Qualcomm Ventures
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Qualcomm Ventures is the venture arm of Qualcomm. It invests in AI, edge and on-device computing, connectivity, automotive, robotics, XR and IoT.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Late stage |
| Sectors | AI, Edge and on-device computing, Connectivity, Automotive, Robotics, XR and IoT |
| Geography | US 111, China 52, Israel 33, India 21, Latin America 20, Europe 14, Korea 6 (Companies on the firm site, by region) |
| Offices | Not published by the firm. |
Sources: S2 Corporate Venturing Insider, interview with Quinn Li, recorded 27 October 2021; S18 Qualcomm Ventures website listings of companies (257 records) and team (25 records).
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise and data center | 82 | 27.6% |
| IoT | 61 | 20.5% |
| AI | 59 | 19.9% |
| Consumer | 50 | 16.8% |
| Automotive | 21 | 7.1% |
| 5G | 14 | 4.7% |
| XR | 10 | 3.4% |
Share of the 257 companies listed on the Qualcomm Ventures website carrying each sector tag. A company can carry more than one tag.
Sources: S18 Qualcomm Ventures website listings of companies (257 records) and team (25 records).
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | USD 3B+ | Cumulative invested | Stated by the firm or its parent | S7 |
| Companies backed, per the firm (500 or more) | 500+ | companies | Stated by the firm | S7 |
| Companies listed on the firm site | 257 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S18 |
| Companies tagged IPO on the firm site | 28 | IPOs | Counted from the firm's own list | S18 |
| Companies tagged acquired on the firm site | 83 | acquisitions | Counted from the firm's own list | S18 |
Sources: S7 Qualcomm Ventures, 2025 year in review; S18 Qualcomm Ventures website listings of companies (257 records) and team (25 records).
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Headquarters
- San Diego, United States
Portfolio companies by regionS2S18
Companies on the firm site, by region
LeadersS9
- Quinn LiSenior Vice President and Global Head of Qualcomm VenturesFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Tushar GuptaManaging Director, North AmericaFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Song MaoManaging Director, ChinaFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Boaz PeerManaging DirectorFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Rama BethmangalkarManaging Director, IndiaFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Corporate venture capital, funded by Qualcomm | Confirmed by two sources | S1 |
| Formed | 2000 | Single source | S1 |
| Deployed to date | USD 3B+ across 500+ companies, cumulative | Single source | S7 |
| Fund size | Not disclosed. The firm reported USD 1B under management in 2020. | Not disclosed by the firm | S1 |
| Leader | Quinn Li, Senior Vice President and Global Head | Confirmed by two sources | S9 |
| New investments in 2025 | 16 | Single source | S7 |
| Unicorns reported by the firm | 60+ | Single source | S7 |
| India Strategic AI Venture Fund | Up to USD 150M | Single source | S6 |
| Typical first check | USD 2M to 10M, as described in a 2021 interview | Single source | S2 |
Overview
Qualcomm Ventures was formed in 2000 to invest in wireless technology. It now invests where Qualcomm has deep knowledge: AI, edge and on-device computing, connectivity, automotive, robotics, XR and IoT.S1S2
Parent company
Qualcomm Incorporated is a semiconductor and wireless technology company. The venture arm is funded from the parent's balance sheet.S1
Funds and size
Qualcomm Ventures does not publish a fund size. Figures above measure different things: capital deployed, assets under management and a single announced program.S1S7
Stage and check size
Stage agnostic. In a 2021 interview Quinn Li described initial checks of USD 2M to 10M. The firm takes a board seat only when it leads a round, and otherwise an observer seat.S2
Sectors and themes
AI, edge computing, connectivity, 5G, automotive, robotics, XR, IoT, enterprise and networking. Investments the firm listed for 2025 include Auradine, Context, Guidde, Nothing, Pokee AI, Upscale AI, Vammo, GoPass, Figure AI, SafelyYou, Classiq and Horizon3.ai.S5S7
Geographies and offices
The firm invests in the US, China, Israel, Europe, India, Latin America and Korea. Its site lists 257 companies by region: US 111, China 52, Israel 33, India 21, Latin America 20, Europe 14, Korea 6.S2S18
Portfolio
The firm's own site lists 257 companies: 146 tagged active, 83 acquired and 28 IPO. The firm's headline says it has backed more than 500 companies, so its site shows only part of the portfolio.S7S18
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Active | 146 | 56.8% |
| Acquired | 83 | 32.3% |
| Public | 28 | 10.9% |
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise and data center | 82 | 31.9% |
| IoT | 61 | 23.7% |
| AI | 59 | 23% |
| Consumer | 50 | 19.5% |
| Automotive | 21 | 8.2% |
| 5G | 14 | 5.4% |
| XR | 10 | 3.9% |
Every company on the Qualcomm Ventures list
257 companies, as listed on the firm's own website: 146 active, 28 public, 83 acquired.S18 Read the firm's list.
