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What does Cadence Design Systems invest in?
Cadence Design Systems invests most often at Venture and Series B (56% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Aerospace, Electronic Design Automation (eda) and Hardware.
Cadence Design Systems highlights
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9 rounds on record
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Mostly Venture and Series B: 56% of its rounds
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3 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Sectors
- AerospaceElectronic Design Automation (eda)Hardware
- Based in
- El Segundo, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first9 appearances
- 2011
1 round
- Jul
- 2008
1 round
- Dec
- 2007
1 round
- Jul
- 2005
1 round
- Sept
- 2004
2 rounds
- Dec
- Nov
- 2001
2 rounds
- Dec
- Jun
- 2000
1 round
- Aug
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
We hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all
NVELOBought by Samsung ElectronicsUndisclosedDec 2012
Silicon MetricsBought by Magma Design AutomationUndisclosedOct 2003
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
Jasper Design Automation$170MApr 2014
Tensilica$380MMar 2013
AzuroUndisclosedJul 2011
Denali SoftwareUndisclosedMay 2010
Clear Shape TechnologiesUndisclosedAug 2007
InvariumUndisclosedJul 2007
NeolinearUndisclosedApr 2004
Verplex SystemsUndisclosedJul 2003