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Arm

As of September 5, 2026, Arm had a market capitalization of $269.23B (companiesmarketcap.com).

Designs CPU, GPU and NPU cores licensed to chipmakers under the Arm architecture.

SemiconductorsPublicCambridge, England, United KingdomFounded 1990Founders: Robin Saxby, Jamie Urquhart, Mike Muller, Tudor BrownPublic companyWebsite ↗See connections →
Last verified Sep 5, 2026

Arm at a glance

As of
Market cap
$269.23B[1]
September 2026
Founded
1990[2]
Headquarters
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom[3]
  1. [1] Market cap: companiesmarketcap.com, September 5, 2026
  2. [2] Founded: Wikipedia (retrieved September 5, 2026)
  3. [3] Headquarters: Wikipedia (retrieved September 5, 2026)

What Arm does

Arm returned to public markets in September 2023 with American depositary shares priced at $51.00 on Nasdaq under the symbol ARM.[1] SoftBank Group was expected to keep about 90.6% of the shares after the offering.[1] DreamBig was founded in 2019.[2]

Business model and customers

Royalty revenue grew 22% to $715 million, helped by higher royalty rates per chip and more Arm-based chips in data centers.[3] License and other revenue rose 23% to $574 million.[3]

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Company Snapshot

Arm is a semiconductors company, based in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, founded 1990 by Robin Saxby, Jamie Urquhart, Mike Muller, Tudor Brown.

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026First reported market cap: $269.23B companiesmarketcap.com
  2. Sep 4, 2026Invested in Gimlet Labs (Series B, $300M) GlobeNewswire
  3. Aug 10, 2026Point2 Technology Extends Series B to $136M With Arm Pulse story
  4. Aug 3, 2026Invested in OLIX (Series B, $312M) SiliconANGLE

How Arm has been funded

It was listed in London and on Nasdaq from 1998 until 2016, when SoftBank Group took it private.[1] Strategic cornerstone investors, including Apple, Google, NVIDIA, Samsung Electronics and TSMC, indicated interest in buying up to $735 million of the IPO shares.[1]

Latest Pulse

  1. Eliyan Draws Takeover Interest, Held Talks With ArmEliyan, the AI chip-interconnect startup last valued above $1 billion, has drawn takeover interest and held early talks with Arm, The Information reported, though no deal terms or price have been disclosed.→
  2. Arm Bets Phones Will Run Agents, Not Just AppsArm's next mobile chip platform, CSS for Mobile 2, is built to run AI agents and console-quality graphics locally on a phone, moving inference off the cloud and onto the device inside a 1-watt power budget.→
  3. Broadcom: Arm Servers Are Three to Five Years From MatteringRam Velaga, who runs Broadcom's enterprise software division, said at VMware Explore that Arm servers will not hold significant enterprise market share for at least three to five years, even as VMware previews Arm hypervisor support.→
  4. IBM Unveils Chip That Runs Arm and Z Code on One CoreIBM announced a mainframe processor that natively executes both Arm and its own z/Architecture instructions within the same core, switching between them in nanoseconds.→
  5. Hermann Hauser Is Right: The Bubble Talk Misses ItArm co-founder Hermann Hauser says the AI revolution will create more value than any prior tech wave but warns 'the prices are not all real' -- a framing I think is more useful than either pure hype or pure crash talk.→
  6. Point2 Technology Extends Series B to $136M With ArmPoint2 Technology expanded its Series B to $136 million as chip designer Arm joined as a strategic investor, backing the San Jose startup's RF-over-plastic interconnect technology for AI data center scale-up systems.→
  7. SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI RallySoftBank shares surged more than 10% as Asian tech stocks tracked a strong Wall Street rally, with Arm's chip royalty optimism and gains at SK Hynix and Samsung all contributing.→

