Qualcomm Ventures

Venture capital · San Diego, California · Founded 2000

Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Qualcomm, based in San Diego, California. 79 portfolio companies and 251 recorded rounds are on record.

AUM
$2.0B
Portfolio companies
79
Recorded deals
251
9 in last 12M
Last investment
Jan 2026

Qualcomm Ventures key facts

  • Qualcomm Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Diego, California with 79 tracked portfolio companies.
  • Notable positions include Anthropic, Figure AI, Scale AI.
  • PrivateMarketView records 251 deal participations by Qualcomm Ventures.
  • Qualcomm Ventures’s most recent recorded investment was in Jan 2026, one of 9 in the last 12 months and 31 over two years.
  • The team roster lists 18 people.

About Qualcomm Ventures

Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital arm of Qualcomm, based in San Diego, California. The firm prefers to invest in artificial intelligence, automotive, mobile, enterprise, cloud, and smart systems sectors.

Stages
Early Stage VCLater Stage VCSeed RoundPreferred VerticalsArtificial Intelligence & Machine LearningAugmented RealityCloudTech & DevOpsCybersecurityHealthTechInfrastructureInternet of ThingsMobileRobotics and DronesSaaSVirtual Reality
Sectors
Electronic ComponentsHealthcareIT ServicesMediaOther HardwareSecurity Services (B2B)SoftwareGeographic PreferencesAmericasCanadaChinaEuropeIndiaIsrael
Geographies
AmericasCanadaChinaEuropeIndiaIsraelNorth KoreaSouth KoreaUnited States

Investment focus

Qualcomm Ventures invests at the early stage vc, later stage vc, seed roundpreferred verticalsartificial intelligence & machine learning, augmented reality, cloudtech & devops, cybersecurity, healthtech, infrastructure, internet of things, mobile, robotics and drones, saas and virtual reality stages, with a focus on Electronic Components, Healthcare, IT Services, Media, Other Hardware and Security Services (B2B), across the Americas, Canada, China and Europe.

Investment activity

Qualcomm Ventures joined 30 recorded rounds in the last two years (7 in the last 12 months), down from 45 in the two years before. By year: 6 in 2026, 20 in 2025 and 19 in 2024. Across all 251 recorded rounds, 177 were later-stage, 49 were early-stage and 19 were seed. 1 round landed in the last 90 days. Qualcomm Ventures most often invests alongside Bessemer Venture Partners (4 shared rounds), Salesforce Ventures (3 shared rounds) and Spark Capital (3 shared rounds). Most recently: Lumilens (Series C, Aug 2026) and Spotdraft (Series B, Jan 2026).

Qualcomm Ventures portfolio at a glance

79 portfolio companies are on record for Qualcomm Ventures, including Anthropic, Figure AI and Scale AI. The book leans Business/Productivity Software (20), Automotive (5) and Application Specific Semiconductors (5).

58 of the 79 carry a recorded valuation and 6 have recorded secondary-market trades, the names a secondary buyer or seller can price.

Qualcomm Ventures team

18 people are on record at Qualcomm Ventures: 3 managing partners, 1 associate and 14 others. Senior names include Boaz Peer (Managing Director), Rama Bethmangalkar (Managing Director) and Tushar Gupta (Managing Director). 16 of them have a verified direct contact on file.

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Portfolio

79 companies · priced for members
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Scale AI▮▮
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Qualcomm Ventures recent deals

251 recorded
Aug 2026LumilensSeries C▮
Jan 2026SpotdraftLater Stage VC (Series B)▮
Jan 2026Upscale.AIEarly Stage VC (Series A)▮
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Team
18 people on record — 16 with verified contacts

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Frequently asked about Qualcomm Ventures

What companies does Qualcomm Ventures invest in?
Qualcomm Ventures has 79 recorded portfolio companies, including Anthropic, Figure AI, Scale AI.
What is Qualcomm Ventures's AUM?
Qualcomm Ventures manages approximately $2.0B in assets.
Is Qualcomm Ventures actively investing?
Qualcomm Ventures's most recent recorded investment was in Jan 2026, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.