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Aart de Geus

Founder

Founder at Black Duck · Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at Synopsys

Sunnyvale, California, United States

FoundedBlack DuckSynopsys

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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 · 18

Asset Management CompanyMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checks · since 2014Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Brightspark VenturesMontreal · since 2014Crosslink CapitalMenlo Park · $1M – $9M checks · since 2014DataTribeFulton · $1M – $30M checks · since 2014Differential VenturesNew York · $250K – $3M checks · since 2014F-Prime CapitalCambridge · $3M – $10M checks · since 2014Francisco PartnersSan Francisco · since 2014General CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2014Gradient VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025iGlobe PartnersSingapore · $600K – $6M checks · since 2014Khosla VenturesMenlo Park · $100K – $20M checks · since 2014MorgenthalerPortola Valley · since 2014New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2014Oak Investment PartnersWilton · since 2014Structural CapitalMenlo Park · since 2014Volition CapitalBoston · $10M – $100M checks · since 2014Voyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Black Duck

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Doug LevinFounder
ASAlberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli
Alberto Sangiovanni-VincentelliFounder
RM
Rajeev MadhavanFounder

Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at Synopsys

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Synopsys's investors · 2

NVIDIASanta Clara · since 2025Oak Investment PartnersWilton · since 2025

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 and Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at Synopsys.
What companies did Aart de Geus found?
Aart de Geus founded Black Duck, Synopsys.

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