Qualcomm Ventures

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionHardware

Qualcomm Ventures invests from early through growth stages in AI, automotive technology, mobile, enterprise and data-centre infrastructure, and smart connected systems.

Its AI mandate includes industry applications, enabling platforms and foundational technology. In automotive it looks at driver assistance, transport systems and in-car experiences; smart systems extends into robotics, sensors and connected factories.

The corporate venture platform gives entrepreneurs access to Qualcomm technology, domain specialists and commercial networks. Its scope spans software and physical devices, including edge computing and the systems connecting them.

Sources
Rounds participated in
5
Confirmed lead rounds
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5 roles undisclosed
New companies
4
First participation on record · 1 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$933M
3 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series C+2
Series A1
Series B1
Undisclosed1

By primary sector

Hardware4
AI1

By country

United States5

Rounds

5 in this selection
Lumilens

Lumilens develops optical interconnects for connecting GPUs in AI data centers.

>$700MSeries C
Role not disclosed
Hark

Building advanced personalized intelligence and next-generation hardware for humans and machines

$700MSeries A
Role not disclosed
Upscale AI

Provides open-standard AI networking infrastructure for ultra-low-latency training and inference

UndisclosedUndisclosed
Role not disclosed
Frore Systems

Develops advanced thermal cooling technologies for AI data centers and edge devices

$143MSeries D
Role not disclosed
Ethernovia

Develops Ethernet-based packet processors for software-defined autonomy.

$90MSeries B
Role not disclosed