Active 146
- Accuvally Inc.
- AiFi
- Airspace
- AliveCor
- Alo7
- Anthropic
- Aplux
- Arable
- Aravita
- Augury
- Aviz Networks
- Azion
- Baicells
- Bluestacks
- boAt
- Bounce
- Brain Corporation
- Butlr
- CargoX
- Celona
- Chukong Technologies
- Clarifai
- Classiq
- ClearMotion
- Clinitron
- Cobli
- Cohesity
- Context
- CoreTigo
- Creatcomm
- Cresta
- Cynet
- Dalong Tech
- DeepHow
- Deepvision
- Denglin
- echo3D
- Eclypsium
- Elevoc
- EnlightXR
- Eques
- Ethernovia
- FabHotels
- Farmeasy
- Figure
- floLIVE
- Foneric
- Formula E
- ForwardX Robotics
- FourKites
- Frete
- Frore Systems
- Gabriel
- Gizwits
- Gopass
- GT Tech
- Guidde
- HAOMO.AI
- Hark
- HDVI
- Hilab
- Horizon3.ai
- i3 Equity Partners
- idwall
- Ingresse
- inVia Robotics
- Jio
- JobPlanet
- Kneron
- LambdaTest
- Locus
- Loggi
- Lookout
- Maketion
- Mantis Vision
- Medisafe
- Memblaze
- MindTickle
- MoveInSync
- Nebula Link
- Netradyne
- NEURA Robotics
- Ninjacart
- Noom
- Nothing
- Nuvemshop
- Obsidian
- Ola
- OppenFuture
- Plume
- Pokee AI
- Pongbot
- Portea
- Quantum Machines
- QuintoAndar
- R-Zero
- Redtea Mobile
- Resolution Games
- SafelyYou
- Sageran
- Scale AI
- ScyllaDB
- Shopic
- Sibros
- SiFive
- Simply
- SinoITS
- SPAN
- Spectro Cloud
- SpotAI
- SpotDraft
- Stellapps Technologies
- Survios
- Swift Navigation
- Tabnine
- Tacit
- Tango
- Team 8
- Tensortec
- thatgamecompany
- Thirdwave Automation
- Thundercomm
- Tive
- Toss Lab
- Tripp
- TytoCare
- Ultraviolette Automotive
- Unisound
- Upscale AI
- Vammo
- Verity
- Viva Republica
- Wayve
- weka.io
- WellSaid Labs
- Welltok
- WhaTap
- Wiliot
- Wiseasy
- WitnessAI
- Workspot
- YourStory
- YYG
- Zinier
- Zongmu
- Zuddl
Public 28
- A123 Systems
- Airspan
- AMEC
- Capillary Technologies
- Cerebras
- Cloudflare
- CooTek
- Cyngn
- Enovix
- Extreme Vision
- Fitbit
- GalaxyCore
- Huaqin
- ideaForge
- Inside Secure
- InvenSense
- MapMyIndia
- Matterport
- MNTN Digital
- NetQin
- SentinelOne
- Shadowfax
- SJ Semi
- Spire
- TechFaith Wireless
- Thundersoft
- Xiaomi
- Zoom
Acquired 83
- 99
- Affirmed Networks
- Aicent
- Airvana
- Altiostar
- Arieso
- Arteris
- August
- Avaak
- Bitfone
- Boohee
- Bracket Computing
- Cavendish Kinetics
- Cellwize
- Chargemaster
- ClearCare
- Clicker
- Consert
- Corrigon
- CrazyLabs
- Cruise Automation
- Curbside
- CyberX
- Divide
- Doctor on Demand
- Dolphin
- Dropbeats
- Dunamu
- Earn
- eero
- Embee Mobile
- Even
- Excelero
- FreedomFi
- Gaikai
- Gfan
- goBalto
- Hawkeye
- Heyzap
- Hugging Face
- Innovium
- Livescribe
- M87
- Madhouse
- Magisto
- Mandaê
- MangoPlate
- Memed
- Mercos
- Mobike
- Novarra
- OmniML
- Oosto
