Qualcomm
Investments
17Portfolio Exits
14Funds
1Partners & Customers
10About Qualcomm
Qualcomm (Nasdaq: QCOM) manufactures digital wireless communications equipment. The company licenses its Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and orthogonal frequency division multiplexing access intellectual property to other companies and produces CDMA-based integrated circuits, as well as equipment and software used to track workers, assets, and software for wireless content enablement. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.
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Latest Qualcomm News
Sep 15, 2023
Semiconductor giant Qualcomm Technologies has entered a new partnership to supply Apple Inc. with 5G chips for smartphones.
Qualcomm Investments
17 Investments
Qualcomm has made 17 investments. Their latest investment was in Kneron as part of their Series B - II on August 8, 2023.
Qualcomm Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/4/2023 | Series B - II | Kneron | $14M | Yes | 2 | |
1/5/2023 | Series A - II | Blues Wireless | $32M | Yes | 14 | |
11/14/2022 | Corporate Minority | Ampere | Yes | 1 | ||
6/1/2022 | Series A - III | |||||
8/11/2020 | Series A - II |
Date | 8/4/2023 | 1/5/2023 | 11/14/2022 | 6/1/2022 | 8/11/2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series B - II | Series A - II | Corporate Minority | Series A - III | Series A - II |
Company | Kneron | Blues Wireless | Ampere | ||
Amount | $14M | $32M | |||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 14 | 1 |
Qualcomm Portfolio Exits
14 Portfolio Exits
Qualcomm has 14 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Veoneer on June 01, 2023.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/1/2023 | Acquired - II | 1 | |||
12/30/2021 | IPO | Public | 26 | ||
2/14/2019 | Divestiture | Qualcomm - Halo | 2 | ||
Date | 6/1/2023 | 12/30/2021 | 2/14/2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired - II | IPO | Divestiture | ||
Companies | Qualcomm - Halo | ||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 1 | 26 | 2 |
Qualcomm Acquisitions
57 Acquisitions
Qualcomm acquired 57 companies. Their latest acquisition was Autotalks on May 08, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/8/2023 | Other | $95M | Acquired | 11 | ||
6/13/2022 | Other Venture Capital | $56.5M | Acquired | 4 | ||
4/4/2022 | Acquired | 6 | ||||
1/18/2022 | Seed / Angel | |||||
11/9/2021 | Other |
Qualcomm Fund History
1 Fund History
Qualcomm has 1 fund, including Snapdragon Metaverse Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/21/2022 | Snapdragon Metaverse Fund | $100M | 1 |
Closing Date | 3/21/2022 |
|---|---|
Fund | Snapdragon Metaverse Fund |
Fund Type | |
Status | |
Amount | $100M |
Sources | 1 |
Qualcomm Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Qualcomm has 10 strategic partners and customers. Qualcomm recently partnered with floLIVE on September 9, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/6/2023 | Licensee | United Kingdom | floLIVE collaborates with Qualcomm Technologies , Inc. to enhance global connectivity on the Qualcomm . | 2 | |
9/6/2023 | Partner | India | Qualcomm’s New Automotive Platform, Partnership with AWS & Expanded Reach into Auto OEMs This collaboration builds upon the existing partnership between Mahindra and Qualcomm Technologies , where Snapdragon were supplied for Mahindra 's Scorpio-N and XUV700 SUVs . | 1 | |
9/5/2023 | Client | Germany | BMW, Qualcomm Extend Tech Partnership to Include In-Cabin Operating System BMW Group and Qualcomm Technologies have expanded their partnership to include in-vehicle digital operating systems . | 1 | |
9/5/2023 | Client | ||||
9/1/2023 | Client |
Date | 9/6/2023 | 9/6/2023 | 9/5/2023 | 9/5/2023 | 9/1/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Licensee | Partner | Client | Client | Client |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United Kingdom | India | Germany | ||
News Snippet | floLIVE collaborates with Qualcomm Technologies , Inc. to enhance global connectivity on the Qualcomm . | Qualcomm’s New Automotive Platform, Partnership with AWS & Expanded Reach into Auto OEMs This collaboration builds upon the existing partnership between Mahindra and Qualcomm Technologies , where Snapdragon were supplied for Mahindra 's Scorpio-N and XUV700 SUVs . | BMW, Qualcomm Extend Tech Partnership to Include In-Cabin Operating System BMW Group and Qualcomm Technologies have expanded their partnership to include in-vehicle digital operating systems . | ||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Qualcomm Team
109 Team Members
Qualcomm has 109 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Thomas K. Collopy | Founder | Current | |
Name | Thomas K. Collopy | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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