Technological evolution is evolving at an exponential rate, and the world is becoming “unrecognizable†compared to a decade or even a few years ago. How does capital view this great change? Recently, Qualcomm Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank, Pudong Silicon Valley Bank held the 2016 Frontier Technology Investment Entrepreneur CEO Forum during the Global Mobile Internet Conference (GMIC), and shared the latest insights of cutting-edge technology with a number of domestic and foreign startup CEOs and top venture capitalists. And investment trends, and showcase Qualcomm Ventures' global investment landscape and updates.
As we all know, Qualcomm, composed of scientists and engineers, is a technology source power company in the global wireless field. And relatively few people know that Qualcomm Ventures is also one of the most active venture capital in the global mobile and telecommunications field. According to Quinn Li, vice president of Qualcomm and global managing director of Qualcomm Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures has been established for 16 years, with a portfolio of more than 140 companies; since 2003, it has invested in the Chinese market, 13 years ago, and more than 30 investment companies. Among them, such as Xiaomi Company, Zhongke Chuangda, etc. have become household names. At the end of 2014, Qualcomm announced that it will invest $150 million in venture capital to support Chinese start-ups.
(Quinn Li, Vice President, Qualcomm and Global Managing Director, Qualcomm Ventures)
At present, Qualcomm is leading the rapid development of technology, and as always, the investment direction is aimed at "frontier technology." Shen Jin, vice president of Qualcomm and managing director of Qualcomm Ventures China, believes that following the two computing platforms of PC and mobile phones, some new computing platforms are emerging. He said that these new computing platforms now define cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), drones, robotics and space technology.
(Shen Jin, Vice President of Qualcomm and Managing Director of Qualcomm Ventures China)
According to reports, Qualcomm has invested in more than 15 leading-edge technology companies, and Qualcomm has invested in four of the top 10 companies in the frontier technology sector. In terms of artificial intelligence, investing in Clarifai, from brand logo to face recognition, Clarifai's software can quickly analyze video clips and identify more than 10,000 different scenes; in China, Qualcomm invests in Yunzhisheng, Yunzhisheng focuses on things. Connected to artificial intelligence services and provide top-notch intelligent speech recognition technology.
(Qualcomm Ventures' portfolio in cutting-edge technology)
In the field of drones, Qualcomm led the latest round of financing for 3D RoboTIcs (3DR), which uses a full-stack approach to produce consumer-grade drones; and during the recent CES, the Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight reference design, domestic The independent innovation star enterprise zero-degree intelligent control took the lead in applying Qualcomm intelligent processor to the drone, and realized autonomous flight and multiple intelligent functions. At present, Qualcomm has made investment decisions for the company, and the investment is about to be completed. The two sides may cooperate in more areas of UAV application in the future.
In the field of automotive autonomous driving, Qualcomm, as the third largest investor, has supported the autonomous vehicle company Cruise, whose products may even directly replace human drivers. Just in March, Cruise was acquired by General Motors for $1 billion.
For AR/VR, Qualcomm Ventures is the only investor in the Blippar seed and A round of financing in the UK. In China, NeoBear is a creative technology children's brand company invested by Qualcomm, which uses AR technology to implement interactive 3D education products. In addition, Qualcomm is an early investor in XIMMERSE Guangdong Virtual Reality Technology Co., Ltd., its VR head. It provides a mobile input solution based on dual-purpose low cost, low power consumption, high precision and high stability.
In the space field, Qualcomm Ventures also invested in Spire and OneWeb. OneWeb is committed to building the next generation of new satellite systems designed to provide affordable broadband services to everyone around the world. Through its self-developed “nano-satelliteâ€, Spire collects big data that cannot be obtained by other technologies, such as shipping, marine climate, oil reserves and so on.
At the forum, Steve Allan, head of research and analysis at Silicon Valley Bank Financial Group, said that Qualcomm Ventures has become one of the most active investment institutions in cutting-edge technology. The overall market size of the frontier technology sector is very large, requiring investors, entrepreneurs and many large and mature enterprises to work together to quickly promote the development of related industries.
As the core accelerator of technology and progress in the mobile field, Qualcomm looks to the future, not only focusing on innovation within the company, but also focusing on innovation outside the company, while also being willing to discover and support those innovative companies. In China, Qualcomm supports China's vibrant wireless ecosystem through technology, products, investment and cooperation, making more and more of the cutting-edge technologies of the future possible today. In the future, it may come sooner than we think.
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