When was Vimicro founded?

Vimicro was founded in 1999 and raised its 1st funding round 5 years after it was founded.

Where is Vimicro located?

Vimicro is headquartered in Beijing, China.

How many employees does Vimicro have?

As of Aug 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Vimicro is 261.

Is Vimicro a funded company?

Vimicro is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Series A round on 2004.

When was the latest funding round of Vimicro?

Vimicro's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on 2004, with participation from 1 investor.

Where does Vimicro rank among its competitors?

Vimicro ranks 6th amongst 14 active competitors, only 1 of which is funded. ViXS, which secured $157K in Nov, 2016.

Who are the top competitors of Vimicro?

Vimicro's top competitors include Parade Tech, Alphamosaic and GEO Semiconductor. Among them, ViXS secured the most recent funding round in November, 2016.

Vimicro - 2026 Company Profile, Funding & Competitors

Vimicro is a public company based in Beijing (China), founded in 1999. It operates as a Developer of processors for networked video applications. Vimicro has raised an undisclosed amount in funding. The company has 14 active competitors, including 1 funded and 9 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Parade Tech, Alphamosaic and GEO Semiconductor.

Company Details

Vimicro Corporation is a fabless chip company developing mixed signal multimedia chips. Company is providing video technology solutions for networked video applications like internet web camera and video surveillance. Company's product portfolio includes Video processors and video surveillance solutions. Vimicro is the first Chinese chip design company with proprietary technology to be listed on Nasdaq.

Website: www.vimicro.com
Email ID: *****@vimicro.com

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1999

Location

Beijing, China

Stage

Public

Latest Funding Round

Series A, 2004, $*****

Investors

General Atlantic & 9 more

Ranked

6^th among 14 active competitors

Employee Count

261 as on Aug 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Parade Tech & 23 more

Exit Details

Public

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Vimicro got listed on Nov 15, 2005.

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Vimicro has raised funding over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on 2004 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Vimicro has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Vimicro:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
2004	8374	Series A	8993	8313	7795	5899

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Vimicro's employee count trend

Vimicro has 261 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Vimicro's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Vimicro include Parade Tech, Alphamosaic and GEO Semiconductor. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Vimicro, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Parade Tech 2005, Sunnyvale (United States), Public	High speed semiconductors for video streaming	$20.5M	Herald Investment Management, Asiavest Partners ... & 4 others	60/100
2nd	Alphamosaic 2000, Cambridge (United Kingdom), Acquired	Low power multimedia processors	$9M	Prelude Capital, DH Private Equity Partners ... & 2 others	54/100
3rd	GEO Semiconductor 2009, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Designing camera video processing integrated circuits(ICs)	$24.5M	Montage Capital, 180 Degree Capital & 3 others	44/100
4th	Magnum Semiconductor 2003, Milpitas (United States), Acqui-Hired	Provider of chips, software, and platforms for semiconductor field	$120M	August Capital, Investor Growth Capital & 8 others	43/100
5th	ViXS 2000, Toronto (Canada), Acquired	Designing media processing semiconductor solutions	$33M	Celtic House Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates ... & 1 others	42/100
6th	Vimicro 1999, Beijing (China), Public	Developer of processors for networked video applications	-	General Atlantic, DCM Ventures & 8 others	37/100
7th	BroadLogic 1998, San Jose (United States), Acquired	White-label trading platform and brokerage solutions	$61.6M	Time Warner Investments, August Capital & 8 others	36/100
8th	Nethra Imaging 2003, Santa Clara (United States), Deadpooled	Developed video and imaging solutions	$14M	Alliance Venture, Artiman & 3 others	33/100
9th	Silicon Optix 2000, San Jose (United States), Acqui-Hired	Video and image digital processing ICs	$27M	Canaan, Polaris Partners & 6 others	33/100
10th	Marseille Networks 2005, Santa Clara (United States), Series B	Enhancing classic gaming experiences with advanced video processing technology	$17.1M	FirstFloor Capital	32/100