- OpenSignal
- Owlchemy Labs
- Panoramic Power
- Particle
- Peak
- Pensando
- Placemeter
- Pontis
- PowerCloud Systems
- Prospera
- Ravello
- Reverie Language Technologies
- Ridlr
- Ring
- Sense360
- Spyce
- Strider
- Tapingo
- Thinknear
- Uhnder
- Validity
- Videoplaza
- Viewdle
- Waze
- Weights & Biases
- Wilocity
- Wrapp
- Y-plan
- Yongche
- Zoop
Exits
The site tags 28 companies as IPO and 83 as acquired. The firm credits exits in A123 Systems, Eero, Enovix, Innovium, InvenSense, Pensando, RetailNext and Zoom.S18
Co-investors and partnerships
Samsung Catalyst took part in the Velaura AI Series C-II alongside Qualcomm Ventures. The firm hosts an annual CEO summit for portfolio companies.S2S7
Team
The firm's team page lists 25 people. Leaders shown include the following.S9
- Quinn LiSenior Vice President and Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures
- Tushar GuptaManaging Director, North America
- Song MaoManaging Director, China
- Boaz PeerManaging Director
- Rama BethmangalkarManaging Director, India
Investment activity
The firm reports 16 new investments in 2025. Rounds in 2026 that it took part in include Lumilens (USD 700M Series C, reported by Reuters on 6 August 2026), Velaura AI (USD 110M Series C-II, 18 August 2026) and Ultrahuman (USD 70M).S6S7
History
What different sources say
- Company count: the firm says 500+ companies backed in 2026, 360 in 2020 and about 350 in a 2021 interview. Its site lists 257. Quinn Li's profile cites 150+ companies in a current portfolio of USD 2B+. These measure companies backed over time, companies shown on the site and companies held today.S1S2S7S18
Common questions
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Qualcomm Ventures home www.qualcommventures.com
- Team www.qualcommventures.com/team/
- 2025 year in review www.qualcommventures.com/insights/blog/qualcomm-ventures-2025-year-in-review/
- Two decades of driving innovation in mobile www.qualcommventures.com/insights/blog/qualcomm-ventures-two-decades-of-driving-innovation-in-mobile/
Sources
- S1Qualcomm Ventures, Two decades of driving innovation in mobile (2020)Firm
- S2Corporate Venturing Insider, interview with Quinn Li, recorded 27 October 2021Press
- S5Qualcomm Ventures, YouTube interview and talksPress
- S6Qualcomm press release on the India Strategic AI Venture Fund, February 2026Firm
- S7Qualcomm Ventures, 2025 year in reviewFirm
- S9Qualcomm Ventures, Team pageFirm
- S18Qualcomm Ventures website listings of companies (257 records) and team (25 records)Firm
Disclaimer and corrections
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