Investments
739Portfolio Exits
169Funds
7Partners & Customers
7About Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures is the venture capital arm of Qualcomm, focusing on investments in the technology sector. The company provides funding and support to mobile technology companies, focusing on 5G, IoT, connected automotive, AI, consumer, enterprise, and cloud. Qualcomm Ventures connects entrepreneurs with resources and relationships. It was founded in 2000 and is based in San Diego, California.
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Research containing Qualcomm Ventures
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Qualcomm Ventures in 4 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Apr 29, 2025.
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Latest Qualcomm Ventures News
Aug 7, 2025
Mayshar joins investment arm of chipmaker Qualcomm Aug 7, 2025 • Yoana Cholteeva Raz Mayshar is moving to Qualcomm Ventures from Tel Aviv-based smart mobility innovation hub Drive TLV. Raz Mayshar is joining Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of semiconductor and software firm Qualcomm, as a senior investment manager. He is leaving Israel-based smart mobility innovation hub Drive TLV, where he was head of research and scouting for six years. “In those six years, I met thousands of startups, worked closely with hundreds and invested in a few dozen. [And] spent countless hours with top corporates and visionary founders,” Mayshar said in a LinkedIn post announcing his move. He also worked at Next Gear Ventures, a tech fund focused on early-stage entrepreneurs in AI, digitisation and automation, where he was a principal. Qualcomm Ventures has over 150 active portfolio companies and has had more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including Fitbit, 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Invensense, NQ Mobile and Waze. The unit also backs some of the leading generative AI companies including machine learning collaboration platform Hugging Face and AI model builder Anthropic.
Qualcomm Ventures Investments
739 Investments
Qualcomm Ventures has made 739 investments. Their latest investment was in Pokee AI as part of their Seed VC on June 10, 2025.
Qualcomm Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/10/2025 | Seed VC | Pokee AI | $12M | Yes | Abhay Parasnis, Lip-Bu Tan, Point72 Ventures, Salience Capital, Samsung NEXT, and SCB 10X | 3 |
5/28/2025 | Seed VC | Context | $11M | Yes | General Catalyst, Lux Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
4/21/2025 | Unattributed VC | Pitch Deck | Yes | |||
4/16/2025 | Series C | |||||
4/8/2025 | Series A - II |
Date | 6/10/2025 | 5/28/2025 | 4/21/2025 | 4/16/2025 | 4/8/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Seed VC | Unattributed VC | Series C | Series A - II |
Company | Pokee AI | Context | Pitch Deck | ||
Amount | $12M | $11M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Abhay Parasnis, Lip-Bu Tan, Point72 Ventures, Salience Capital, Samsung NEXT, and SCB 10X | General Catalyst, Lux Capital, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 3 | 2 |
Qualcomm Ventures Portfolio Exits
169 Portfolio Exits
Qualcomm Ventures has 169 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was COWIN on July 01, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/1/2025 | Acquired | 2 | |||
6/30/2025 | IPO | Public | 3 | ||
5/22/2025 | IPO | Public | 4 | ||
Qualcomm Ventures Fund History
7 Fund Histories
Qualcomm Ventures has 7 funds, including Qualcomm BNDES Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/13/2020 | Qualcomm BNDES Fund | $19.31M | 2 | ||
11/28/2018 | Qualcomm AI Fund | ||||
9/27/2015 | Qualcomm India Startup Fund | ||||
7/1/2015 | Qualcomm South Korea Startup Fund | ||||
1/11/2015 | Qualcomm Life |
Closing Date | 1/13/2020 | 11/28/2018 | 9/27/2015 | 7/1/2015 | 1/11/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Qualcomm BNDES Fund | Qualcomm AI Fund | Qualcomm India Startup Fund | Qualcomm South Korea Startup Fund | Qualcomm Life |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $19.31M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Qualcomm Ventures Partners & Customers
7 Partners and customers
Qualcomm Ventures has 7 strategic partners and customers. Qualcomm Ventures recently partnered with Arriver on January 1, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/5/2022 | Partner | United States | 1 | ||
1/4/2022 | Partner | ||||
3/23/2021 | Partner | ||||
2/4/2021 | Partner | ||||
1/9/2017 | Partner |
Date | 1/5/2022 | 1/4/2022 | 3/23/2021 | 2/4/2021 | 1/9/2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | ||||
News Snippet | |||||
Sources | 1 |
Qualcomm Ventures Team
13 Team Members
Qualcomm Ventures has 13 team members, including current Senior Vice President, Quinn Li.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Quinn Li | IBM, Broadcom, and Lucent Technologies | Senior Vice President | Current |
Name | Quinn Li | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | IBM, Broadcom, and Lucent Technologies | ||||
Title | Senior Vice President | ||||
Status | Current |
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