When was Broadcom founded?

Broadcom was founded in 1991 and raised its 1st funding round 25 years after it was founded.

Where is Broadcom located?

Broadcom is headquartered in California, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Broadcom?

Hock E Tan and Carson Jacobs s of Broadcom.

How many employees does Broadcom have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Broadcom is 44646.

Is Broadcom a funded company?

Broadcom is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Conventional Debt round, raised on May 2016.

How much is Broadcom worth?

The last known valuation of Broadcom was $***** as of Jan 06, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Broadcom?

Broadcom's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Jul 08, 2019, with participation from 0 investor.

Where does Broadcom rank among its competitors?

Broadcom ranks 10th amongst 1251 active competitors, of which 77 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Sophos, which secured $200M in Oct, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Broadcom?

Broadcom's top competitors include Cisco, Rapid7 and Sophos. Among them, Sophos secured the most recent funding round in October, 2026.

Broadcom - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Platform offering data center fiber optic networks. It offers network, server, and storage connectivity. Its product portfolio includes cable modems, semiconductors for PON, DSL, NICs, filters and amplifiers, ASIC, wireless connectivity solutions, embedded processors, HDD, SSD controllers, enterprise fiber channel connectivity, data center switches, and routers. It offering includes storage, cybersecurity, mainframe solutions, and more.

Website: www.broadcom.com/
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1991

Location

California, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Jul 08, 2019, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Jan 06, 2020

Investors

Silver Lake & 30 more

Ranked

10^th among 1251 active competitors

Employee Count

44,646 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Osemitech Micro Technology & 45 more

Similar Companies

Dell & 518 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Syos Aerospace (Dec 22, 2025)

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Broadcom is associated with 12 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Broadcom CA Estonia OÜ CIN: 14841743 , Estonia, Active	Nov 04, 2019	€1M - €10M (As on Oct 31, 2023)	61 (As on Sep 30, 2024)
BROADCOM LTD CIN: 1649338 , United States, Active		$1B+ (As on Oct 31, 2017)	-	-
GEN DIGITAL INC. CIN: 849399 , United States, Active	Apr 18, 1988	$1B+ (As on Apr 03, 2026)	-	-
Broadcom Corp CIN: 1054374 , United States, Active		$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2014)	-	-
B AND C SOFTWARE LTD CIN: 12114582 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 21, 2019	£0 - £1M (As on Jul 31, 2025)	1 (As on Jul 31, 2021)
CA (INDIA) TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA1998PTC137825 , India, Active	Jan 16, 1998	₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2004PTC033931 , India, Active	May 13, 2004	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	164 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
BROADCOM COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2004PTC033347 , India, Amalgamated	Feb 11, 2004	₹500 - ₹1,000 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2017)	-
EMULEX COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2001PTC028447 , India, Amalgamated	Jan 12, 2001	₹100 - ₹500 Cr (As on Mar 31, 2018)	-
LSI INDIA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U32105KA2005PTC046729 , India, Active	Feb 02, 2005	₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	202 (As on Feb 29, 2024)
BROADCOM INC. CIN: 6610117 , United States, Active		-	20000 (As on Oct 31, 2023)	-
Broadcom CIN: 35-2617337 , Belgium, Active		-	-	-

Broadcom got acquired by Syos Aerospace on Dec 22, 2025.

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Broadcom has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 2016. Broadcom has 31 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Broadcom:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 08, 2019	5393973	Conventional Debt	3650145	1333953	2848350	8935613
May 2016	1215679	Conventional Debt	9349370	7128746	5627620	1620721

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The founders of Broadcom are Leo Joseph and Andrew Jaquith. Hock T and Carson Jacobs are the CEOs of Broadcom.

Here are the details of Broadcom's key team members:

Leo Joseph: Co-founder of Broadcom. They are also an angel investor in 9 startups.
Andrew Jaquith: Program Director and Co-Founder, @stake of Broadcom.
Hock E Tan: CEO of Broadcom.
Contact Info: 3 email addresses
Carson Jacobs: CEO of Broadcom.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Broadcom's employee count trend

Broadcom has 44,646 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Broadcom's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Broadcom include Cisco, Rapid7 and Sophos. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Broadcom, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Europa, Sandy Cove Advisors & 34 others	84/100
2nd	Rapid7 2000, Boston (United States), Public	Provider of cybersecurity solutions for exposure management, threat intelligence, and response	$92.3M	Bain Capital Ventures, Stock Capital Banker ... & 4 others	79/100
3rd	Sophos 1985, Abingdon (United Kingdom), Acquired	Provider of enterprise security suite for network and endpoint security	$4.61M	Investcorp, Thoma Bravo & 6 others	75/100
4th	Bitdefender 2001, Bucharest (Romania), Series B	Provider of cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and managed security services	$7M	Axxess Capital, Vitruvian Partners & 1 others	75/100
5th	Dell 1984, Round Rock (United States), Public	Provider of enterprise servers and cloud solutions	-	Barclays, Munich Private Equity & 13 others	75/100
6th	Barracuda 2003, Campbell (United States), Acquired	Cloud based network firewall solution for enterprise web and email	$176M	Francisco Partners, Sequoia Capital & 6 others	74/100
7th	Arista 2004, Santa Clara (United States), Public	AI and SaaS-based platform offering cloud networking solutions	$1.5M	Sistema, Capital Factory & 16 others	73/100
8th	NETGEAR 1996, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of networking hardware and solutions for home and business use	-	UBS, Shamrock Capital Advisors & 4 others	73/100
9th	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection	$54M	Meritech, Picture Capital & 7 others	73/100
10th	Broadcom 1991, California (United States), Acquired	Platform offering data center fiber optic networks	-	Silver Lake, Alcor Fund & 29 others	72/100

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Broadcom has made 5 investments in companies including Osemitech Micro Technology and Tilera. Broadcom has also acquired 41 companies including ConnectALL and VMware.

Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jan 10, 2024	Investments	Osemitech Micro Technology	2020	Hefei (China)
Jun 07, 2023	Acquisition	ConnectALL	2018	Pasadena (United States)
May 23, 2022	Acquisition	VMware	1998	Palo Alto (United States)