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VMware

Virtualization and cloud computing software company acquired by Broadcom.

Acquired Founded 1998 Palo Alto USA Enterprise Software
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Founders

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D
Diane Greene
Co-founder & CEO
 E
Edouard Bugnion
Co-founder
 E
Edward Wang
Co-founder
 I
Ilan Kessler
Co-founder
 I
Issy Ben-Shaul
Co-founder
 M
Martín Casado
Co-founder
 M
Mendel Rosenblum
Co-founder
 N
Nick McKeown
Co-founder
 S
Scott Devine
Co-founder
 S
Scott Shenker
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced VMware’s founders.

Silicon Graphics

The VMware diaspora

4 companies Open the full tree →

People who worked at or founded VMware and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of VMwareVMwareVMwareIssy Ben-ShaulIssy Ben-ShaulVelostrataVelostrataMartín CasadoMartín CasadoNiciraNiciraNick McKeownNick McKeownNiciraNiciraScott ShenkerScott ShenkerNiciraNicira
The VMware lineage graph — click any node to keep exploring. ↓ CSV↓ JSON
I 1 founded
Velostrata
M 1 founded
Nicira 2007
N 1 founded
Nicira 2007
S 1 founded
Nicira 2007

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