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Synopsys
Sunnyvale, US · 27,610 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Founders & leadership
Board
Investors · 2
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2B disclosed across 1 round · 2025
▶$2BraisedDec 2025 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Sassine GhaziExecutive Officer, Director
- Luis BorgenDirector
- Ajei GopalDirector
- John G. SchwarzDirector
- Robert G. PainterDirector
- Ravi VijayaraghavanDirector
- Shelagh GlaserExecutive Officer
- Aart J. de GeusExecutive Officer, Director
- Janice ChaffinDirector
- Mercedes JohnsonDirector
- Janet LeeExecutive Officer
- Jeannine P. SargentDirector
- Bruce ChizenDirector
- Mike EllowExecutive Officer
- Offering amount
- $2B
- Amount sold
- $2B
- Minimum investment
- $2B
- First sale
- Dec 2025
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Founder mafia
The Synopsys mafia →7 people who came through Synopsys went on to found or lead other companies.
Acquisitions · 2
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsEVE was a French EDA company, founded in 2000, that developed the ZeBu family of FPGA-based hardware emulators for verifying semiconductor SoC designs.
Qualtera developed big-data analytics and real-time monitoring software that helped semiconductor manufacturers improve chip yield, test efficiency, and quality control.
Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Synopsys?
- Synopsys was founded by Aart J. de Geus.
- Who are Synopsys's investors?
- Synopsys's investors include Oak Investment Partners, NVIDIA.
- How much funding has Synopsys raised?
- Synopsys has disclosed $2B raised across 1 round.
- Where is Synopsys headquartered?
- Synopsys is headquartered in Sunnyvale, US.