Varsha Tagare
InvestorManaging Director at Qualcomm Ventures
San Diego, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Senior Director at Qualcomm Ventures focused on enterprise and mobility investments, and an advocate for diversity in tech. She previously managed a $150M India-focused cross-border digital enterprise fund and was an investment director at Intel Capital, with prior engineering experience in chip design at Intel; she holds an M.S. from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.E. from University of Bombay, plus two US patents.
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Experience
- Qualcomm VenturesSr Directorcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Qualcomm VenturesSr. Director2013 — 2017Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- Upscale AIInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Velaura AIBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- QorixInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- High Definition Vehicle Insurance (HDVI)Board Observercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- EthernoviaBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentUnited States
- SibrosBoard Observer Sibroscurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- ZuddlBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- ShadowfaxBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2021 — presentIndia
- Reliance JioInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- Blue CanoeBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSeattle, Washington, United States
- MindTickleBoard Observer and Investorcurrent2015 — presentCalifornia, United States
- ZinierInvestorcurrent2019 — presentCalifornia, United States
- ideaForgeBoard Observer and Investor2016 — 2023Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- MapmyIndiaBoard Observer2017 — 2021
- https://www.chief.com/Chief Founding Member, San Francisco Chapter2020 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Reverie Language Technologies Pvt LtdBoard Observer2015 — 2018Bangalore
- Birds Eye Systems Private Limited (Ridlr)Board Observer and Investor2014 — 2017Mumbai Metropolitan Region
- IntelDirector, Intel Capital2004 — 2012Santa Clara and Mumbai, India
- Intel CorporationTechnical Marketing Manager1997 — 2003Santa Clara, CA
- Intel CorporationDesign Engineering Manager1993 — 1997Santa Clara, CA
Investments
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Colleagues at Qualcomm Ventures
Adam Schwenker
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Albert Wang
Senior Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Anirvan Chowdhury
Director at Qualcomm Ventures
Boaz Peer
Managing Director, Israel & Europe at Qualcomm Ventures
Carlos Kokron
Vice President at Qualcomm Ventures
Charles Curran
Investor at Qualcomm Ventures
Christopher West
Senior Legal Counsel at Qualcomm Ventures
David Koppe
Finance Manager at Qualcomm Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Varsha Tagare?
- Senior Director at Qualcomm Ventures focused on enterprise and mobility investments, and an advocate for diversity in tech. She previously managed a $150M India-focused cross-border digital enterprise fund and was an investment director at Intel Capital, with prior engineering experience in chip design at Intel; she holds an M.S. from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a B.E. from University of Bombay, plus two US patents.
- Where does Varsha Tagare work?
- Varsha Tagare is Managing Director at Qualcomm Ventures.
- What check size does Varsha Tagare write?
- Varsha Tagare typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies has Varsha Tagare invested in?
- Investments tracked here include IdeaForge, Locus.sh, Lookout, Shadowfax Technologies Limited, Stellapps, Zuddl.
- Where did Varsha Tagare go to school?
- Varsha Tagare studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison (Master’s Degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering); JAI HIND COLLEGE, MUMBAI (Jr. College for Science); Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) (Bachelor’s Degree, Electrical Engineering).
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Shared employers
Also worked at Upscale AI12
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Also worked at Velaura AI11
Navin ChaddhaManaging Partner at MayfieldRajiv KhemaniCo-Founder & Partner at AIspace VenturesUmesh PadvalManaging Director at Thomvest VenturesAbhishek ShuklaManaging Director at Prosperity7 VenturesSean Sang Sub LeeInvestment Director at Prosperity7 VenturesTim PengSr. Investment Principal at Prosperity7 Ventures
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