Qualcomm Ventures

🌟 Today, I had the opportunity to connect with Dr. Quinn Li, SVP and Global Head of Qualcomm Ventures. Here are some lessons I learned: As an engineering intern, I was surprised by Quinn's answer for how he evaluates companies. Cutting-edge technology is not necessarily the most important factor. When I look at the tech landscape of the past decade, his answer makes so much sense - no one in 2010 could have remotely estimated the size of emerging markets such as generative AI. Quinn emphasized that he values enduring factors first: the founders and team 👥. Second, great startups are led by experts in product 🚀. Quinn brought up the founder of one Qualcomm Ventures portfolio company - Eric S. Yuan (he / him / his), founder of Zoom. In 2013, web conferencing was a solved problem, and Zoom struggled to raise a Series A. While Silicon Valley saw just another video conferencing solution, Quinn and the Qualcomm Ventures team recognized a founder with exceptional product vision. Great companies depend on visionary founders - Qualcomm itself owes its success to Irwin Jacobs. Finally, a Qualcomm Ventures investment is more than money - it represents decades of expertise and experience in wireless technology and its ecosystem of partners 🤝. Today’s chat showed me what makes startup founders successful and deepened my appreciation for Qualcomm innovative roots and wonderful internship program. Thank you Quinn!

Arable is transforming global agriculture with full field visibility, boosting productivity, efficiency and sustainability. Big congrats on making the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies! 🎉 #AgTech #Inc5000 #Innovation

In our latest "Meet the Team" series, we shine the spotlight on Stephanie S., Director of Latin America Investments at Qualcomm Ventures. Discover her unique journey into VC, insights into the evolving role of AI in the region, and advice for founders looking to make their mark. 🔗 Read here: https://lnkd.in/gNqT9w7W #QualcommVentures #MeetTheTeam #AI #FounderAdvice

Thrilled to announce that our own Quinn Li has been named to Global Corporate Venturing's 2024 Powerlist! Congratulations to all of the top 100 corporate venture professionals who made the list. See the full list here: https://lnkd.in/gV2N-Tw9 #GCVPowerlist2024 #CorporateVentureCapital

Frore Systems is helping unlock the full potential of AI with their cutting-edge thermal technology for consumer devices. Congratulations to Seshu Madhavapeddy and the entire team on securing $80M in Series C Funding! We're proud to continue supporting your efforts in advancing #EdgeAI. Learn more below:

We were thrilled to have had Tushar Gupta represent Qualcomm Ventures at this year's #genaisummit! He joined an insight panel discussion on CVC's AI investment strategies with industry experts Jeff Hennig and David (Dede) Goldschmidt. Thank you GPT DAO for the opportunity! #TechInvestments #GenAI

Big news! We're thrilled to announce our latest investment in @scale_AI, a trailblazer in #AI data solutions. Welcome to the Qualcomm Ventures family! We're excited to support your journey in accelerating innovation and driving the future of AI. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gVBhaPZ5 Nan Zhou, Alexandr Wang, Quinn Li, Dennis Cinelli

Huge congrats to portfolio company WEKA on raising $140M in their series E at a $1.6 billion valuation! We're thrilled to participate alongside Valor Equity Partners, NVIDIA, Norwest Venture Partners, Micron Ventures and Hitachi Ventures. And proud to support your journey, since series B, and mission to innovate data management for #AI and Machine Learning. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/ddb5DXdE Liran Zvibel Boaz Peer

We're thrilled to see our portfolio companies, Hugging Face and Anthropic, featured in Forbes' annual AI 50 list. Their groundbreaking work in #ArtificialIntelligence is shaping the future, and we couldn't be prouder to be part of their journey. Congratulations! 🎊 Let's continue to push the boundaries of what's possible. Check out the Forbes article here: https://lnkd.in/gGxvHbNx #QualcommVentures #ForbesAI50

Last week we held our annual @QualcommVenture #StartupShowcase: A platform for leading tech startups to connect with Qualcomm business leaders to exchange ideas, learn from one another and explore potential collaborations. We were inspired by the insights shared and new connections formed. It was an honor to have Qualcomm CTO Jim Thompson and Durga Malladi present on Qualcomm's leading tech roadmap, #AI strategy and AI Hub. 👏 A special thank you to our friends from Aplux, CentML, Contextual AI, Cartesia, Glean, Lamini, LlamaIndex, Spot AI, Spectro Cloud for your participation. #TechStartups #Collaboration #Innovation Quinn Li