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Synopsys IncNew on the radar

Sunnyvale · Hardware / Semiconductors · refined from filed group “Other Technology · https://www.synopsys.com/

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Synopsys Inc — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$2.0B
Total raised · real
1
Rounds
Latest step-up
Top 1%
Sector rank · raised
Growth/Late
Latest stage · inferred · Mon Dec 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Synopsys Inc has raised $2.0B over 1 round; too few niche peers to rank its valuation yet.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the hardware/semi sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Active
  • Last raise 7 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 16 months.
  • Raising on or ahead of the sector's normal rhythm.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

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Where it sits in Hardware / Semiconductors

Synopsys Inc is one of 130 Hardware / Semiconductors companies tracked from Sunnyvale. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 100% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

AI analyst read est. — model-extracted from this company's public description, not a verified fact. 30%

operates a technology-led product inferred from public copy

Grounded in: “You are a venture analyst

Synopsys is a valued partner for global silicon to systems design across a wide range of vertical markets, empowering technology innovators everywhere with the industry’s most comprehensive and trusted solutions.

Synopsys is a valued partner for global silicon to systems design across a wide range of vertical markets, empowering technology innovators everywhere with the industry’s most comprehensive and trusted solutions. Our Technology, Your Innovation™. Trusted industry leader. Unified multiphysics fusion helps multi-die teams validate earlier and sign off faster. Synopsys Multiphysics Fusion Solutions Available Now Market Leaders Including Cisco, MediaTek, NVIDIA, and Samsung Foundry Demonstrate Measurable Impact, Advancing the Shift from Overdesign to Co-design Introducing Hardware-Assisted Verification for the AI Era NVIDIA and Synopsys Announce Strategic Partnership Supercharge Productivity • Conquer Complexity • Accelerate Time-to-Market Award-winning, Industry Leading AI-powered Workflow Optimization #1 in Electronic Design Automation Solutions & Services Industry-Leading Hardware Assisted Verification & Virtualization Solutions #1 in Interface, Foundation, & Physical IP Explore the Synopsys Support Community! Login is required. View our service offerings as well. Work at Synopsys and join a first-in-class team of technology professionals. Apply for a position today. Closing this wi

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As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
$100M+
Issuer revenue
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
1
Investors (latest)
2025-12-01
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$5.0B$10.0B$15.0B$20.0BGrowth/Late · 2025-12-01 Raised $2.0B (real) Modeled valuation $18.5B (est)$2.0B$18.5BGrowth/Late2025

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Growth/Late$2.0B · 2025

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D+ — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 14%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$18.5B
Base estimate est.
$14.8B
Conservative case
$20.9B
Upside case
$20.0B
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Growth/Latea round over $400M). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the hardware/semi sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Not enough modeled valuation points to chart a trajectory.

Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
10%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
86%
Survival probability
74% low · 92% high
1.14×/yr
Annual markup
1.24×/yr upside case
0.6 yr
Elapsed time used
0.6 yr actual, capped for stale marks
hardware/semi
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
Avg between rounds
Capital velocity
0.6 yr
On record since
2025
First round
New
First-time filer
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 130 companies in Hardware / Semiconductors. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 240× above median
This company$2.0B
Sector median$8.3M
Latest round — vs other Growth/Late rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 3.4× above median
This company$2.0B
Sector median$591.5M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 700× above median
This company$18.5B
Sector median$26.4M

Raised more than 100% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 100% of peers (estimate).

Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Growth/Late$2.0B2025-12-01$20.0B$18.5B90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Growth/Late$2.0B2025-12-01
    • First recorded raise — entered as Growth/Late.
    • 1 investor on this round.
Intelligence
Modeled next raise
$3.2B
Modeled next size est.range $2.1B$5.1B
Last step-up
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Jeannine P. Sargent1 other2025-12
Aart J. De Geus2025-12
Ajei J. Gopal2025-12
Bruce J. Chizen2025-12
Janet G. Lee2025-12
Janice J. Chaffin2025-12
John G. Schwarz2025-12
Luis J. Borgen2025-12
Mercedes J. Johnson2025-12
Mike G. Ellow2025-12
Ravi G. Vijayaraghavan2025-12
Robert G. Painter2025-12
Sassine Ghazi2025-12
Shelagh G. Glaser2025-12
Registry & provenance

Synopsys Inc is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
883241
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Synopsys Inc raised?
Synopsys Inc has raised approximately $2.0B in disclosed capital across 1 recorded financing round, aggregated from public filings.
What is Synopsys Inc's estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Synopsys Inc is approximately $18.5B (modeled range $14.8B–$20.9B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Synopsys Inc at?
Synopsys Inc's latest modeled financing stage is Growth/Late. Its most recent recorded round closed around Mon Dec 01.
What does Synopsys Inc do and where is it based?
Synopsys Inc operates in the Hardware / Semiconductors sector, based in Sunnyvale. Synopsys is a valued partner for global silicon to systems design across a wide range of vertical markets, empowering technology innovators everywhere with the industry’s most comprehensive and trusted solutions.
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