About
Aart de Geus is the Executive Chair and Founder of Synopsys Inc, a company focused on chip design and software security and quality testing technologies. Synopsys serves customers across areas including autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and 5G.
Founder at Black Duck
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Black Duck's investors · 17
Asset Management CompanyMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checksBlumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Brightspark VenturesMontrealCrosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $9M checksDataTribeFulton · $1M – $30M checksDifferential VenturesNew York · $250K – $3M checksF-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checksFrancisco PartnersSan FranciscoGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025iGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checksKhosla VenturesMenlo Park · $5K – $50M checksNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checksOak Investment PartnersWiltonStructural CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $50M checksVolition CapitalBoston · $10M – $100M checksVoyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks · since 2025
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Doug LevinFounder
Experience
- Synopsys IncExecutive Chair & Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Synopsys IncChairman & CEO1986 — 2024
Skills & more
Languages Dutch · English · French · German · Swiss-German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Aart de Geus?
- Aart de Geus is the Executive Chair and Founder of Synopsys Inc, a company focused on chip design and software security and quality testing technologies. Synopsys serves customers across areas including autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and 5G.
- Where does Aart de Geus work?
- Aart de Geus is Founder of Black Duck.
- What companies did Aart de Geus found?
- Aart de Geus founded Black Duck.
- Where did Aart de Geus go to school?
- Aart de Geus studied at University of Glasgow (Honorary PhD); Southern Methodist University (PhD, Electronic Design Automation (EDA)); EPFL (Masters, Electrical Engineering).
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Also attended University of Glasgow96
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Also attended Southern Methodist University161
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Also attended EPFL145
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Shared employers
Also worked at Synopsys Inc28
KT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesKaran MehandruManaging Director at Madrona Venture GroupSteve WalskeInvestor at Streamlined VenturesJeannine SargentAdvisor at Colle Capital PartnersPeter HerzGeneral Partner at 1st Course CapitalPeter VanbekbergenPartner & Co-founder at imec.xpand
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