Qualcomm Ventures

Qualcomm Ventures, established in 2000 and headquartered in San Diego, California, serves as the venture capital investment arm of Qualcomm. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in technology-driven companies across various sectors, including artificial intelligence, automotive, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, mobile technology, and extended reality. Qualcomm Ventures manages several regional funds to foster innovation in key markets, including dedicated funds for East Asia and Europe. Its portfolio features over 140 active companies and has achieved significant financial success, including multiple exits valued at over one billion dollars. Qualcomm Ventures typically invests between $500,000 and $10 million, targeting ventures with strong growth potential that align with Qualcomm's strategic interests in advancing next-generation technologies.

Michel Glezer

Director

Tushar Gupta

Senior Director

Carlos Kokron

Vice President and Managing Director of North America

Yan Li

Director

Quinn Li

Senior Vice President and Global Head

Song Mao

Senior Investment Director

Boaz Peer

Senior Investment Director, Israel and Europe

James Shen

Vice President

Varsha Tagare

Senior Director

Richard Tapalaga

Director

Albert Wang

Senior Investment Director

Nan Zhou

Director

Past deals in Transport and logistics

Shadowfax

Series D in 2022
Shadowfax Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an on-demand logistics platform based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2015. The company specializes in providing last-mile delivery services for local businesses, including restaurants, e-commerce, FMCG, and pharmaceuticals. Shadowfax's technology-driven platform offers a comprehensive delivery solution that enhances customer experiences through efficient logistics. With a presence in over 75 cities across India and more than 7,000 active delivery personnel, the company utilizes a crowdsourced model to optimize its operations. In addition to its delivery services, Shadowfax provides clients with valuable analytics and consumer insights by analyzing delivery data, enabling merchants to focus on their core business while benefiting from improved delivery efficiency.

Airspace

Series D in 2022
Airspace Technologies, Inc. is a logistics software company that specializes in real-time shipment quoting, routing, and tracking. The firm offers various routing services, including Next Flight Out (NFO) for expedited shipping and Dedicated Drive or HotShot for sensitive shipments, such as hazardous materials. Its platform, CommanderConnect, automates key processes for contract drivers, providing pickup and delivery information along with optimal routing paths and electronic air waybills. Additionally, the Airspace Shipper Platform streamlines the quoting, routing, and tracking of shipments. Serving industries such as aerospace, healthcare, logistics, and technology, Airspace Technologies aims to enhance shipping speed, safety, and transparency. Founded in 2014 and based in Carlsbad, California, the company is committed to creating a reliable delivery network through the integration of technology and services.

Tive

Series B in 2022
Tive is a Boston-based startup that provides a sensor-driven tracking platform aimed at enhancing supply chain visibility. By offering a combination of cellular-connected trackers and cloud-based software, Tive enables companies to monitor their products in real-time as they move through the supply chain. The platform delivers customized alerts, reporting, and analysis on inbound and outbound shipments across various transport modes, helping businesses improve efficiency, reduce logistics costs, and minimize manufacturing disruptions. Tive's solution is designed to help companies navigate the complexities of supply chain management while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.

ForwardX

Series C in 2021
ForwardX Robotics, Inc. is a technology company specializing in artificial intelligence and robotics, with a focus on developing innovative solutions for logistics and manufacturing sectors. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Beijing, China, the company also has offices in San Diego and Phoenix, United States. ForwardX is recognized for its mobile robotics vision-powered products, including a side-follow suitcase called Ovis, which integrates GPS and 3G technology for tracking. The company holds over 160 pending patents and employs a team of more than 180 professionals, including 120 engineers, many of whom are top experts in computer vision and robotics. ForwardX's offerings, including Autonomous Mobile Robots and Fleet Manager, are designed to improve operational efficiency and address challenges such as rising labor costs and productivity issues within the industry.

inVia Robotics

Series C in 2021
inVia Robotics, LLC specializes in automation solutions tailored for e-commerce fulfillment centers, enhancing the efficiency of order fulfillment processes. Based in Agoura Hills, California, the company has developed the inVia Dynamic Automated Storage and Retrieval System, which integrates robotics management software to facilitate the retrieval of various items from storage, ranging from small products to larger packages. By offering a "Robotics-as-a-Service" model, inVia enables businesses to adopt advanced autonomous mobile robots for picking and goods-to-person systems without disrupting their existing operations. This innovative approach aims to improve fulfillment efficiency, save time, and optimize productivity within warehouses, making it a crucial partner for e-commerce retailers and fulfillment providers.