Coverage Timeline

newest first
  1. Oct 9, 2026BIG TECHEliyan Draws Takeover Interest, Held Talks With Arm→
  2. Sep 8, 2026AIArm Bets Phones Will Run Agents, Not Just Apps→
  3. Sep 2, 2026BIG TECHBroadcom: Arm Servers Are Three to Five Years From Mattering→
  4. Aug 25, 2026AIIBM Unveils Chip That Runs Arm and Z Code on One Core→
  5. Aug 14, 2026AIHermann Hauser Is Right: The Bubble Talk Misses It→
  6. Aug 10, 2026FUNDINGPoint2 Technology Extends Series B to $136M With Arm$136M Series B→
  7. Aug 5, 2026IPOSoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally→

All Coverage

BIG TECH
Eliyan Draws Takeover Interest, Held Talks With Arm
BIG TECH

Eliyan Draws Takeover Interest, Held Talks With Arm

Eliyan, the AI chip-interconnect startup last valued above $1 billion, has drawn takeover interest and held early talks with Arm, The Information reported, though no deal terms or price have been disclosed.

DEEP DIVE
AI
Arm Bets Phones Will Run Agents, Not Just Apps
Illustration for: Arm Bets Phones Will Run Agents, Not Just Apps
AI

Arm Bets Phones Will Run Agents, Not Just Apps

Arm's next mobile chip platform, CSS for Mobile 2, is built to run AI agents and console-quality graphics locally on a phone, moving inference off the cloud and onto the device inside a 1-watt power budget.

DEEP DIVE
BIG TECH
Broadcom: Arm Servers Are Three to Five Years From Mattering
Illustration for: Broadcom: Arm Servers Are Three to Five Years From Mattering
BIG TECH

Broadcom: Arm Servers Are Three to Five Years From Mattering

Ram Velaga, who runs Broadcom's enterprise software division, said at VMware Explore that Arm servers will not hold significant enterprise market share for at least three to five years, even as VMware previews Arm hypervisor support.

DEEP DIVE
AI
IBM Unveils Chip That Runs Arm and Z Code on One Core
Illustration for: IBM Unveils Chip That Runs Arm and Z Code on One Core
AI

IBM Unveils Chip That Runs Arm and Z Code on One Core

IBM announced a mainframe processor that natively executes both Arm and its own z/Architecture instructions within the same core, switching between them in nanoseconds.

DEEP DIVE
AI
Hermann Hauser Is Right: The Bubble Talk Misses It
Illustration for: Hermann Hauser Is Right: The Bubble Talk Misses It
AI

Hermann Hauser Is Right: The Bubble Talk Misses It

Arm co-founder Hermann Hauser says the AI revolution will create more value than any prior tech wave but warns 'the prices are not all real' -- a framing I think is more useful than either pure hype or pure crash talk.

THE VC READ
FUNDING
Point2 Technology Extends Series B to $136M With Arm
FUNDING$136M Series B

Point2 Technology Extends Series B to $136M With Arm

Point2 Technology expanded its Series B to $136 million as chip designer Arm joined as a strategic investor, backing the San Jose startup's RF-over-plastic interconnect technology for AI data center scale-up systems.

DEEP DIVE
IPO
SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally
Illustration for: SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally
IPO

SoftBank Jumps as Asia Tech Tracks AI Rally

SoftBank shares surged more than 10% as Asian tech stocks tracked a strong Wall Street rally, with Arm's chip royalty optimism and gains at SK Hynix and Samsung all contributing.

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Arm FAQ

How much revenue does Arm make?

Royalty revenue grew 22% to $715 million, helped by higher royalty rates per chip and more Arm-based chips in data centers.[3]

Is Arm a public company?

Arm returned to public markets in September 2023 with American depositary shares priced at $51.00 on Nasdaq under the symbol ARM.[1]

What is Arm's market cap?

Arm's market capitalization was $269.23B as of September 5, 2026, according to companiesmarketcap.com.

When was Arm founded and where is it based?

Arm was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, according to Wikipedia.

References

researched 2026-10-24
  1. SEC EDGAR
  2. sdxcentral.com
  3. SEC EDGAR
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