Broadcom

Quick read

Broadcom Inc. (NASDAQ: AVGO) is a semiconductor and infrastructure software company headquartered in San Jose, CA, with roots tracing back over 60 years and its current corporate form dating to 2018. It designs chips for networking, wireless, broadband, and storage, while its software portfolio — built through acquisitions of CA Technologies, Symantec, and VMware — covers private cloud, mainframe, cybersecurity, and Fibre Channel storage. AI chip demand is a major growth driver, with the company targeting roughly $21 billion in AI revenue in fiscal 2026.

Key facts

Founded

2018

Employees

55000+

Sectors

hardware, saas, enterprise

Website

www.broadcom.com

Mission

Broadcom designs and supplies semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions for complex, mission-critical workloads in networking, storage, broadband, private cloud, mainframe, and cybersecurity.

Recent activity

• Jun 2026press
  Broadcom reported Q2 FY2026 financial results on June 3, 2026. Analysts expected $22 billion in sales, up 47% year-over-year, with adjusted EPS of $2.39 versus $1.58 a year earlier. Shares are up nearly 40% year-to-date ahead of the report. investopedia.com
• May 2026investment
  LSEG renewed its long-standing technology partnership with Broadcom, with details announced May 19, 2026. news.broadcom.com
• Apr 2026product
  At the AI in Finance Summit on April 15, 2026, Broadcom announced VMware Tanzu Platform agent foundations — a secure-by-default agentic runtime built to accelerate delivery of autonomous AI applications. news.broadcom.com
• Mar 2026press
  Broadcom signed a new deal with the U.S. Department of War and Military Services, consolidating existing software contracts to deliver a private cloud platform with enhanced security, announced March 24, 2026. news.broadcom.com
• Mar 2026investment
  Broadcom and ING extended their strategic collaboration on March 2, 2026. ING will adopt VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 to update its private cloud infrastructure across multiple regions. news.broadcom.com
• Mar 2026press
  VMware Explore 2026 announced for Las Vegas in August 2026, with Explore on Tour events in select cities globally in fall 2026. news.broadcom.com
• 2026product
  Broadcom's Tomahawk 6 ethernet switch family moved from first samples to full production volume within eight months, now shipping at scale. linkedin.com
• Apr 2026product
  Broadcom and Google Cloud launched Cloud Network Insights, a first-party multi-cloud network observability service built on Broadcom's AppNeta technology, exclusively for Google Cloud users. thestreet.com
• Mar 2026product
  Broadcom announced a new deal consolidating existing software contracts to deliver a private cloud platform to the U.S. Department of War and Military Services. news.broadcom.com
• Mar 2026press
  Broadcom reported Q1 fiscal year 2026 financial results and announced a quarterly dividend. investors.broadcom.com
• Mar 2026product
  Broadcom unveiled the next generation of VMware Telco Cloud Platform, targeting global telco operators looking to cut hardware costs when running sovereign and AI services. news.broadcom.com
• Mar 2026product
  Broadcom introduced the industry's first 400G/lane optical DSP — the Taurus BCM83640 — at OFC 2026. linkedin.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Hock Tan · CEO
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• Kirsten M. Spears · CFO
• Henry Samueli · Board Member
• Diane M. Bryant · Board Member
• Kenneth Y. Hao · Board Member
• Kirsten Spears · CFO & Chief Accounting Officer
• Charlie Kawwas · President, Semiconductor Solutions Group
• Tom Krause · former President, Software Group

Sources

• News Releases - Broadcom News and Stories
• Broadcom Q1 FY2026 Financial Results
• Broadcom makes unexpected strategic move with Google - TheStreet
• Broadcom | LinkedIn
• News - Broadcom News and Stories
• https://www.investopedia.com/broadcom-reports-earnings-wednesday-here-is-how-much-traders-expect-the-stock-to-move-avgo-q2-fy2026-update-11985316
• https://news.broadcom.com/latest

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