1.5亿美元投资创业者，高通看中印度什么

高通宣布计划向印度的创业公司投资1.5亿美元，以达成区域战略目标。近日，该公司高层在圣何塞与印度总理Narendra Modi会面，并与印度政府签署了理解备忘录。通过官方发布，该公司确认将建立名为"高通风险投资"的新部门，负责印度创业公司的挖掘以及研究高通如何与这些公司互动并完成战略投资。

Qualcomm, Inc. (NASDAQ:QCOM) unveils plans to invest $150 million in India's startups, to pursue its strategic commitments in the region. At the recently held, Digital Economy event, the company's senior management met with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, in San Jose. At the venue, the company signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), with the Indian government. In today's official announcement, the company notifies that a new division called Qualcomm Ventures, will be tasked to conduct research of startups in India and assess how Qualcomm's activities and strategic investments may align with such companies.

As per the press release, Qualcomm began to invest in startups in the country back in 2007. To date, it has more than 20 companies in its Asian portfolio. Moreover, the chip maker has invested in different sectors including mobile ecosystem, hardware, software, e-commerce, healthcare, and location-based services, which connect to the retail services industry. In addition, the company has launched new initiatives, such as QPrize, which is a global seed investment competition. This helps the company find aspiring startups that are poised to disrupt the Indian market.

The official dispatch further elaborates the company's plans to invest in Indian technology that has helped in the promotion of local companies and ecosystems. These include Yourstory, which is a media platform for aspiring entrepreneurs. Another service backed by Qualcomm is MapMyIndia which provides localized digital maps and navigation in the bustling country. These startups will have access to Qualcomm’s global network and become able to use its advanced technology.

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Qualcomm Executive Chairman Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, states "We share Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy. India is at the cusp of a technology revolution and mobile technologies will lay the foundation for Digital India. We are committed to providing local innovative start-ups with the support needed to help India’s IOE ecosystem grow, increasing consumer choice and availability."

Bidness Etc believes that Modi's visit will immensely help the Indian economy. While China is laced with censorship and strict rules for foreign investment; US companies are likely to shift focus to the next lucrative market in the world. Moreover, companies such as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Uber, and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) have already started to exploit the market in the region.

Qualcomm’s involvement will also in India will also prove to be a boost for the country's telecommunications sector. Smartphone makers in India should be able to enjoy better access to chips and other components, due to Qualcomm. The chip maker is also the hardware provider for much of the telecommunications infrastructure in India; with towers and broad range frequency spectrums, which will help the country improve its communications technology.

India has a very vibrant startup industry; much of which stands to gain immensely from more deep-rooted presence of the world's technology providers such as Qualcomm. Mr. Modi has engaged