Anirvan Chowdhury
Director
Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures India director investing across AI, SaaS, healthcare, robotics, and developer tools.
Bio
Professional summary
Song Mao is Managing Director for Qualcomm Ventures China, where he leads venture investments in China and also manages Qualcomm's venture investments in South Korea. His investment focus spans intelligent driving, XR, robotics, 5G, IoT, V2X, and related technology areas. Before Qualcomm Ventures, he co-founded two companies and worked in strategy investment at SK Telecom. He holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Electronic Engineering from Tsinghua University and an MBA from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
Venture-stage China and Korea startupsStrategic corporate venture investments
Sector
Intelligent drivingXRRobotics5GIoTV2XAI
Thesis
Intelligent drivingXRRobotics5GIoTV2X
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
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"name": "SenseTime",
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"name": "Extreme Vision",
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"name": "Gantu Technology",
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"name": "Denglin Technology",
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"name": "Thundercomm",
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How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with differentiated technology in intelligent mobility, edge AI, robotics, IoT, XR, or V2X and explain strategic relevance to China/Korea ecosystems.
Personalization hooks
- 1Tsinghua electronic engineering background
- 2Former strategy investment manager at SK Telecom
- 3Former GMAT teacher, history buff, and author
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Official profile says Song was selected for Cyzone's 40 Investors Under 40 for three consecutive years in 2020, 2021, and 2022.
Official profile says Song was selected as an F40 Chinese Young Investor by PEdaily in 2022.
Qualcomm Ventures profile lists active investments across China and Korea in AI, automotive, IoT, enterprise, and consumer sectors.
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Qualcomm VenturesManaging Director, China & Korea
- SK TelecomStrategy Investment Manager
- Two companies (names not public)Co-Founder
- FreelanceGMAT Teacher
Education
- University of Michigan — Ross School of BusinessMBA
- Tsinghua UniversityM.S., Electronic Engineering
- Tsinghua UniversityB.S., Electronic Engineering
Skills
China VCKorea VCIntelligent drivingXRRobotics5G/IoTV2X
Languages
ChineseEnglish
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