Cisco Investments

Investment thesis

Corporate venture arm of Cisco Systems (founded 1993), pursuing both strategic intent and financial returns. Invests hundreds of millions annually across 100+ portfolio companies and 50+ funds, giving startups access to Cisco's salesforce, customers and ecosystem. Focus areas span mass-scale infrastructure/5G, cloud, data-center networking, enterprise networking, zero-trust security, silicon & optics, IoT/edge, IT operations, collaboration and emerging tech.

Notable portfolio

Sector focus