Qualcomm Ventures

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated, established in 2000 to focus on strategic investments in early-stage high-technology ventures, particularly within the wireless sector. With a commitment of $500 million, Qualcomm Ventures has built a diverse portfolio of over 150 active companies and achieved more than 20 successful exits, including notable firms such as Cruise Automation and Fitbit. The organization operates globally, establishing regional funds in strategic markets such as Korea, Japan, China, and Europe to foster local innovation. Qualcomm Ventures seeks to invest between $500,000 and $10 million primarily at the expansion stage, targeting emerging technologies and business models that enhance the mobile technology ecosystem and complement Qualcomm's existing products and services. Through its investments, Qualcomm Ventures aims to connect entrepreneurs with essential resources and industry expertise to drive their success.

Sachin Deshpande

Senior Director

Michel Glezer

Investment Director

Swapna Gupta

Director

Carlos Kokron

Vice President and Managing Director of North America

Song Mao

Senior Investment Director

James Shen

Vice President and Managing Director

Richard Tapalaga

Investment Director

Merav Weinryb

Vice President and Managing Director, Israel and Europe

Nan Zhou

Director

Past deals in Real Time

NetraDyne

Series D in 2025
Netradyne Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence-based fleet management solutions. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Diego, California, with an additional office in Bengaluru, India, Netradyne focuses on enhancing fleet safety through advanced computer vision and data analysis. Its offerings include VisionPRO, an integrated vision safety system that utilizes multiple camera angles to monitor driving events, and Driveri, a platform that emphasizes recognizing and rewarding positive driver performance. By processing visual and sensory inputs across various industries, including automotive, agriculture, and construction, Netradyne aims to improve safety standards for commercial vehicles and reduce accidents. The company leverages advancements in camera technology, sensor costs, and deep learning to provide actionable insights that enhance fleet management and driver awareness.

Tive

Series C in 2025
Tive is a Boston-based startup that helps companies take the surprises out of their supply chains through true end-to-end visibility. It is the easiest way for companies to manage their supply chain – and get results. Unlock unparalleled insight and enhanced visibility. They help companies improve efficiency and meet regulatory requirements by providing an end-to-end sensor solution to visualize, optimize, and monitor operations in real-time.

LambdaTest

Series D in 2024
LambdaTest offers a cloud-based platform for cross-browser testing of web applications, allowing users to evaluate their websites across various browsers and operating systems. The platform features both real-time and automated testing capabilities, catering to industries such as software development, quality assurance, and e-commerce. It is designed to enhance the testing process by providing a scalable and reliable cloud infrastructure that supports end-to-end Selenium automation. This AI-powered solution aims to streamline testing, enabling businesses to reduce their time to market through faster test execution. By facilitating precise debugging of browser compatibility issues on both desktop and mobile devices, LambdaTest helps ensure quality releases and supports digital transformation initiatives. It also allows developers and testers to collaborate effectively by creating, viewing, editing, and assigning issues within the team.

Butlr

Series B in 2024
Butlr is a technology studio based in downtown San Francisco that specializes in developing software and AI-based solutions. The company focuses on an AI people-sensing platform that utilizes body heat to detect occupancy, headcount, body posture, and activity, providing real-time and historical spatial insights primarily for the healthcare and sustainable building sectors. Butlr's innovative sensor technology anonymously detects human presence through low-resolution thermal data combined with advanced AI and machine learning techniques. With a streamlined approach to product development, Butlr typically completes build cycles in about six weeks, allowing the team to assess market traction and viability efficiently. The company has successfully launched multiple products, continuously seeking opportunities for growth and improvement in its offerings.

echo3D

Venture Round in 2022
echo3D is a cloud-based platform that specializes in 3D asset management, allowing developers and companies to store, secure, and share 3D content in real-time. Established in 2018 and headquartered in New York, the platform provides a comprehensive suite of tools, including a content management system (CMS), a content delivery network (CDN), and asset compression and conversion tools. These features enable users to efficiently manage and stream 3D applications and content across various platforms. By offering a scalable backend infrastructure, echo3D facilitates collaboration among developers and organizations, streamlining the process of building and deploying augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications.

