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 Apr 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Broadcom is 55098.

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.

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.

What is the annual revenue of Broadcom?

Annual revenue of Broadcom is $63.9B as on Oct 31, 2025.

Where does Broadcom rank among its competitors?

Broadcom ranks 6th amongst 551 active competitors, of which 44 are funded. It stands 10th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Chainalysis, which secured an undisclosed amount in Oct, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Broadcom?

Broadcom's top competitors include PayPal, Cisco and Oracle. Among them, Chainalysis secured the most recent funding round in October, 2025.

Broadcom - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Broadcom is a public company based in California (United States), founded in 1991 by Leo Joseph. It operates as a Platform offering data center fiber optic networks. Broadcom has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 551 active competitors, including 44 funded and 156 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PayPal, Cisco and Oracle.

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

Public

Latest Funding Round

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

Investors

Alcor Fund & 27 more

Ranked

6^th among 551 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$63.9B as on Oct 31, 2025

Employee Count

55,098 as on Apr 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Osemitech Micro Technology & 46 more

Similar Companies

PayPal & 486 more

Exit Details

Public

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Broadcom is associated with 12 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
EMULEX COMMUNICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2001PTC028447 , India, Amalgamated	Jan 12, 2001	$15.9M (As on Mar 31, 2018)	-
BROADCOM INC. CIN: 6610117 , United States, Active		$63.9B (As on Oct 31, 2025)	20000 (As on Oct 31, 2023)	-
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2004PTC033931 , India, Active	May 13, 2004	$49.4M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	164 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
Broadcom Corp CIN: 1054374 , United States, Active		$8.43B (As on Dec 31, 2014)	-	-
BROADCOM COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2004PTC033347 , India, Amalgamated	Feb 11, 2004	$134M (As on Mar 31, 2017)	-
CA (INDIA) TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA1998PTC137825 , India, Active	Jan 16, 1998	$328M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
BROADCOM LTD CIN: 1649338 , United States, Active		$17.6B (As on Oct 31, 2017)	-	-
LSI INDIA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U32105KA2005PTC046729 , India, Active	Feb 02, 2005	$600M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	202 (As on Feb 29, 2024)
Broadcom CA Estonia OÜ CIN: 14841743 , Estonia, Active	Nov 04, 2019	$9.06M (As on Oct 31, 2023)	61 (As on Sep 30, 2024)
Broadcom CIN: 35-2617337 , Belgium, Active		-	-	-
GEN DIGITAL INC. CIN: 849399 , United States, Active	Apr 18, 1988	$3.94B (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-	-
B AND C SOFTWARE LTD CIN: 12114582 , United Kingdom, Active	Jul 21, 2019	$3.74K (As on Jul 31, 2025)	1 (As on Jul 31, 2021)

Broadcom got listed on Apr 17, 1998.

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Broadcom has raised funding over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 2016. Broadcom has 28 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	4500310	Conventional Debt	9264011	7474920	9391925	7720176
May 2016	7977067	Conventional Debt	9231392	9570013	5501178	8839111

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The founders of Broadcom is Leo Joseph. 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 10 startups.
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 55,098 employees as of Apr 26. Here is Broadcom's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Broadcom include PayPal, Cisco and Oracle. 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	PayPal 1998, United States, Public	Provider of online payment solutions, money transfers, and virtual wallets	$216M	MDP, BlueRun Ventures & 27 others	87/100
2nd	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Europa, Sequoia Capital & 27 others	83/100
3rd	Oracle 1977, Austin (United States), Public	Hybrid cloud infrastructure platform	-	Europa, Signal Lake & 32 others	83/100
4th	Dell 1984, Round Rock (United States), Public	Provider of enterprise servers and cloud solutions	-	Bryant Stibel, Barclays & 11 others	81/100
5th	NETGEAR 1996, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of networking hardware and solutions for home and business use	-	UBS, Partners Resolute & 4 others	78/100
6th	Broadcom 1991, California (United States), Public	Platform offering data center fiber optic networks	-	Alcor Fund, CampVentures & 26 others	78/100
7th	TrustArc 1997, Walnut Creek (United States), Acquired	Cloud-based data privacy and compliance solutions for businesses	$107M	Baseline Ventures, Bregal Sagemount & 9 others	78/100
8th	Chainalysis 2014, New York City (United States), Series F	Blockchain data platform providing crypto insights	$538M	GIC, Coatue & 45 others	77/100
9th	Alteryx 1997, Irvine (United States), Acquired	Cloud based suite of data analytics solutions	$163M	Insight Partners, Sapphire Ventures & 12 others	77/100
10th	Jumio 2010, Sunnyvale (United States), Acquired	Provider of AI-powered identity verification solutions	$196M	Great Hill Partners, Millennium Technology Value Partners ... & 10 others	77/100

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Broadcom has made 5 investments in companies including Osemitech Micro Technology and Tilera. Broadcom has also acquired 42 companies including ConnectALL and VMware.

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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)