Tech Company Financing Transactions

Forte Design Systems Funding Round

On 4/29/2003, Forte Design Systems secured $9 million in Series B funding from 3i Venture Capital, Infinity Capital and U.S. Venture Partners.

Transaction Overview

Announced On
4/29/2003
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$9,000,000
Round
Series B
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The company will use the new financing to introduce its innovative family of high level synthesis tools that automate the design of systems, dramatically shortening design, exploration, implementation, and verification cycles.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Software
Mailing Address
100 Century Center Court 302
San Jose, CA 95112
USA
Email Address
Overview
Forte Design Systems is a leading provider of software products that enable design at a higher-level of abstraction. Forte's innovative behavioral synthesis technology allows ESL design teams creating complex electronic systems from algorithmic designs using ASICs, FPGAs, and SoCs to significantly reduce their overall design and verification time.
Profile
Forte Design Systems LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Forte Design Systems Company Twitter Account
Company News
Forte Design Systems News
Facebook
Forte Design Systems on Facebook
YouTube
Forte Design Systems on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Sean Dart
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Chief Financial Officer
Jerry McGuire
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Chief Technical Officer
John Sanguinetti
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VP - Engineering
Mark Marshall
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VP - Marketing
Brett Cline
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