RealWear

Series C in 2022
RealWear, Inc. is a provider of hands-free head-mounted tablets designed to facilitate digital transformation for industrial workers. Founded in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Washington, the company specializes in the HMT-1, a ruggedized wearable Android-class tablet that can be worn with an industrial helmet, allowing workers in fields such as energy, manufacturing, and automotive to access real-time information while keeping their hands free. RealWear's solutions enhance safety and productivity by enabling communication and information retrieval in challenging environments. The company has established strategic partnerships with notable firms including Atheer, Cisco, Qualcomm, ABB, and Beeware, and has delivered devices to numerous enterprise customers worldwide, including Shell, Goodyear, and BMW.

Tive

Series B in 2022
Tive is a Boston-based startup that helps companies take the surprises out of their supply chains through true end-to-end visibility. It is the easiest way for companies to manage their supply chain – and get results. Unlock unparalleled insight and enhanced visibility. They help companies improve efficiency and meet regulatory requirements by providing an end-to-end sensor solution to visualize, optimize, and monitor operations in real-time.

MindTickle

Series E in 2021
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.

MindTickle

Series D in 2020
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.

MindTickle

Series C in 2019
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.

The VOID

Venture Round in 2019
THE VOID, LLC operates virtual entertainment centers that specialize in immersive experiences, blending virtual reality with interactive real-world environments. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Lindon, Utah, the company has expanded to various locations, including Anaheim, Orlando, New York City, Dubai, and Toronto. The VOID caters to individuals aged ten and older, offering them the opportunity to explore fantastical worlds and share memorable adventures with friends and family. By utilizing innovative technology that combines physical sets with real-time interactive effects, the company aims to create hyper-reality experiences that allow participants to fully engage in games and narratives, enhancing their entertainment experience.

RealWear

Series B in 2019
RealWear, Inc. is a provider of hands-free head-mounted tablets designed to facilitate digital transformation for industrial workers. Founded in 2015 and based in Vancouver, Washington, the company specializes in the HMT-1, a ruggedized wearable Android-class tablet that can be worn with an industrial helmet, allowing workers in fields such as energy, manufacturing, and automotive to access real-time information while keeping their hands free. RealWear's solutions enhance safety and productivity by enabling communication and information retrieval in challenging environments. The company has established strategic partnerships with notable firms including Atheer, Cisco, Qualcomm, ABB, and Beeware, and has delivered devices to numerous enterprise customers worldwide, including Shell, Goodyear, and BMW.

SenseTime

Series C in 2018
SenseTime Group Limited is an artificial intelligence company specializing in computer vision and deep learning technologies. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Beijing, China, the company develops a wide range of AI solutions, including face and body analysis, image and video recognition, autonomous driving technologies, and medical image analysis. SenseTime's proprietary AI infrastructure, SenseCore, supports scalable and efficient AI software platforms tailored for various applications across sectors such as smart cities, intelligent transportation, healthcare, and finance. The company is also active in advancing industry standards related to data security and ethical AI practices, having contributed to numerous national and international guidelines. With a presence in multiple countries, including Japan, Singapore, and several locations in China, SenseTime aims to drive innovation and foster sustainable productivity through its AI technologies.

MindTickle

Series B in 2017
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.

ClearMotion

Series C in 2017
ClearMotion, Inc. is an automotive technology company that specializes in developing advanced suspension systems to enhance vehicle comfort and handling. Founded out of MIT in 2008 and based in Billerica, Massachusetts, with operations in Nuneaton, United Kingdom, ClearMotion integrates hardware and software to create a proactive ride system that anticipates and counteracts shocks and vibrations from uneven road surfaces. This innovative technology not only improves ride quality but also enhances the overall user experience in vehicles. By mapping road surfaces in real-time, ClearMotion's system can mitigate the effects of road roughness almost instantaneously, ensuring a smoother ride for both drivers and passengers.

