Qualcomm
Enterprise Software · San Diego, United States · #218 globally
0.16%
Spawner rate
59
Funded founders
36,916
Alumni tracked
$6.2B
Capital raised by spawns
Founder DNA
Sectors spawned founders go on to build in
Over-indexed on Telecom / Infrastructure. Founders spawned from Qualcomm pick it 8.8× more often than the global founder population.
Telecom / Infrastructure
8.8×
Hardware / Semiconductors
8.2×
Food / AgriTech
1.8×
Professional Services
1.6×
Consumer Internet
1.4×
Health Tech
1.3×
Enterprise Software
1.1×
AI / Machine Learning
0.6×
← under · 1× market average · over →
The Qualcomm network
Where the founders came from, when spawns were founded, and how much they have raised since
Spawned companies
| Company | Founders from Qualcomm | Role at Qualcomm | Raised | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shield AIAI / Machine Learning | Ryan Tseng(2013) | Technical Lead for Wireless Power Program | 2015 | $4.1B |
Frore SystemsHardware / Semiconductors | Seshu Madhavapeddy(2018) | Vice President Of Product Management, Internet of Things | 2018 | $375M |
Solana LabsConsumer Internet | Anatoly Yakovenko(2016) | Senior Staff Engineer Manager | 2018 | $355M |
Atmosic TechnologiesHardware / Semiconductors | David Su(2015)Masoud Zargari(2016) | VP of EngineeringSr. Director of Engineering | 2016 | $258M |
Housecall ProEnterprise Software | Adam Perry-Pelletier(2013)Ian Heidt(2013) | Director Of EngineeringDirector, Product Management (Qualcom Labs - Gimbal) | 2013 | $204M |
CelonaEnterprise Software | Mehmet Yavuz(2018) | VP, Engineering | 2019 | $135M |
EdgeQ Inc.Enterprise Software | Vinay Ravuri(2018) | Vice President Product Management | 2018 | $133M |
OYMotion Technologies Co., LtdHardware / Semiconductors | Hualiang Ni(2014) | Staff Engineer | 2015 | $86M |
Third Wave CoffeeFood / AgriTech | Ayush Bathwal(2015) | Wireless Network Engineer | 2015 | $64M |
Powerlattice Technologies IncHardware / Semiconductors | Gang Ren(2023)Peng Zou(2023)Sujith Dermal(2023) | Principal EngineerDirector Of EngineeringSr. Staff, PMIC Design | 2023 | $42M |
ManifoldAI / Machine Learning | Rajendra Koppula(2015) | Staff Engineer | 2016 | $42M |
Typecast (Neosapience, Inc.)AI / Machine Learning | Juncheol Cho(2017)Taesu Kim(2017) | Senior Software EngineerSr. Staff Engineer/Manager | 2017 | $38M |
ChipletzHardware / Semiconductors | MeeLan Lee(2015) | Principal Engineer/Manager, Analog Design | 2021 | $32M |
LokalProfessional Services | Vipul Chaudhary(2016) | Senior Engineer | 2018 | $30M |
Banyan NationOther | Mani Vajipeyajula(2013) | RF SW Engineering | 2013 | $23M |
YemboEnterprise Software | Siddharth Mohan(2016)Zach Rattner(2016) | Deep Learning | Computer VisionSenior Software Engineer | 2016 | $23M |
DroxiHealth Tech | Raveh Ben Simon(2021) | Computer Vision Algorithm Engineer | 2021 | $23M |
Deckard TechnologiesEnterprise Software | Greg Rose(2013)Jessica Flanagan(2018)Tony Moriarty(2018) | Sr. VP EngineeringLead Data Architect(Senior Staff Engineer) - ESG Data Analytics teamSenior Staff Machine Learning Engineer | 2018 | $22M |
TreeswiftEnterprise Software | Michael Shomin(2020) | Staff Engineer | 2020 | $22M |
Taraxa.ioOther | Justin Snapp(2018) | Senior Engineer | 2018 | $19M |
Tag-N-TracTelecom / Infrastructure | Venu Gutlapalli(2017) | Global Head of customer Success | 2020 | $19M |
TVARITEnterprise Software | Suhas Patel(2017) | Sr Engineer | 2019 | $17M |
AielloProfessional Services | Uliya Liao(2018) | Director of Product Marketing | 2018 | $16M |
2 Pai SemiHardware / Semiconductors | Zhiwei Dong(2016) | Principal Engineer | 2017 | $16M |
RuneEnergy / Climate Tech | Varun Palivela(2023) | Senior Staff Engineer | 2022 | $12M |