Gareth Keane, an investment manager at Qualcomm Ventures, the corporate venturing subsidiary of US-based chipmaker Qualcomm, has left to join venture capital firm Promus Ventures.

Keane had been at Qualcomm Ventures for nearly six years having joined in 2012 after Texas Instruments’ acquisition of National Semiconductor the year before. He is leaving following a shake-up of Qualcomm Ventures’ Americas teams.

Keane’s deals during his time at Qualcomm Ventures (QCV) included investments in Pelican Imaging, August Home, Dover Microsystems, Skycatch, LifX,…