Cobli

Series B in 2021
Cobli is a prominent IoT technology company focused on connected vehicles and logistics in Latin America. Established in 2017, the company offers a fleet management platform that integrates vehicles with the internet using plug-and-play hardware. This technology enables fleet managers to access critical vehicle data for improved routing and dispatch, enhanced client delivery communication, and automatic crash detection. Cobli serves over 1,000 clients across various sectors, including vehicle rental, emergency services, and equipment installation. The company is recognized for its innovative approach, having won the Harvard Business School New Venture Competition, and being named one of LinkedIn's top ten startups in Brazil. Cobli's platform also emphasizes safety and efficiency by analyzing data from solar-powered trackers to identify driver behaviors and address challenges related to dynamic routing and fraud monitoring.

floLIVE

Series B in 2021
floLIVE provides global, secure, cloud-native connectivity solutions to enterprises, mobile operators and cloud providers. Its platform comprises local core networks that provide local connectivity while being centrally managed and controlled over the cloud. This unique approach enables enterprises to benefit from high performance, secure and regulatory-compliant local connectivity with the flexibility and elasticity of a cloud-native platform. floLIVE offers a complete, cloud-based IoT eco-system that includes a core network with integrated device management, Inventory, and Billing services – all provided as-a-service and support a pay-as-you-grow business model.

Locus.sh

Series C in 2021
Locus is an intelligent logistics automation and decision-making platform that comes with in-built route planning and vehicle allocation engine which improves consistency and efficiency of operations. The platform helps companies and enterprises in e-commerce, food delivery, FMCG and other verticals to automate and optimize their logistics. The product suite comprises of a route deviation engine, order dispatch automation, a field user app, route optimizations, scheduling, tracking for end-customer, and predictive analytics. Offering the entire technology stack, in the form of a platform as a service.

FourKites

Series D in 2021
FourKites, Inc. develops software platform for freight brokers and shippers to streamline their operations. It offers a real-time tracking platform for shippers, carriers, third party logistics companies, and freight brokers; BackHaul Management, a solution that identifies details about the window in which deadhead miles could potentially occur; and CarrierLink, a solution that helps brokers and owner-operators sync up in real time. FourKites, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Airspace

Series C in 2021
Airspace Technologies, Inc. is a logistics software company that specializes in real-time shipment quoting, routing, and tracking. The firm offers various routing services, including Next Flight Out (NFO) for expedited shipping and Dedicated Drive or HotShot for sensitive shipments, such as hazardous materials. Its platform, CommanderConnect, automates key processes for contract drivers, providing pickup and delivery information along with optimal routing paths and electronic air waybills. Additionally, the Airspace Shipper Platform streamlines the quoting, routing, and tracking of shipments. Serving industries such as aerospace, healthcare, logistics, and technology, Airspace Technologies aims to enhance shipping speed, safety, and transparency. Founded in 2014 and based in Carlsbad, California, the company is committed to creating a reliable delivery network through the integration of technology and services.

floLIVE

Series B in 2020
floLIVE provides global, secure, cloud-native connectivity solutions to enterprises, mobile operators and cloud providers. Its platform comprises local core networks that provide local connectivity while being centrally managed and controlled over the cloud. This unique approach enables enterprises to benefit from high performance, secure and regulatory-compliant local connectivity with the flexibility and elasticity of a cloud-native platform. floLIVE offers a complete, cloud-based IoT eco-system that includes a core network with integrated device management, Inventory, and Billing services – all provided as-a-service and support a pay-as-you-grow business model.

Shadowfax

Series D in 2019
Shadowfax Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an on-demand logistics platform based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2015. The company specializes in providing last-mile delivery services for local businesses, including restaurants, e-commerce, FMCG, and pharmaceuticals. Shadowfax's technology-driven platform offers a comprehensive delivery solution that enhances customer experiences through efficient logistics. With a presence in over 75 cities across India and more than 7,000 active delivery personnel, the company utilizes a crowdsourced model to optimize its operations. In addition to its delivery services, Shadowfax provides clients with valuable analytics and consumer insights by analyzing delivery data, enabling merchants to focus on their core business while benefiting from improved delivery efficiency.

