Gareth Keane
Investment Manager @ Qualcomm Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Gareth Keane is a Partner with Promus Ventures, splitting his time between the San Francisco Bay Area and Europe. Promus Ventures invests in early-stage deep-technology software and hardware companies that are run by visionary and tenacious founding teams. Promus funds companies shaping the future in areas like robotics, AI/ML, space, andsynthetic biology. Gareth’s career to date has stretched from engineering roles to venture capital investment. Prior to joining Promus Ventures he worked at Qualcomm Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Qualcomm Inc. Before that he worked for two years in the corporate development teams at National Semiconductor and Texas Instruments, focused on strategic investment, corporate M&A and corporate strategy. Previously he worked for PMC-Sierra and a number of other technology firms across both hardware and software.Gareth has an MBA from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania, a PhD in Electronic Engineering from The Queen’s University of Belfast (UK) and a BE in Electronic Engineering from the National University of Ireland, Galway. Gareth is also a Kauffman Fellow.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
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Industries Gareth Keane invests in
Stages Gareth Keane invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (30%)
- Information Technology 3 (30%)
- Video 2 (20%)
- Robotics 2 (20%)
- Satellite Communication 2 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (30%)
- Series C 3 (30%)
- Seed 2 (20%)
Country
- United States 5 (50%)
- United Kingdom 2 (20%)
Investments
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| Moonshine AI develops software that applies artificial intelligence to automate knowledge work and connect outputs to business systems. Offerings reportedly include tools that use large language models for document understanding, content generation, and workflow orchestration via API integrations. The platform emphasizes structured outputs, policycontrols, and the ability to embed AI functions into existing applications. Public information about specific products, pricing, and target industries remains limited, and features may change as the portfolio evolves. Prospective buyers should verify supported integrations, deployment options, data handling, and security measures directly with the company. | Seed / Jul 31, 2025 | ||
| Lunar Outpost creates technologies that enable a sustainable presence in cislunar space while driving a positive impact here on Earth. With product lines focused on robotics and advanced instrumentation Lunar Outpost has helped create the first oxygen on Mars as part of the Perseverance mission, has the first ever contract to sell space resources(specifically lunar resources) to NASA, and has successfully created product line from advanced technology work. Key products include the commercial lunar rover MAPP that can provide mobility to a variety of payloads on the lunar surface, and the Canary Air Quality and Monitoring System, an IoT system, which has collected over 20 Billion unique data points to date in over 20 different states.[ | $12M / Seed / May 24, 2022 | ||
| Isotropic Systems Limited (ISL) is developing the world’s most spectrally efficient, low profile antennas that are con-formal, multi-band and electronically steerable. The company’s team of industry experts and scientists have reached a major breakthrough in technology and innovative antenna design. ISL is privately held and headquartered inLondon, England. ISL’s antenna will be the first truly ‘broadband’ low-profile antenna with fully electronic beam steering, easily scalable to effective apertures and can be designed to match almost any desired form factor. Designed for satellite broadcast, VSAT, microwave, multipoint wireless and 5G broadband communications, the antennas are low cost and have no moving parts to adhere to the stability requirements of mobility. | $40M / Series B / Feb 08, 2021 | ||
| One Device. All Networks. No Compromise. The world’s first smart terminal delivers total communications convergence.ALL.SPACE, formerly Isotropic Systems, has developed the 5th generation smart terminal, capable of linking with all satellites, all networks, in all orbits, all at once. Our ground-breaking software-defined service enablementplatform integrates intelligent routing, edge computing and on-demand services to deliver unprecedented network resilience and application performance. Whether you're on land, sea or air, we ensure that you stay connected.Our S2000 range is customisable across a range of sizes, Tx/Rx ratios, aperture combinations and scan ranges with up to 8,100 unique configurable options. Our modular architecture allows you to pick the exact terminal configuration to meet your requirements. | $40M / Series B / Feb 08, 2021 | ||
| 360fly creates products and software for interactive 360º video experiences. The company has delivered a line of unique panoramic video cameras to market which include the 360fly HD and the 360fly 4K cameras. From the extreme sports enthusiast to parents shooting their children's birthday party. Their users see and share videos in a way thatcaptivates and engages audiences like never before. | $40M / Series C / May 05, 2016 | ||
| 3DR makes advanced drone technology easily accessible to the construction, mining, and surveying industries for use in data analysis. It helps users in land mapping and site scanning services in collecting accurate aerial data of the Jobsite, turning urns the drone photos into maps, models, point clouds, and providing comprehensive onboarding andongoing support, enabling clients to take the batter and informed decisions related to construction sites.It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. | $14M / Series C / Apr 23, 2015 | ||
| 3DR makes advanced drone technology easily accessible to the construction, mining, and surveying industries for use in data analysis. It helps users in land mapping and site scanning services in collecting accurate aerial data of the Jobsite, turning urns the drone photos into maps, models, point clouds, and providing comprehensive onboarding andongoing support, enabling clients to take the batter and informed decisions related to construction sites.It was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Berkeley, California. | $50M / Series C / Feb 25, 2015 | ||
| 360fly creates products and software for interactive 360º video experiences. The company has delivered a line of unique panoramic video cameras to market which include the 360fly HD and the 360fly 4K cameras. From the extreme sports enthusiast to parents shooting their children's birthday party. Their users see and share videos in a way thatcaptivates and engages audiences like never before. | $17.8M / Series B / Aug 11, 2014 | ||
| Pelican Imaging Corporation is a venture-backed software start-up in the business of commercializing computational cameras for the smartphone market. The company is developing a new camera technology that directly addresses the challenges posed by conventional camera design and small pixels. Investors include Globespan Capital Partners, GraniteVentures, InterWest Partners, and IQT. | $20M / Series C / May 16, 2013 | ||
| Pelican Imaging Corporation is a venture-backed software start-up in the business of commercializing computational cameras for the smartphone market. The company is developing a new camera technology that directly addresses the challenges posed by conventional camera design and small pixels. Investors include Globespan Capital Partners, GraniteVentures, InterWest Partners, and IQT. | Series C |
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About Qualcomm Ventures
Qualcomm Ventures is the investment arm of Qualcomm Incorporated. Founded in 2000, Qualcomm Ventures is a corporate venture capital fund with over 150 active portfolio companies and more than 20 exits over a billion dollars, including 99 Taxis, Cruise Automation, Fitbit, Invensense, NQ Mobile, Waze, and more. As a global investor, Qualcomm Ventureshelps connect entrepreneurs to the resources, relationships, and deep industry expertise they need to succeed in the mobile technology ecosystem.
Qualcomm Ventures Contacts
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Albert Wang
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Hanyang Wang
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Nan Zhou
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Richard Tapalaga
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Boaz Peer
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What does Gareth Keane invest in?
Gareth Keane invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Video startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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