{"id":420160,"date":"2022-03-23T05:42:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T02:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/chip-giant-qualcomm-launches-100m-metaverse-fund\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T05:42:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T02:42:11","slug":"chip-giant-qualcomm-launches-100m-metaverse-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chip-giant-qualcomm-launches-100m-metaverse-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"# Chip giant Qualcomm launches $100M Metaverse fund"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30ceb5af992\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a30ceb5af992\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/chip-giant-qualcomm-launches-100m-metaverse-fund\/#%E2%80%9D_Chip_giant_Qualcomm_launches_100M_Metaverse_fund_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; Chip giant Qualcomm launches $100M Metaverse fund  &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_Chip_giant_Qualcomm_launches_100M_Metaverse_fund_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; Chip giant Qualcomm launches $100M Metaverse fund  &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDMvODFkNmVmOTctM2UwMy00NzFjLWJhZTItNGU2NTUyZjEwMmQ0LmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>Multinational software and microchip giant Qualcomm Incorporated has launched a $100 million Metaverse fund to back extended reality (XR), artificial intelligence (AI), and augmented reality (AR) tech companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Extended reality, or XR, refers to the combination of smartphones along with AR and VR <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> such as headsets and glasses. <\/p>\n<p>The investment project is dubbed the \u201cSnapDragon Metaverse Fund\u201d in reference to the firm\u2019s Snapdragon chips that are designed for a long list of devices including smartphones, tablets, computers, smartwatches, and smartbooks. <\/p>\n<p>According to a March 21 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/news\/releases\/2022\/03\/21\/qualcomm-launches-100m-snapdragon-metaverse-fund\">announcement<\/a>, the funding will also go towards a grant program for developers building XR-focused gaming, health, wellness, <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>, and entertainment experiences. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough the Snapdragon Metaverse Fund, we look forward to empowering developers and companies of all sizes as they push the boundaries of what\u2019s possible as we enter into this new generation of spatial computing,\u201d said president and CEO of Qualcomm Incorporated, Cristiano Amon.<\/p>\n<p>The firm stated that it is aiming to be the \u201cticket to the metaverse\u201d via its 5G, AI, and XR  technologies which it describes as being critical to the Metaverse. While Qualcomm\u2019s website also indicates that it is aiming to combine a smartphone, VR headset, and AR glasses into a single XR device in the future. <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cXR could replace all the other screens in your life, like that big TV in your living room. Mobile XR has the potential to become one of the world\u2019s most ubiquitous and disruptive computing platforms\u2014similar to the smartphone today.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The firm also teased that recipients of the grants will gain \u201cearly access to cutting-edge XR platform technology, hardware kits, a global network of investors, and co-marketing and promotion opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related: <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Metaverse for education: How virtual reality can help schools and colleges<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While crypto has stolen the limelight of late in relation to the ongoing Russian and Ukraine conflict, it <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ears that interest is starting to pile back into Metaverse projects. <\/p>\n<p>Over the past seven days, the prices of native assets from top metaverse projects such as Decentraland and The Sandbox have gained 7% and 14% apiece. <\/p>\n<p>On March 18, Cointelegraph also reported that the Bored Ape Yacht club founders Yuga Labs had raised $450 million in a seed funding round at a valuation of $4 billion, with part of the funding set to go towards the development of the Apecoin-backed Otherside metaverse project. <\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"markets_outlook\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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