Airspace

Series B in 2018
Airspace Technologies, Inc. is a logistics software company that specializes in real-time shipment quoting, routing, and tracking. The firm offers various routing services, including Next Flight Out (NFO) for expedited shipping and Dedicated Drive or HotShot for sensitive shipments, such as hazardous materials. Its platform, CommanderConnect, automates key processes for contract drivers, providing pickup and delivery information along with optimal routing paths and electronic air waybills. Additionally, the Airspace Shipper Platform streamlines the quoting, routing, and tracking of shipments. Serving industries such as aerospace, healthcare, logistics, and technology, Airspace Technologies aims to enhance shipping speed, safety, and transparency. Founded in 2014 and based in Carlsbad, California, the company is committed to creating a reliable delivery network through the integration of technology and services.

CargoX

Venture Round in 2018
CargoX is a technology freight marketplace that provides shipping companies and carriers a smart and efficient solution to transport the most diverse types of products in any parts of Brazil. Through technology, we connect over 10 thousand shippers with 1.4 million trucks to eliminate excess capacity. CargoX save on shipping costs for shippers, increase earnings for truckers and reduces C02 emissions generated by empty trucks on the road. CargoX was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Shadowfax

Series C in 2018
Shadowfax Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is an on-demand logistics platform based in Bengaluru, India, founded in 2015. The company specializes in providing last-mile delivery services for local businesses, including restaurants, e-commerce, FMCG, and pharmaceuticals. Shadowfax's technology-driven platform offers a comprehensive delivery solution that enhances customer experiences through efficient logistics. With a presence in over 75 cities across India and more than 7,000 active delivery personnel, the company utilizes a crowdsourced model to optimize its operations. In addition to its delivery services, Shadowfax provides clients with valuable analytics and consumer insights by analyzing delivery data, enabling merchants to focus on their core business while benefiting from improved delivery efficiency.

Airspace

Series A in 2018
Airspace Technologies, Inc. is a logistics software company that specializes in real-time shipment quoting, routing, and tracking. The firm offers various routing services, including Next Flight Out (NFO) for expedited shipping and Dedicated Drive or HotShot for sensitive shipments, such as hazardous materials. Its platform, CommanderConnect, automates key processes for contract drivers, providing pickup and delivery information along with optimal routing paths and electronic air waybills. Additionally, the Airspace Shipper Platform streamlines the quoting, routing, and tracking of shipments. Serving industries such as aerospace, healthcare, logistics, and technology, Airspace Technologies aims to enhance shipping speed, safety, and transparency. Founded in 2014 and based in Carlsbad, California, the company is committed to creating a reliable delivery network through the integration of technology and services.

Mandaê

Series B in 2018
Mandaê Serviços de Consultoria em Logística LTDA provides air logistics services for packing and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

MoveInSync

Series B in 2018
MoveInSync Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. develops software-as-a-service based customized employee commute solutions that enable organizations to manage the transportation of their employees. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

CargoX

Series C in 2017
CargoX is a technology freight marketplace that provides shipping companies and carriers a smart and efficient solution to transport the most diverse types of products in any parts of Brazil. Through technology, we connect over 10 thousand shippers with 1.4 million trucks to eliminate excess capacity. CargoX save on shipping costs for shippers, increase earnings for truckers and reduces C02 emissions generated by empty trucks on the road. CargoX was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Mandaê

Series A in 2016
Mandaê Serviços de Consultoria em Logística LTDA provides air logistics services for packing and delivery. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

MoveInSync

Series A in 2014
MoveInSync Technology Solutions Pvt. Ltd. develops software-as-a-service based customized employee commute solutions that enable organizations to manage the transportation of their employees. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in Bengaluru, India.

Loggi

Series A in 2014
Loggi is connecting Brazil, using technology to reinvent logistics with a fast, cost-efficient and reliable network across e-commerce, wholesale food delivery and courier services. Loggi is unlocking the growth of the on-demand economy, supporting new commerce for Brazil’s large, young, urban population. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.

Link Motion

Venture Round in 2010
Link Motion is a global provider of mobile internet services, specializing in smart car technology and ride-sharing solutions. Founded in 2005, the company has evolved from its origins in the smartphone revolution to focus on the emerging smart car sector. Its offerings include enabling technology solutions and secure connected car systems tailored for the automotive industry, alongside consumer ride-sharing services and legacy applications related to mobile security and productivity. With a presence in cities such as Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei, Dallas, and Finland, Link Motion is well-positioned to capitalize on the future of connected transportation.
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