Cadence Design Systems

Venture Capital

Public EDA software company making strategic corporate venture investments in semiconductor and design automation sectors.

San Jose, United States · 5+ investments · 3 portfolio companies

Early Stage
Growth
Artificial Intelligence
Semiconductors
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Founded
1988
Portfolio Companies
3
Total Investments
5
Last Investment
Feb 2026
Geographic Focus
Global, United States

Investment Thesis

Make strategic investments in companies advancing semiconductor design, EDA, and adjacent technology sectors.

Cadence Design Systems is a Venture Capital firm based in San Jose, United States. It has made 5 investments in Artificial Intelligence and Semiconductors, including Inphi, Trener Robotics and D2S.

Portfolio3

Co-investors12

Sign up to view co-investors

12 co-investors across 12 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×11 · Accelerator ×1 · 8 shared rounds

Investment History

Sign up to view investment history

Create a free account with 25 free credits every month, no card needed, to unlock deal history, amounts, and round details.

Your firm? Embed this profile

Add the live badge to your site — it stays current as your portfolio data updates.

Cadence Design Systems on Indexed.vc
<a href="https://indexed.vc/investors/cadence-design-systems"><img src="https://indexed.vc/api/badge/investor/cadence-design-systems" alt="Cadence Design Systems on Indexed.vc" width="260" height="76" /></a>