Altium - About the company
Altium is an acquired company based in San Diego (United States), founded in 1985 by Nick Martin. It operates as a Developer of PCB design and cloud collaboration software for electronics engineering. , with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 302 active competitors, including 49 funded and 54 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Synopsys, Cadence and National Instruments.
Company Details
Developer of PCB design and cloud collaboration software for electronics engineering. The company provides tools including schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, and data management in an integrated environment used to design printed circuit boards across industries such as automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, and medical devices. Its cloud platform connects designers, suppliers, and manufacturers to enable library sharing, version control, online design reviews, and web-based viewing of PCB projects from anywhere.
- Website
- www.altium.com/
- Email ID
- *****@altium.com
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
- Registered Address
- Hodolanská 36 77900 Olomouc
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1985
Location
San Diego, United States
Stage
Acquired
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Feb 14, 2024
Investors
Ranked
12th among 302 active competitors
Employee Count
1,249 as on Aug 31, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
Exit Details
Acquired by Renesas Electronics (Feb 14, 2024)
Legal entities associated with Altium
Altium is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ALTIUS CZ s.r.o. CIN: 26782383 , Czech Republic, Active | Sep 05, 2002 | - | - | |
ALTIUM SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72501KA2019FTC127213 , India, Active | Aug 20, 2019 | ₹10 - ₹50 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025) | 24 (As on Sep 30, 2024) | |
ALTIUM LLC CIN: - , United States, Active | Jun 02, 2015 | - | - | - |
Altium's acquisition details
Altium got acquired by Renesas Electronics on Feb 14, 2024 at an acquisition amount of $*****.
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Altium's funding and investors
Altium is a funded company. Altium has 1 institutional investor.
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Altium's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Altium is Nick Martin.
Here are the details of Altium's key team members:
- Nick Martin: Founder of Altium.
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Altium's employee count trend
Altium has 1,249 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Altium's employee count trend over the years:
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Altium's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Altium include Synopsys, Cadence and National Instruments. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Altium, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st | Synopsys 1986, Sunnyvale (United States), Public | Provider of engineering solutions from silicon to systems, including EDA tools, semiconductor IP, and systems verification | - | 69/100 | |
2nd | Cadence 1988, San Jose (United States), Public | Provider of electronic design automation software for semiconductor industry | - | 68/100 | |
3rd | National Instruments 1976, Austin (United States), Acquired | Provider of hardware, software, and services for test and measurement | - | 66/100 | |
4th | Flux AI 2019, San Francisco (United States), Series B | Developer of an AI-powered platform for PCB design and layout | $49M | 65/100 | |
5th | Cognichip 2024, Redwood City (United States), Series A | Developer of physics informed artificial intelligence models for chip design | $93M | 64/100 | |
6th | Normal Computing 2022, New York City (United States), Series A | Developer of AI software for hardware engineering and EDA solutions | $85M | 63/100 | |
7th | Data Patterns 1985, Chennai (India), Public | Provider of mission‑critical embedded electronic systems and sensor‑centric solutions | - | 62/100 | |
8th | proteanTecs 2017, Haifa (Israel), Series D | Provider of cloud-based lifecycle analytics software for chips | $250M | 62/100 | |
9th | Mentor Graphics 1981, Wilsonville (United States), Acquired | Developer of software tools for electronic design automation | - | 60/100 | |
10th | Quilter 2019, Los Angeles (United States), Series B | Developer of AI-driven electronics design software for hardware development programs | $35M | 59/100 | |
12th | Altium 1985, San Diego (United States), Acquired | Developer of PCB design and cloud collaboration software for electronics engineering | - | 58/100 |
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Altium's Investments and acquisitions
Altium has made 1 investments in companies including MacroFab. Altium has also acquired 7 companies including Part Analytics and Valispace.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:
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Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jan 22, 2025 | Acquisition | 2017 | Waukesha (United States) | |
Feb 25, 2024 | Acquisition | 2016 | Bremen (Germany) | |
May 25, 2021 | Investments | 2013 | Houston (United States) |
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News related to Altium
Media has covered Altium for a total of 3 events in the last 1 year, 1 of them has been about company updates and 1 about people movement.
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Renesas Electronics to Acquire Altium for $6 Billioneet-china.com•Oct 11, 2025•Altium, Renesas Electronics
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Altilium launches crowdfunding campaign for expansion after Series B raiseInsider Media•May 29, 2025•Altium, Marubeni, Mizuho Financial Group
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Altium, AWS Partner To Boost Tech Skills Among Indian StudentsElectronicsforyou•Feb 19, 2025•Altium, Amazon Web Services
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