Qualcomm - About the company
Qualcomm is a public company based in San Diego (United States), founded in 1985 by Irwin Jacobs, Rick Valencia and Harvey White. It operates as a Provider of cloud and AI-based cellular communication ICs. Qualcomm has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 39 active competitors, including 8 funded and 27 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like U-blox, MaxLinear and Altair.
Company Details
Provider of cloud and AI-based cellular communication ICs. It offers chipsets and processors for multiple applications. It caters to gaming, cameras, automobiles, mobile computing, and networking.
- Website
- www.qualcomm.com
- Phone Number
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Key Metrics
Founded Year
1985
Location
San Diego, United States
Stage
Public
Latest Funding Round
Investors
Ranked
1st among 39 active competitors
Annual Revenue
$44.2B as on Sep 30, 2022
Employee Count
13,301 as on Dec 31, 2018
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Public
Legal entities associated with Qualcomm
Qualcomm is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of incorporation | Revenue | Net Profit | Employee Count |
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$44.2B (as on Sep 30, 2022) | 572 | 126 | ||
Jan 06, 1998 | - | 406 | 432 | |
Dec 26, 999 | - | 297 | 223 |
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Qualcomm's funding and investors
Qualcomm has raised funding over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 01, 2003. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Nov 01, 2018 for $1.23M. 1 investor participated in its latest round, which include Herald Investment Management, Oak Investment Partners, Greyrock Investments and Goldman Sachs.
Qualcomm has 19 institutional investors including Herald Investment Management, Oak Investment Partners and Greyrock Investments.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Qualcomm:
Date of funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post money valuation | Revenue multiple | Investors |
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Nov 01, 2018 | $1.23M | Grant (prize money) | 8945717 | 3024157 | |
Jul 02, 2018 | $122M | Conventional Debt | 6674160 | 8964949 | - |
Apr 01, 2016 | Undisclosed | Grant (prize money) | 5723694 | 7415126 |
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Qualcomm's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Qualcomm are Irwin Jacobs, Rick Valencia and Harvey White. Irwin Jacobs and Cristiano R Amon are the CEO of Qualcomm. Rick Valencia has founded 4 more companies including Capsule, dRx Capital and Qualcomm Life.
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Qualcomm's employee count trend
Qualcomm has 13,301 employees as of Dec 18. The total employee count is 21.0% lower than what it was in Dec 17. Here is Qualcomm's employee count trend over the years:Access Tracxn on any website
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Qualcomm's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Qualcomm include U-blox, MaxLinear and Altair. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Qualcomm, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Overall Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Qualcomm 1985, San Diego (United States), Public | Provider of cloud and AI-based cellular communication ICs | - | 75/100 | |
2nd | U-blox 1997, Thalwil (Switzerland), Public | Provider of ICs for cellular communication | $12.1M | 70/100 | |
3rd | MaxLinear 2003, Carlsbad (United States), Public | Provider of ICs for cellular communication applications | $20M | 66/100 | |
4th | Developer of LTE chipsets | $124M | 63/100 | ||
5th | Provider of cellular communication integrated circuits | $53.8M | 54/100 | ||
6th | GCT Semiconductor 1998, San Jose (United States), Public | Single chip solutions for 4G wireless communication | $351M | 51/100 | |
7th | Sofant Technologies 2011, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Series A | Provider of analog ICs for cellular communication | $18.6M | 50/100 | |
8th | CyOptics 1999, Breinigsville (United States), Acquired | Provider of Indium phosphide-based optical chips | $111M | 49/100 | |
9th | Sierra Wireless 1993, Richmond (Canada), Acquired | Provider of communication modules for IoT applications | - | 46/100 | |
10th | Signalchip Innovations 2010, Bengaluru (India), Series A | Provider of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for communication technologies | $6.53M | 44/100 |
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Qualcomm's Investments and acquisitions
Qualcomm has made 126 investments in companies including Vbee and Butlr. Qualcomm has also acquired 50 companies including Alphawave Semi and Autotalks. Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jun 09, 2025 | Acquisition | 2017 | London, United Kingdom | |
Jun 05, 2025 | Acquisition | 2008 | Netanya, Israel | |
Mar 10, 2025 | Acquisition | 2019 | San Jose, United States |
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Reports related to Qualcomm
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News related to Qualcomm
Media has covered Qualcomm for a total of 665 events in the last 1 year, 447 of them have been about company updates and 101 about partnerships.
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Qualcomm Expands into Vietnam for AI Research Amid Supply Chain ShiftsBenzinga•Jun 11, 2025•Qualcomm
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Assenagon Asset Management S.A. Acquires 956,311 Shares of QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)MarketBeat•Jun 11, 2025•Assenagon Asset Management, Qualcomm
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Samsung Foundry to manufacture automotive chips for Qualcomm's AutotalksSamMobile•Jun 10, 2025•Samsung, Qualcomm
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Manchester United's Commercial Revenues Increase 7% in Fiscal Q3SGB Media•Jun 09, 2025•Manchester United, Qualcomm, SCAYLE
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Qualcomm Acquires Alphawave for $2.4B to Expand into AI Data Center MarketTechStartups.com•Jun 09, 2025•Qualcomm, Alphawave Semi
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CJM Wealth Advisers Ltd. Acquires Shares of 10,032 QUALCOMM Incorporated (NASDAQ:QCOM)MarketBeat•Jun 09, 2025•CJM Wealth Advisers, Qualcomm
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