AttackIQ

Series A in 2016
AttackIQ, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in providing a Breach & Attack Simulation (BAS) platform designed to help organizations assess the effectiveness of their security controls. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company offers a platform that integrates with existing networks to deliver insights into security programs, identifying gaps in coverage and misconfigurations. By supporting the MITRE ATT&CK Matrix, AttackIQ enables organizations to simulate real-world attack scenarios, thereby allowing security teams to evaluate their defenses and prioritize remediation efforts effectively. The platform automates security assessments, empowering users to create custom scenarios or utilize a library of pre-defined attacks to continuously test their environments. This approach helps businesses to validate their security measures in a real-world context rather than relying solely on theoretical simulations. AttackIQ also has regional offices in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, extending its global reach in cybersecurity solutions.

WhaTap

Venture Round in 2016
WhaTap Labs is a Korean company that specializes in B2B service monitoring solutions. It offers a monitoring engine designed to enhance data security by encrypting information transmitted between agents and servers. The company focuses on real-time monitoring and analysis of software performance, allowing clients to maintain data reliability and redundancy while also facilitating effective data recovery. Through its services, WhaTap Labs aims to ensure that businesses can operate with confidence in their data management capabilities.

MindTickle

Series A in 2015
MindTickle is a privately-held company that provides a data-driven sales readiness platform aimed at enhancing the effectiveness of customer-facing teams. With its headquarters in San Francisco and Pune, the platform is utilized by sales teams across various industries to address knowledge and skill gaps through automated training paths, adaptive learning, and virtual coaching tools. MindTickle's solution incorporates gamification and role-play elements, facilitating on-demand training and mobile updates. This comprehensive approach helps organizations assess and certify the readiness of their sales representatives, leading to improved deal sizes, higher win rates, and shorter sales cycles. Investors in MindTickle include Accel, Canaan, NEA, NewView Capital, Norwest Venture Partners, and Softbank.

Fotokite

Convertible Note in 2015
Fotokite specializes in developing autonomous aerial systems designed to assist first responders in emergency situations. Their patented technology integrates with fire trucks and public safety vehicles, allowing firefighters to deploy the system with a single button. Once activated, the Fotokite can ascend to heights of 45 meters, delivering critical real-time information through both thermal and standard video feeds. This capability enhances situational awareness without requiring additional personnel to operate the drone, as it operates autonomously. The tethered system ensures continuous power and data transmission, allowing for extended flight times exceeding 24 hours. The aerial data can be live-streamed to other team members at the scene or back at the station, facilitating better communication and more informed decision-making. By providing immediate and detailed insights upon arrival, Fotokite enhances the ability of first responders to assess incidents and deploy resources effectively.

RetailNext

Series E in 2015
RetailNext engages in Applied Big Data for physical retail, delivering real-time analytics that enables retailers, shopping centers, and manufacturers to collect, analyze, and visualize in-store data. The patented solution uses best-in-class video analytics, Wi-Fi detection, Bluetooth, on-shelf sensors, beacons, and data from point-of-sale systems and other sources to automatically inform retailers about how people engage with their stores. The highly scalable RetailNext platform easily integrates with promotional calendars, staffing systems, and even weather services to analyze how internal and external factors impact customer shopping patterns – providing retailers the ability to identify opportunities for growth, execute changes, and measure success. RetailNext tracks more than one billion shoppers per year by collecting data from more than 65,000 sensors in retail stores and analyzing trillions of data points annually. Headquartered in San Jose, California, RetailNext is a growing global brand operating in over 50 countries.

