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Mentor Graphics

Last cheque observed Aug 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

VentureEnterprise SoftwareInternetElectronic Design Automation (eda)

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque5913days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$6.9MRounds led0 of 2Exits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Mentor Graphics

Mentor Graphics highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Enterprise SoftwareInternetElectronic Design Automation (eda)
Based in
Wilsonville, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2010

    1 round

  2. Aug
    CiraNovaVenture · US · sec.gov$8.5MWith 3 others
  3. 2008

    1 round

  4. Mar
    CiraNovaVenture · US · ciranova.com$5.3MWith 4 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

CiraNovaBought by SynopsysUndisclosedJul 2012

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

Calypto Design SystemsUndisclosedSept 2015
Nimbic (formerly Physware)UndisclosedMay 2014
NimbicUndisclosedMay 2014
Berkeley Design AutomationUndisclosedMar 2014
Pyxis TechnologyUndisclosedJul 2010
Valor Computerized Systems$50MMar 2010
LogicVision$13MAug 2009
Ponte Solutions$5.7MMay 2008
Sierra Design Automation$100MJun 2007

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Mentor Graphics. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Alloy VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSynopsysGrowth equity2rounds together

Quick answers about Mentor Graphics

What does Mentor Graphics invest in?

Mentor Graphics invests most often at Venture (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Enterprise Software, Internet and Electronic Design Automation (eda).

How active is Mentor Graphics?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2010.

How big are Mentor Graphics's cheques?

The median round it joins is $6.9M.

Is Mentor Graphics investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2010.

Who does Mentor Graphics invest alongside?

Most often Alloy Ventures (2 rounds together) and Synopsys (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Mentor Graphics?

Mentor Graphics is a corporate VC based in Wilsonville, United States.

When was Mentor Graphics founded?

Mentor Graphics was founded in 1981.

Where does this information on Mentor Graphics come from?

From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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