Where is Qualcomm located?

Qualcomm is located in San Diego, United States .

Who is the current CEO of Qualcomm?

Irwin Jacobs and Cristiano R Amon are the current CEO of Qualcomm.

How many employees does Qualcomm have?

Qualcomm has 13301 employees as of Dec 31, 2018.

When was the latest funding round of Qualcomm?

Qualcomm's latest funding round was on Nov 01, 2018.

What is the annual revenue of Qualcomm?

Annual revenue of Qualcomm is $44.2B as on Sep 30, 2022.

Where does Qualcomm rank among its competitors?

Qualcomm ranks 1 amongst 39 active competitors.

Who are the top competitors of Qualcomm?

Qualcomm's top competitors are U-blox, MaxLinear and Altair.

Qualcomm - 2025 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors - Tracxn

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
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Founded Year

1985

Location

San Diego, United States

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Nov 01, 2018, $1.23M

Investors

Herald Investment Management & 18 more

Ranked

1^st among 39 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$44.2B as on Sep 30, 2022

Employee Count

13,301 as on Dec 31, 2018

Investment & Acquisitions

Alphawave Semi & 175 more

Similar Companies

U-blox & 51 more

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
QUALCOMM INC/DE		$44.2B (as on Sep 30, 2022)	572	126
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.	Jan 06, 1998	-	406	432
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED	Dec 26, 999	-	297	223

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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
Nov 01, 2018	$1.23M	Grant (prize money)	8945717	3024157	European Union
Jul 02, 2018	$122M	Conventional Debt	6674160	8964949	-
Apr 01, 2016	Undisclosed	Grant (prize money)	5723694	7415126	European Union

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The 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:

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Top competitors of Qualcomm include U-blox, MaxLinear and Altair. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Qualcomm, ranked by Tracxn score:

Overall Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Qualcomm 1985, San Diego (United States), Public	Provider of cloud and AI-based cellular communication ICs	-	Herald Investment Management, Oak Investment Partners & 17 others	75/100
2nd	U-blox 1997, Thalwil (Switzerland), Public	Provider of ICs for cellular communication	$12.1M	3i Group, Cipio Partners & 3 others	70/100
3rd	MaxLinear 2003, Carlsbad (United States), Public	Provider of ICs for cellular communication applications	$20M	UMC Capital, USVP & 9 others	66/100
4th	Altair 2005, Hod Hasharon (Israel), Acquired	Developer of LTE chipsets	$124M	Kreos Capital, Giza Venture Capital & 12 others	63/100
5th	Sequans 2003, Colombes (France), Acquired	Provider of cellular communication integrated circuits	$53.8M	Societe Generale, Endeavour Vision & 15 others	54/100
6th	GCT Semiconductor 1998, San Jose (United States), Public	Single chip solutions for 4G wireless communication	$351M	Pequot Capital Management, SDL Ventures & 24 others	51/100
7th	Sofant Technologies 2011, Edinburgh (United Kingdom), Series A	Provider of analog ICs for cellular communication	$18.6M	Gov.uk, European Union & 15 others	50/100
8th	CyOptics 1999, Breinigsville (United States), Acquired	Provider of Indium phosphide-based optical chips	$111M	Credit Suisse, Comerica & 12 others	49/100
9th	Sierra Wireless 1993, Richmond (Canada), Acquired	Provider of communication modules for IoT applications	-	CampVentures, Granite Ventures & 2 others	46/100
10th	Signalchip Innovations 2010, Bengaluru (India), Series A	Provider of system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for communication technologies	$6.53M	SFAL, Zoho & 6 others	44/100

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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
Jun 09, 2025	Acquisition	Alphawave Semi	2017	London, United Kingdom
Jun 05, 2025	Acquisition	Autotalks	2008	Netanya, Israel
Mar 10, 2025	Acquisition	Edge Impulse	2019	San Jose, United States