Qualcomm Ventures

Qualcomm Ventures
Corporate venture fund
Founded 2000
Headquarters San Diego, California, United States
Number of locations
 7 locations: San Diego, San Francisco, Israel, Europe, China, India, Latin America, Korea
Key people
 Quinn Li
(Global Head)
Website www.qualcommventures.com

Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with 140+ active portfolio companies. Investing in startups targeting the wireless ecosystem, the group focuses on investments in the sectors of automotive, data center and enterprise, digital health, Internet of Things (IoT), and mobile.

History

Investments

Qualcomm Ventures has experienced seven portfolio company exits of $1 billion dollars, including 99 (app),[1] Cruise Automation,[2] Fitbit,[3] Invensense, NQ Mobile, and Ring,[4] Waze.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Didi confirms it has acquired 99 in Brazil to expand in Latin America". TechCrunch. 2018-01-03.
  2. ↑ "GM Buying Self-Driving Tech Startup for More Than $1 Billion". Fortune. 2016-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Fitbit is now worth $4.1 billion after IPO". CNN Money. 2015-06-25.
  4. ↑ "Amazon is buying smart doorbell maker Ring". TechCrunch. 2018-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Google Bought Waze For $1.1B, Giving A Social Data Boost To Its Mapping Business". TechCrunch. 2013-06-11.
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