When was VaST Systems founded?

VaST Systems was founded in 1997 and raised its 1st funding round 8 years after it was founded.

Where is VaST Systems located?

VaST Systems is headquartered in Sunnyvale, United States.

Who is the current CEO of VaST Systems?

Graham Hellestrand of VaST Systems.

How many employees does VaST Systems have?

As of Jan 31, 2026, the latest employee count at VaST Systems is 8.

Is VaST Systems a funded company?

VaST Systems is a funded company, having raised a total of $24M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series C round, raised on May 23, 2005.

When was the latest funding round of VaST Systems?

VaST Systems' latest funding was a $***** Series D round on Jul 24, 2007, with participation from 4 investors. Its primary sector is 3D Printing. In United States, the 3D Printing sector has seen $234M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does VaST Systems rank among its competitors?

VaST Systems ranks 34th amongst 113 active competitors, of which 24 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Alpha Design AI, which secured $50M in Feb, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of VaST Systems?

VaST Systems' top competitors include Cadence, Cognichip and Vayavya Labs. Among them, Alpha Design AI secured the most recent funding round in February, 2026.

VaST Systems - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

VaST Systems develops virtual prototyping solutions for automotive and consumer application space. It develops CoMET, a system engineering tool that enables the creation of a software simulation-based virtual system prototype of a system-on-a-chip (SOC) and METeor, a software development environment for embedded systems and SoC. The company also provides Metrix, which determines behaviour and performance analysis of virtual prototypes of hardware and software and a peripheral device builder. The company serves automotive, consumer, and wireless markets. Synopsys acquired it in Feb'10, to extend its virtual prototyping solutions into the automotive and consumer application space.

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Key Metrics

Founded Year

1997

Location

Sunnyvale, United States

Stage

Acqui-Hired

Total Funding

$24M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series D, Jul 24, 2007, $*****

Investors

Zenshin Capital & 3 more

Ranked

34^th among 113 active competitors

Employee Count

8 as on Jan 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Coventor & 88 more

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VaST Systems has raised a total funding of $24M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 23, 2005. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Jul 24, 2007 for $*****. 4 investors participated in its latest round. VaST Systems has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of VaST Systems:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jul 24, 2007	4102325	Series D	5410432	6653090	1732565	7687231
May 23, 2005	7744146	Series C	4719407	8135787	6731297	Mohr Davidow Ventures & 2 more

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The founders of VaST Systems is Graham Hellestrand.

Here are the details of VaST Systems' key team members:

Graham Hellestrand: Founder & CEO of VaST Systems.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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VaST Systems' employee count trend

VaST Systems has 8 employees as of Jan 26. Here is VaST Systems's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of VaST Systems include Cadence, Cognichip and Vayavya Labs. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of VaST Systems, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cadence 1988, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of electronic design automation software for semiconductor industry	-	Concord Venture Capital Group, Herald Investment Management ... & 9 others	68/100
2nd	Cognichip 2024, Redwood City (United States), Seed	Developer of artificial intelligence software for semiconductor design automation tools	$33M	Lux Capital, Mayfield & 2 others	55/100
3rd	Vayavya Labs 2006, Belgaum (India), Series A	Productivity tools for Embedded System Developers and IC design engineers	$1.3M	Fresco Global, Indian Angel Network & 44 others	54/100
4th	Alpha Design AI 2024, San Jose (United States), Series A	Provider of agentic AI platforms for semiconductor chip design and verification	$74M	Bessemer Venture Partners, Matter Venture Partners ... & 9 others	54/100
5th	Efabless 2013, San Jose (United States), Series A	Provider of an integrated EDA tool for analog and mixed signal ICs	$6.3M	GF, Synopsys & 1 others	52/100
6th	Maieutic Semiconductors 2025, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Provider of an AI assistant platform for integrated circuit designers	$4.3M	Endiya Partners, Exfinity Venture Partners ... & 1 others	48/100
7th	Coventor 1996, Cary (United States), Acquired	Virtual fabrication of MEMs and semiconductors and design solutions	$20M	Gemini, Intel Capital & 2 others	46/100
8th	Upverter 2010, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Web browser-based integrated EDA tool to design, share, and review schematics and PCBs	$3.07M	Version One Ventures, Golden Ventures & 6 others	46/100
9th	Luceda Photonics 2014, Dendermonde (Belgium), Acquired	Development software and services for photonics developers	-	Europa	44/100
10th	Zero ASIC 2008, Cambridge (United States), Unfunded	Developer of composable chiplet platforms and open-source silicon design tools	-	-	43/100
34th	VaST Systems 1997, Sunnyvale (United States), Acqui-Hired	Developer of virtual prototyping platform for automotive and consumer application space	$24M	Zenshin Capital, Mohr Davidow Ventures & 2 others	32/100