When was VMware founded?

VMware was founded in 1998 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is VMware located?

VMware is headquartered in Palo Alto, United States. It is registered at 4th Floor, Kalyani Vista II, Sy. No 164/4, 164/5 & 165/1, Bilekahalli Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560076.

Who is the current CEO of VMware?

Diane Greene and Eulanda Isabel Eulanda s of VMware. Diane Greene is also angel investors in 3 startups.

How many employees does VMware have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at VMware is 11744.

Is VMware a funded company?

VMware is a funded company, having raised a total of $596M across 19 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Unattributed round, raised on May 24, 2000.

How much is VMware worth?

The last known valuation of VMware was $***** as of Dec 15, 2003.

When was the latest funding round of VMware?

VMware's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Jan 01, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of VMware?

Annual revenue of VMware is $13.4B as on Jan 31, 2023.

Where does VMware rank among its competitors?

VMware ranks 1st amongst 1035 active competitors, of which 170 are funded. It stands 1st in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Cisco, which secured $180K in Sep, 2021.

Who are the top competitors of VMware?

VMware's top competitors include Cisco, Imperva and Symantec. Among them, Cisco secured the most recent funding round in September, 2021.

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

VMware is an acquired company based in Palo Alto (United States), founded in 1998 by Diane Greene, Edouard Bugnion, Mendel Rosenblum, Ellen Wang and Scott Devine. It operates as a Cloud based orchestration solutions. VMware has raised $596M in funding from investors like .406 Ventures, Intel and Sequoia Capital, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 1035 active competitors, including 170 funded and 122 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Cisco, Imperva and Symantec.

Company Details

Cloud based orchestration solutions. It enables running any app on any cloud on any device through the solutions for modern apps, multi-cloud, and digital workspace. It transform data centers into aggregated computing infrastructures with VMware vSphere, its virtualization platform.

Website: www.vmware.com/
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Registered Address: 4th Floor, Kalyani Vista II, Sy. No 164/4, 164/5 & 165/1, Bilekahalli Village, Begur Hobli, Bengaluru South Taluk, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore, Bangalore South, Karnataka, India, 560076

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1998

Location

Palo Alto, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$596M in 19 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Jan 01, 2021, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Dec 15, 2003

Investors

.406 Ventures & 32 more

Ranked

1^st among 1035 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$13.4B as on Jan 31, 2023

Employee Count

11,744 as on Mar 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

INSAIT & 82 more

Similar Companies

Nutanix & 564 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Broadcom (May 23, 2022)

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VMware is associated with 6 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
VMWARE SOFTWARE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2007PTC042047 , India, Active	Mar 09, 2007	$996M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	9081 (As on Oct 31, 2023)
VMWARE DENMARK ApS CIN: 30582705 , Denmark, Active	May 07, 2007	$13.3M (As on Jan 31, 2023)	-
Vmware, Inc CIN: 94-3292913 , United States, Active		$13.4B (As on Jan 31, 2023)	15328 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-
Tricipher, Inc. CIN: 1453946 , United States, Active		$5M - $25M (As on Dec 23, 2008)	-	-
AIRWATCH TECHNOLOGIES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2010PTC056367 , India, Amalgamated	Dec 28, 2010	$14.1M (As on Mar 31, 2017)	-
AETHERPAL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72300TN2013PTC092356 , India, Active	Jul 30, 2013	$1.04M (As on Mar 31, 2019)	-

VMware got acquired by Broadcom on May 23, 2022. It was facilitated by O'Melveny & Myers and Gibson Dunn.

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VMware has raised a total funding of $596M over 19 rounds. Its first funding round was on May 24, 2000. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Jan 01, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. VMware has 32 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of VMware:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 01, 2021	3652352	Grant (prize money)	3764779	6250633	6107778	2189419
Jun 18, 2019	2754176	Post IPO	3382187	8491904	9003142	Strencom
Apr 18, 2018	3095280	Post IPO	1019279	9135385	1607758	Carl Icahn

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The founders of VMware are Diane Greene, Edouard Bugnion, Mendel Rosenblum, Ellen Wang and Scott Devine. Eulanda Isabel Eulanda is the CEO of VMware.

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

Diane Greene: Former Co-Founder & CEO of VMware. They are also an angel investor in 3 startups.
Edouard Bugnion: Former Co-Founder of VMware. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Mendel Rosenblum: Co-Founder of VMware. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Ellen Wang: Former Co-Founder of VMware.
Scott Devine: Co-Founder of VMware.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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VMware's employee count trend

VMware has 11,744 employees as of Mar 26. Here is VMware's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of VMware include Cisco, Imperva and Symantec. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of VMware, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	VMware 1998, Palo Alto (United States), Acquired	Cloud based orchestration solutions	$596M	Dell, Kepha Partners & 31 others	82/100
2nd	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Greyrock Investments, Benson Family Private Equity ... & 27 others	77/100
3rd	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection	$54M	Meritech, Sprout Capital Partners & 6 others	77/100
4th	Symantec 1982, Mountain View (United States), Acquired	Enterprise security solution suite	-	Silver Lake, Starboard Value & 4 others	77/100
5th	Nutanix 2009, San Jose (United States), Public	AI powered cloud management software for enterprises	$317M	Sapphire Ventures, Riverwood Capital & 31 others	75/100
6th	Quest Software 1987, Aliso Viejo (United States), Acquired	Provider of data management, cybersecurity, and platform modernization solutions for enterprises	$11.5M	Fisher Lynch Capital, Insight Partners & 3 others	74/100
7th	Bitdefender 2001, Bucharest (Romania), Series B	Provider of cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and managed security services	$7M	Vitruvian Partners, Axxess Capital & 1 others	73/100
8th	Dell Technologies 1998, Round Rock (United States), Public	Provider of a suite of cyber security solutions	-	Silver Lake, Icahn Enterprises L P & 1 others	73/100
9th	Barracuda 2002, Campbell (United States), Acquired	Cloud based network firewall solution for enterprise web and email	$176M	Francisco Partners, Sequoia Capital & 6 others	72/100
10th	Citrix 1989, Fort Lauderdale (United States), Acquired	Provider of secure application delivery and desktop virtualization platform solutions	-	TriplePoint Capital, Kleiner Perkins & 15 others	72/100

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VMware has made 30 investments in companies including INSAIT and Certora. VMware has also acquired 53 companies including Mesh7 and SaltStack.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Sep 07, 2022	Investments	INSAIT	2021	Sofia (Bulgaria)
May 17, 2022	Investments	Certora	2012	Tel Aviv (Israel)
Feb 22, 2022	Investments	Cohere	2009	Santa Clara (United States)