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 Storage Services

WEKA

Series E in 2024
WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enhances scalability and performance, transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines that optimize enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform facilitates seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Serving hundreds of leading enterprises and renowned research organizations, including numerous Fortune 50 companies, WEKA addresses complex data challenges to accelerate discoveries, insights, and outcomes. The company's software-defined storage technology is tailored for high-performance and scalable file storage, making it beneficial for various industries such as life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government.

ScyllaDB

Series C in 2023
ScyllaDB is a company specializing in the development of high-performance, scalable column store database software, particularly suited for data-intensive applications. It offers both open-source and enterprise versions of its product, which can be deployed in various environments, alongside ScyllaDB Cloud, a fully-managed Database as a Service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The software is designed to support wide-column NoSQL workloads and is fully compatible with popular systems such as Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Founded as Cloudius Systems, ScyllaDB is based in Herzliya, Israel, and aims to deliver exceptional performance and low latency while reducing costs, enabling organizations to leverage modern multi-core servers effectively as their data needs evolve.

WEKA

Series D in 2022
WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enhances scalability and performance, transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines that optimize enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform facilitates seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Serving hundreds of leading enterprises and renowned research organizations, including numerous Fortune 50 companies, WEKA addresses complex data challenges to accelerate discoveries, insights, and outcomes. The company's software-defined storage technology is tailored for high-performance and scalable file storage, making it beneficial for various industries such as life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government.

ScyllaDB

Series C in 2019
ScyllaDB is a company specializing in the development of high-performance, scalable column store database software, particularly suited for data-intensive applications. It offers both open-source and enterprise versions of its product, which can be deployed in various environments, alongside ScyllaDB Cloud, a fully-managed Database as a Service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The software is designed to support wide-column NoSQL workloads and is fully compatible with popular systems such as Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Founded as Cloudius Systems, ScyllaDB is based in Herzliya, Israel, and aims to deliver exceptional performance and low latency while reducing costs, enabling organizations to leverage modern multi-core servers effectively as their data needs evolve.

WEKA

Series C in 2019
WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enhances scalability and performance, transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines that optimize enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform facilitates seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Serving hundreds of leading enterprises and renowned research organizations, including numerous Fortune 50 companies, WEKA addresses complex data challenges to accelerate discoveries, insights, and outcomes. The company's software-defined storage technology is tailored for high-performance and scalable file storage, making it beneficial for various industries such as life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government.

GizWits

Venture Round in 2018
GizWits is a prominent smart hardware self-development and cloud service platform, established in 2005 in New York and Guangzhou, China. It holds the distinction of launching China's first Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings, becoming the largest Internet of Things (IoT) development platform in the country. The company also operates as China's inaugural technology incubation platform and boasts the largest developer community in the IoT sector. GizWits focuses on research and development as well as ecosystem development in IoT, offering support for the rapid deployment of public, private, and hybrid IoT cloud services. By integrating essential components and resources from leading chipset manufacturers and major internet service providers, it enables clients to access and implement the latest electronic gadgets efficiently.

ScyllaDB

Series C in 2018
ScyllaDB is a company specializing in the development of high-performance, scalable column store database software, particularly suited for data-intensive applications. It offers both open-source and enterprise versions of its product, which can be deployed in various environments, alongside ScyllaDB Cloud, a fully-managed Database as a Service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The software is designed to support wide-column NoSQL workloads and is fully compatible with popular systems such as Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Founded as Cloudius Systems, ScyllaDB is based in Herzliya, Israel, and aims to deliver exceptional performance and low latency while reducing costs, enabling organizations to leverage modern multi-core servers effectively as their data needs evolve.

Excelero Storage

Venture Round in 2017
Excelero developed NVMesh, a software platform that manages and secures virtual arrays of NVMe flash drives as block storage available across public and private clouds. The software supports Kubernetes containers.

Cohesity

Series C in 2017
Cohesity, Inc. is a data management technology company that specializes in hyper-converged secondary storage solutions for large organizations. Founded in 2013 and based in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cohesity aims to simplify the protection, management, and extraction of value from data. Its flagship product, the Cohesity DataPlatform, consolidates secondary data and workflows, eliminating storage silos and streamlining data management. The company also offers DataProtect, which integrates various data protection functions, including backup and disaster recovery, as well as the Cohesity Orion platform for comprehensive data protection and big data storage. Additionally, Cohesity provides tools for monitoring and managing data infrastructure through its SaaS-based solution, Cohesity Helios, and its mobile application. The company serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and maintains a strategic partnership with Pure Storage to enhance its offerings.

