Synopsys
Sunnyvale, US · 27,610 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Find your way into Synopsys
297 people in our graph share verified history with the Synopsys team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Troy A. LeMaile-Stovallunlockedknows Aart de Geus · together at Southern Methodist University (overlapped)
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Founders & leadership
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Aart J. de GeusinExecutive Chair of the Board of DirectorsExecutive Chair of the Board of Directors at Synopsys, a provider of chip design and software security and quality testing technologies.
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Shelagh GlaserinChief Financial Officer
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Board
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Luis BorgenBoard director
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Ajei GopalBoard director
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John G. SchwarzBoard director
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Robert G. PainterBoard director
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Ravi VijayaraghavanBoard director
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Janice ChaffinBoard director
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Mercedes JohnsonBoard director
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Jeannine P. SargentBoard director
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$2B disclosed across 1 round · 2025
▶$2BraisedDec 2025 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$2BraisedDec 2025 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- 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.
Ashutosh GargResearch and Development EngineerFounded Viven +2Peter VanbekbergenSenior research engineerFounded Imec Xpand +1Manoj AgarwalMember of Technical StaffFounded DevRev Developer Tools San FranciscoAndrew ChangSoftware Engineering InternFounded OmniAart de GeusExecutive Chair of the Board of DirectorsFounded Black DuckSteve WilkesProject ManagerFounded StriimJeremy MortonSenior R&D Engineer, Software EngineerFounded The Expert TA
Acquisitions · 2
Early investors' stakes continue via these dealsEve Emulation And Verification Engineering
EVE was a French EDA company, founded in 2000, that developed the ZeBu family of FPGA-based hardware emulators for verifying semiconductor SoC designs.
Qualtera
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.
- How much funding has Synopsys raised?
- Synopsys has disclosed $2B raised across 1 round.
- Where is Synopsys headquartered?
- Synopsys is headquartered in Sunnyvale, US.