# Cadence Design Systems: portfolio, investments and team > Cadence Design Systems is a corporate vc based in United States. 9 investments on record, latest Jul 2011. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/cadence-design-systems (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Cadence Design Systems Last cheque observed Jul 2011. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Venture Series B Series A Aerospace Electronic Design Automation (eda) Hardware Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 9 on record Since the last cheque **5579** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$14M** Rounds led **0 of 9** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 89%** Pitch Cadence Design Systems ## Cadence Design Systems highlights - 01 9 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 56% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Aerospace Electronic Design Automation (eda) Hardware - **Based in:** El Segundo, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **9 appearances** - **2011** 1 round - **Jul** **[NVELO](https://millionrounds.com/company/nvelo)** Series A · US · prnewswire.com **$6.6M** With 1 other - **2008** 1 round - **Dec** **[Tela Innovations](https://millionrounds.com/company/tela-innovations)** Series B · US **$5.5M** With 2 others - **2007** 1 round - **Jul** **[CoWare](https://millionrounds.com/company/coware)** Series F · US **$7.0M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **Sept** **[NemeriX](https://millionrounds.com/company/nemerix)** Series B · CH · eetimes.com **$31M** With 5 others - **2004** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[INPHI](https://millionrounds.com/company/inphi)** Series C · US **$19M** With 3 others - **Nov** **[Sequoia Communications](https://millionrounds.com/company/sequoia-communications)** Series D · US · sec.gov **$15M** With 4 others - **2001** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[InTime Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/intime-software)** Venture · US **$14M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[AmmoCore Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/ammocore-technology)** Venture · US **$14M** With 4 others - **2000** 1 round - **Aug** **[Silicon Metrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-metrics)** Venture · US **$8.0M** With 2 others 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 listed **3 in all** **[NVELO](https://millionrounds.com/company/nvelo)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **Undisclosed** Dec 2012 **[CoWare](https://millionrounds.com/company/coware)** Bought by [Synopsys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) **Undisclosed** Feb 2010 **[Silicon Metrics](https://millionrounds.com/company/silicon-metrics)** Bought by Magma Design Automation **Undisclosed** Oct 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](https://millionrounds.com/company/jasper-design-automation)** **$170M** Apr 2014 **[Tensilica](https://millionrounds.com/company/tensilica)** **$380M** Mar 2013 **[Azuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/azuro)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2011 **Denali Software** **Undisclosed** May 2010 **[Clear Shape Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/clear-shape-technologies)** **Undisclosed** Aug 2007 **[Invarium](https://millionrounds.com/company/invarium)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2007 **[Neolinear](https://millionrounds.com/company/neolinear)** **Undisclosed** Apr 2004 **Verplex Systems** **Undisclosed** Jul 2003 ## The cheque Venture Series B Series A Median round joined **$14M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 9 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Jul 2011 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *3* - Series B *2* - Series A *1* - Series C *1* - Series D *1* - Series F *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2011 Often in the room with - [Tallwood Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tallwood-venture-capital) 2 **Pitching Cadence Design Systems?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Cadence Design Systems. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Tallwood Venture Capital** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tallwood-venture-capital) ## Mentioned on podcasts Episodes that name Cadence Design Systems in their description, not their title. - [Business Breakdowns](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/business-breakdowns) 2 Mar 2022 · 1h 1m Cadence: Software Behind Semiconductor Design - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 49] Mentions [Cadence Design Systems](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cadence-design-systems) Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about Cadence Design Systems ### 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. ### How active is Cadence Design Systems? 9 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2011. ### How big are Cadence Design Systems's cheques? The median round it joins is $14M. ### Does Cadence Design Systems lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 9 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Cadence Design Systems invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (89%) and Switzerland (11%). ### Is Cadence Design Systems investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2011. ### Who does Cadence Design Systems invest alongside? Most often Tallwood Venture Capital (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Cadence Design Systems? 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