RetailNext

Series D in 2014
RetailNext engages in Applied Big Data for physical retail, delivering real-time analytics that enables retailers, shopping centers, and manufacturers to collect, analyze, and visualize in-store data. The patented solution uses best-in-class video analytics, Wi-Fi detection, Bluetooth, on-shelf sensors, beacons, and data from point-of-sale systems and other sources to automatically inform retailers about how people engage with their stores. The highly scalable RetailNext platform easily integrates with promotional calendars, staffing systems, and even weather services to analyze how internal and external factors impact customer shopping patterns – providing retailers the ability to identify opportunities for growth, execute changes, and measure success. RetailNext tracks more than one billion shoppers per year by collecting data from more than 65,000 sensors in retail stores and analyzing trillions of data points annually. Headquartered in San Jose, California, RetailNext is a growing global brand operating in over 50 countries.

Tempo AI

Series A in 2013
Tempo AI is a developer of an intelligent calendar application designed to improve work activities and scheduling. Launched in February 2013, the Tempo Smart Calendar app functions like a personal assistant, streamlining users' schedules by anticipating their needs and minimizing disruptions. The app is context-aware, personalizing user experiences to ensure routine tasks require minimal effort. It employs machine learning to adapt to individual patterns and behaviors, continuously optimizing the calendar's functionality. In addition to standard scheduling features, the application provides tools for automated conference call passcodes, real-time driving directions, flight status updates, and access to online profiles of conference attendees, enhancing overall productivity and organization for its users.

iOnRoad

Seed Round in 2013
iOnRoad improves driving in real-time using the power of advanced smartphones. The app utilizes the smartphone’s native camera and sensors to detect vehicles in front of your car, alerting you when you’re in danger. iOnRoad maps your lane and objects in it. As your car approaches collision or runs off the road an audio-visual warning alerts you to take action in time and save your life. iOnRoad is the first driving assistance system that’s available as software only solution. Its deployment makes an elegant way of reducing the problem of distracted driving. The company has received numerous awards including the CES 2012 innovation award, best augmented reality app of 2011, and one of Gartner’s cool vendors in automotive for 2012.

Tempo AI

Seed Round in 2011
Tempo AI is a developer of an intelligent calendar application designed to improve work activities and scheduling. Launched in February 2013, the Tempo Smart Calendar app functions like a personal assistant, streamlining users' schedules by anticipating their needs and minimizing disruptions. The app is context-aware, personalizing user experiences to ensure routine tasks require minimal effort. It employs machine learning to adapt to individual patterns and behaviors, continuously optimizing the calendar's functionality. In addition to standard scheduling features, the application provides tools for automated conference call passcodes, real-time driving directions, flight status updates, and access to online profiles of conference attendees, enhancing overall productivity and organization for its users.

Argyle Data

Series B in 2010
Argyle Data, Inc. specializes in real-time big data analytics, focusing on the processing and analysis of time-critical information for mobile service providers and IoT networks. The company offers Xmp, a platform that supports simultaneous transaction processing, intelligent decision-making, and machine learning on large data volumes. Argyle Data's solutions enable organizations to extract valuable insights from real-time data, enhancing decision-making and overall business outcomes. Additionally, its Xmx module monitors network traffic, simplifying data extraction from enterprise systems and providing deep packet inspection capabilities to identify protocols and extract relevant data. Used by leading mobile operators, Argyle Data’s applications address significant challenges such as fraud detection and revenue threats, ultimately helping the telecommunications industry mitigate losses amounting to billions annually. Founded in 2007 and based in San Mateo, California, Argyle Data operates as a subsidiary of Mavenir Systems.

Waze

Series A in 2008
Waze is a social traffic and navigation application that leverages a large community of drivers to share real-time road information. By keeping the app open while driving, users contribute valuable data passively, enhancing the overall traffic intelligence for the community. Additionally, users can actively report incidents such as accidents, police traps, and other hazards, providing alerts to fellow drivers and improving safety on the roads. Waze offers live maps, real-time traffic updates, and turn-by-turn navigation, all aimed at optimizing the commuting experience for its users.
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