Qualcomm Ventures

Qualcomm Ventures, established in 2000, is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Based in San Diego, California, it is a global corporate venture capital fund that invests in early-stage technology companies. With over $500 million initially committed and subsequent regional funds totaling over $300 million, Qualcomm Ventures focuses on sectors such as artificial intelligence, automotive, cloud, enterprise, internet of things, mobile, and extended reality. It seeks to generate strong returns while complementing Qualcomm's existing products and services, and often invests between $500,000 and $10 million at the expansion stage. Notable portfolio companies include 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, and Fitbit.

Sachin Deshpande

Senior Director

Michel Glezer

Investment Director

Tushar Gupta

Managing Director, North America

Judd Heape

Vice President of Product Management

Carlos Kokron

Vice President and Managing Director of North America

Quinn Li

Senior Vice President and Global Head

Song Mao

Senior Investment Director

Akash Palkhiwala

CFO

Boaz Peer

Managing Director, Israel and Europe

Richard Tapalaga

Investment Director

Merav Weinryb

Vice President and Managing Director, Israel and Europe

Nan Zhou

Director

Nakul Duggal

Senior Vice President and General Manager, Automotive

Past deals in Ride Sharing

GOPASS

Series A in 2025
GOPASS is a Mobility SuperApp that specializes in providing a financial software application focused on contactless payments. The platform enhances transaction security, allowing customers to perform digital payments without the need for cash or direct contact with cards. This functionality is particularly beneficial for services such as parking and tolls, streamlining the payment process and improving user convenience. By integrating these services into a single app, GOPASS aims to simplify mobility-related transactions for its users.

Bounce

Series D in 2020
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.

Bounce

Series C in 2019
Bounce (formerly known as Metro Bikes) is a smart mobility solution, with a mission of making daily commute stress-free, time-saving, reliable, and convenient. With a breakthrough technology that lets users access the bike with just an OTP, the Keyless bikes, have not only done away with keys, but the whole process of renting a bike has just become devoid of any physical or human intervention. With Bounce's new One Way Rental service, users can now pick up and drop the bike anywhere they need to and be done with the ride. This is aimed at providing a seamless first mile and last-mile connectivity to metro users. Founded in 2014, Bounce aims at decongesting the roads by encouraging commuters to choose public transport by delivering convenient options to rent bikes and reach their destinations from metro stations. It is based in Bangalore, India.
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