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Who invested in VMware?
VMware's investors include Cisco and Intel.
2008
$219MGrowth$150MGrowthUnited States · Growth startup
Who invested in VMware
2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$369Mraised across 2 rounds since 2007, from 2 sources
$219MGrowth$150MGrowth
- Latest round
- Growth, $150MJul 2007
- Biggest round
- $219MGrowth · Jul 2007
- Investors
- 2
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Growth, $219M Jul 2007
- Biggest round
- $219M Growth · Jul 2007
The rounds
- Jul 2007
- Jul 2007
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Exits
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Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 4 firms list VMware as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about VMware
How much has VMware raised?
VMware has raised $369M across 2 rounds since 2007.
When did VMware last raise?
VMware's most recent round was a Growth of $150M in Jul 2007.
What was VMware's biggest round?
VMware's largest round on record is $219M (Growth), in Jul 2007.
Who backed VMware first?
VMware's first round on record, in Jul 2007, was backed by Intel.
What stage is VMware at?
VMware's latest named round is a Growth, in Jul 2007.
Where is VMware based?
VMware is based in the United States.
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