# Mentor Graphics: portfolio, investments and team > Mentor Graphics is a corporate vc based in United States. 2 investments on record, latest Aug 2010. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/mentor-graphics (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Mentor Graphics Last cheque observed Aug 2010. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet Corporate VC Venture Enterprise Software Internet Electronic Design Automation (eda) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record Since the last cheque **5913** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$6.9M** Rounds led **0 of 2** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Mentor Graphics ## Mentor Graphics highlights - 01 2 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** Corporate VC (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Sectors:** Enterprise Software Internet Electronic Design Automation (eda) - **Based in:** Wilsonville, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances** - **2010** 1 round - **Aug** **[CiraNova](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciranova)** Venture · US · sec.gov **$8.5M** With 3 others - **2008** 1 round - **Mar** **[CiraNova](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciranova)** Venture · US · ciranova.com **$5.3M** With 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 listed **1 in all** **[CiraNova](https://millionrounds.com/company/ciranova)** Bought by [Synopsys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) **Undisclosed** Jul 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 Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/calypto-design-systems)** **Undisclosed** Sept 2015 **Nimbic (formerly Physware)** **Undisclosed** May 2014 **[Nimbic](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimbic)** **Undisclosed** May 2014 **[Berkeley Design Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/berkeley-design-automation)** **Undisclosed** Mar 2014 **[Pyxis Technology](https://millionrounds.com/company/pyxis-technology)** **Undisclosed** Jul 2010 **Valor Computerized Systems** **$50M** Mar 2010 **LogicVision** **$13M** Aug 2009 **[Ponte Solutions](https://millionrounds.com/company/ponte-solutions)** **$5.7M** May 2008 **[Sierra Design Automation](https://millionrounds.com/company/sierra-design-automation)** **$100M** Jun 2007 ## The cheque Venture Median round joined **$6.9M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Aug 2010 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *2* Cheques by year Led Joined 2008 2010 Often in the room with - [Alloy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures) 2 - [Synopsys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) 2 **Pitching Mentor Graphics?** 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 Mentor Graphics. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Alloy Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alloy-ventures)[**Synopsys** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/synopsys) ## 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. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=mentor-graphics) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=mentor-graphics)