Presentation of Jason Ball from Qualcomm Ventures at Startup Istanbul, organized by Etohum in 30th of September, 2014

1. Jason Ball
Investment Director at
Qualcomm Ventures
Startup Istanbul 2014

2. Startup Istanbul – Oct
2014
Growth Hacks from my portfolio
Twitter: @jasonball

3. Qualcomm Ventures
Objectives Mobil
Only
Mobil
e
,
e
First and Uniquel
y
Mobile
Generate
meaningful
financial returns
Accelerate &
influence the growth
of the wireless market
Support corporate and
business units’
strategic goals

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06 2008 2010
Fund Overview
$500M US, established in 2000
$150M Europe, established 2007
100+ global investments
currently
18 investments in Europe to date
2000 2002 2004 20 2012 Present

5. Notable Consumer-oriented
Investments
OTT communication app
with
200M+ users
Automated video editing; top
grossing photography app in
Google Play; 23M
downloads
Crowdsourced navigation
app; 100M users at time
of acquisition by
Google
Game publisher with 300M+
downloads
Leader inwearable devices; 2013
revenue of $300M, 2014 estimated
at $400M - $600M
Mobile browser with
100M+
downloads

6. Publishsmart stuff
Source: OpenSignal, The many faces of a little green robot, 2012

7. Go old school

8. Hang out with Celebs

9. Peak Image here
Get to know Apple

10. We have made significant improvement on churn with still many lowhanging fruits
to drive it down
Peak Image here
Get to know Apple

11. Thankyou
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