ScyllaDB

Series B in 2017
ScyllaDB is a company specializing in the development of high-performance, scalable column store database software, particularly suited for data-intensive applications. It offers both open-source and enterprise versions of its product, which can be deployed in various environments, alongside ScyllaDB Cloud, a fully-managed Database as a Service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The software is designed to support wide-column NoSQL workloads and is fully compatible with popular systems such as Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Founded as Cloudius Systems, ScyllaDB is based in Herzliya, Israel, and aims to deliver exceptional performance and low latency while reducing costs, enabling organizations to leverage modern multi-core servers effectively as their data needs evolve.

Storj

Seed Round in 2017
Storj is a developer of a decentralized cloud storage platform that emphasizes security, privacy, and transparency. Its service allows users to store data across a decentralized network, effectively eliminating the risks associated with centralized storage systems, such as single points of failure. By utilizing underutilized resources globally, Storj enhances data security, durability, and performance. The platform is designed for developers who prioritize data ownership and seeks to provide an affordable and predictable pricing model, along with compatibility with existing tools and services. With a strong focus on user empowerment, Storj promotes a community-oriented approach, offering extensive open-source documentation to assist developers in integrating decentralized cloud storage into their applications and services.

WEKA

Series B in 2016
WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enhances scalability and performance, transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines that optimize enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform facilitates seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Serving hundreds of leading enterprises and renowned research organizations, including numerous Fortune 50 companies, WEKA addresses complex data challenges to accelerate discoveries, insights, and outcomes. The company's software-defined storage technology is tailored for high-performance and scalable file storage, making it beneficial for various industries such as life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government.

MemBlaze

Series C in 2015
MemBlaze is a Beijing-based company specializing in the production of memory cards and solid-state drives (SSDs) for enterprise applications. The firm focuses on developing enterprise-class NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) SSDs that are suitable for a variety of fields, including databases, virtualization, cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence. MemBlaze's products aim to deliver stable and reliable high-speed storage solutions tailored for businesses in sectors such as internet services, cloud computing, finance, and telecommunications.

ScyllaDB

Venture Round in 2015
ScyllaDB is a company specializing in the development of high-performance, scalable column store database software, particularly suited for data-intensive applications. It offers both open-source and enterprise versions of its product, which can be deployed in various environments, alongside ScyllaDB Cloud, a fully-managed Database as a Service available on major cloud platforms like AWS and Google Cloud. The software is designed to support wide-column NoSQL workloads and is fully compatible with popular systems such as Apache Cassandra and Amazon DynamoDB. Founded as Cloudius Systems, ScyllaDB is based in Herzliya, Israel, and aims to deliver exceptional performance and low latency while reducing costs, enabling organizations to leverage modern multi-core servers effectively as their data needs evolve.

Cohesity

Series B in 2015
Cohesity, Inc. is a data management technology company that specializes in hyper-converged secondary storage solutions for large organizations. Founded in 2013 and based in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Raleigh, North Carolina, Cohesity aims to simplify the protection, management, and extraction of value from data. Its flagship product, the Cohesity DataPlatform, consolidates secondary data and workflows, eliminating storage silos and streamlining data management. The company also offers DataProtect, which integrates various data protection functions, including backup and disaster recovery, as well as the Cohesity Orion platform for comprehensive data protection and big data storage. Additionally, Cohesity provides tools for monitoring and managing data infrastructure through its SaaS-based solution, Cohesity Helios, and its mobile application. The company serves clients across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, and maintains a strategic partnership with Pure Storage to enhance its offerings.

Excelero Storage

Series B in 2015
Excelero developed NVMesh, a software platform that manages and secures virtual arrays of NVMe flash drives as block storage available across public and private clouds. The software supports Kubernetes containers.

PixSense

Series B in 2007
PixSense is a mobile user-generated content management service that allows users to automatically save and store photos from their mobile devices without the need for PC synchronization. By signing up on its website and providing their mobile phone model, users receive an SMS to download the application, facilitating a seamless upload process. While the service is free, users must utilize their data plans to upload media. This service is particularly appealing to young users in regions such as Asia and Europe, where mobile phone usage is widespread and personal computers are less common. In addition to storage, PixSense offers features that enable users to organize, edit, and tag their photos, as well as share them with a private group of friends. The company primarily employs staff in China, Japan, and Pakistan, positioning itself among competitors in the mobile content management market.

SkyDesk

Venture Round in 2000
Founded in 1996 in San Diego, Calif., as @Backup, newly renamed SkyDesk is the leading provider of services for businesses wanting to provide their customers with a complete Internet storage, file access and sharing, and PC migration solution. By allowing businesses to outsource their storage, retrieval and migration of information, SkyDesk extends its backup technologies to create a user's virtual desktop from which information can be accessed anywhere, anytime. SkyDesk's massively scalable services are endorsed, distributed and marketed by industry leading ISPs, software publishers and hardware manufacturers.
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