Zhou
Director
Nakul Duggal
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive
Past deals in Linux
Foundries.io
Acquisition in 2024
Foundries.io Limited, established in 2017 and headquartered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, specializes in software platforms for embedded product development. The company offers a Linux microplatform for container-based Linux development and a Zephyr microplatform for real-time operating system applications. Foundries.io delivers secure, over-the-air updatable solutions designed to develop, deploy, and maintain Internet of Things (IoT) and Edge devices. Its platform includes secure firmware, a Linux operating system, device and fleet services, and interfaces for both private and public cloud environments. By providing lifetime software maintenance updates, Foundries.io enables clients to accelerate time to market and reduce long-term deployment costs, allowing them to concentrate on their own intellectual property while enhancing product security.
Dalongyun Diannao
Venture Round in 2020
Dalongyun Diannao offers high-end gaming PCs will be offered in the cloud via the cloud computing operating product. The cloud comes pre-installed with all of the popular standalone games and online games currently available. Users can use their mobile phones, TVs, desktops, Macs, and tablets by simply installing the client. Mobile devices and low-end laptops that are connected to the cloud are also able to play large-scale games with a single click and then disconnect when users have done.
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