When was Menta founded?

Menta was founded in 2003 and raised its 1st funding round 4 years after it was founded.

Where is Menta located?

Menta is headquartered in Montpellier, France. It is registered at Rīga, Hipokrāta iela 27.

Which legal entities is Menta associated with?

Menta is associated with MENTA.

How many employees does Menta have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Menta is 79.

Is Menta a funded company?

Menta is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2007.

When was the latest funding round of Menta?

Menta's latest funding was a $***** Conventional Debt round on Feb 02, 2022, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Menta rank among its competitors?

Menta ranks 52nd amongst 194 active competitors, of which 30 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was NanoXplore, which secured $23.5M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Menta?

Menta's top competitors include VeriSilicon, Altera and Gowin Semiconductor. Among them, NanoXplore secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Menta - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Menta is a series A company based in Montpellier (France), founded in 2003 by Laurent Rouge. It operates as a Provider of embedded FPGA IPs for 5G NR SoC. Menta has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 194 active competitors, including 30 funded and 23 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like VeriSilicon, Altera and Gowin Semiconductor.

Company Details

Menta provides embedded FPGA IPs for 5G NR SoCs. The embedded FPGA IP cores of the company have been categorized based on the number of logic cells available into three broad categories; Small for 12 to 2K LC, Medium for 2K to 6K LC, Large for 6K to 60K LC and eXtra Large for 60K to 200K LC. It also offers Origami Programmer(Programming Software) and Origami Designer (IP Specification software) software. The product of the company caters to multiple business verticals including automotive, aerospace & defense, and security vertical. Its clientele base includes Toshiba, Hitachi, Motorola, and other clients. The company released its 4th generation IP in 2016.

Website: www.menta-efpga.com/
Email ID: *****@menta-efpga.com
Registered Address: Rīga, Hipokrāta iela 27

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2003

Location

Montpellier, France

Stage

Series A

Latest Funding Round

Conventional Debt, Feb 02, 2022, $*****

Investors

European Investment Bank & 1 more

Ranked

52^nd among 194 active competitors

Employee Count

79 as on Aug 31, 2026

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Menta is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
MENTA CIN: 40003508284 , Latvia, Active	Aug 31, 2000	€0 - €1M (As on Dec 31, 2024)	3 (As on Dec 31, 2023)	-

Menta has raised funding over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2007. Its latest funding round was a Conventional Debt round on Feb 02, 2022 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Menta has 2 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Menta:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 02, 2022	8112823	Conventional Debt	2450679	6390145	6583546	4787933
Jan 01, 2020	8015331	Grant (prize money)	8187798	8109147	8563633	Europa
Dec 01, 2018	3780100	Grant (prize money)	5480571	3845418	1440854	Europa

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The founders of Menta is Laurent Rouge.

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

Laurent Rouge: Founder & CEO of Menta.

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Menta's employee count trend

Menta has 79 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Menta's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Menta include VeriSilicon, Altera and Gowin Semiconductor. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Menta, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	VeriSilicon 2001, Shanghai (China), Public	Provider of silicon platform-as-a-service which provides design solutions for SOC and SIPs	$92.3M	IDG Capital, The CID Group & 22 others	76/100
2nd	Altera 1983, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of programmable solutions including FPGAs, CPLDs, intellectual property and development tools	-	daVinci Capital Group, PointGuard Ventures ... & 1 others	63/100
3rd	Gowin Semiconductor 2014, Guangzhou (China), Series B	Provider of FPGA devices, design tools, IP cores, and development kits	$132M	-	63/100
4th	Efficient Computer 2022, Pittsburgh (United States), Series A	Programmable processor architecture for computers	$76.2M	Eclipse, Triatomic & 8 others	62/100
5th	EFinix 2012, Santa Clara (United States), Series A	Provider of programmable logic cores	$9.75M	Xilinx, Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund & 7 others	62/100
6th	Omni Design Technologies 2015, Milpitas (United States), Series A	Ultra low power semiconductor IP cores	$69.3M	Tipping Point Capital, Ten Capital & 8 others	62/100
7th	Lattice Semiconductor 1983, Portland (United States), Public	Manufacturer of low power field programmable gate arrays and software	-	Lion Point, Tensility Venture Partner	61/100
8th	Achronix 2004, Santa Clara (United States), Series C	Manufacturer of AI-based field-programmable gate arrays and IPs	$132M	New Science Ventures, Easton Capital Investment Group ... & 5 others	61/100
9th	Movellus 2014, Ann Arbor (United States), Series B	Provider of a cloud-based development platform for SoCs	$37.5M	Intel Capital, Invest Michigan & 12 others	57/100
10th	NanoXplore 2010, Bievres (France), Series B	Fabless semiconductor company which develops IP solutions for embedded FPGA	$23.5M	Europa, MBDA & 1 others	56/100
52nd	Menta 2003, Montpellier (France), Series A	Provider of embedded FPGA IPs for 5G NR SoC	-	European Investment Bank, Europa	30/100