VMware
VMware is a cybersecurity company specializing in Cloud Security, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Palo Alto, United States. It has raised $243.5M in equity across 3 priced rounds, employs about 273 people, and was acquired by Broadcom Inc. in 2023.
updated Oct 4, 2026
Latest VMware news and company activity
What VMware did, dated — selected moves from the record, one per kind, newest first.
- Sep 2026RecognitionGartner predicts 55% of enterprise VMware users will be investigating an exit by 2029
- Sep 2026Customer winVMware on X: Infosys Finacle built on VCF and VMware vSphere Kubernetes Service
- Aug 2026Product launchIntroducing the Frontier AI Security Readiness Program
- Aug 2026Product launchBroadcom Delivers End-to-End Security, Identity, and Observability for Agentic AI
VMware funding
VMware has raised $243.5M in priced equity. Its most recent round was a Private Equity in July 2007.
- Equity raised
- $243.5M3 priced rounds
- Last round
- Private EquityJul 2007
VMware employees and hiring
VMware has about 273 employees, up 1% over the last 30 days.
- Employees
- 273
- 30-day change
- +1%
- Open roles
- 0
VMware competitors
Security professionals most often compare VMware against Opscompass on cybersectools.com. The full competitive set, with overlap scoring, is in the platform.
ranked by CybersecTools comparison demand, 90 days
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- Tech stackframeworks, clouds, security
