Aart de Geus
FounderFounder at Black Duck · Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at Synopsys
Sunnyvale, California, United States
FoundedBlack DuckSynopsys
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Troy A. LeMaile-StovallunlockedAart: together at Southern Methodist University (1982–1985)
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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 checks · since 2014Blumberg CapitalMiami · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Brightspark VenturesMontreal · since 2014Crosslink CapitalSan Francisco · $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 · $5K – $50M checks · since 2014New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2014Oak Investment PartnersWilton · since 2014Structural CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $50M checks · since 2014Volition CapitalBoston · $10M – $100M checks · since 2014Voyager CapitalSeattle · $1M – $4M checks · since 2025
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Doug LevinFounder
Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at Synopsys
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Experience
- Synopsys IncExecutive Chair & Foundercurrent2024 — present
- Synopsys IncChairman & CEO1986 — 2024
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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 and Executive Chair of the Board of Directors at Synopsys.
- What companies did Aart de Geus found?
- Aart de Geus founded Black Duck, Synopsys.
- 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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Andreas SchropferHead of Finance at Brighteye VenturesSarah MandersonLegal Director at Hoxton VenturesKelsey BolanderAssociate — Business Ops & Partner Support at Energize VenturesRob DesboroughGeneral Partner and Chair of Seraphim Space Accelerator at Seraphim SpaceAida KhalilProgramme Associate at Seraphim SpaceNatalie JohnstonInvestment Principal at 4BIO Capital
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