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Cisco Investments

Corporate VC

San Jose · Seed–Late Stage · 34 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Cisco Investments is the corporate venture arm of Cisco, investing in, merging with, and acquiring fast-growing technology startups for over thirty years.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 30, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
San Jose, CA, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1993
Last 12 months
8 investments
Tracked investments
289
Unicorns
15
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
24

Team · 34 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Darlene Cheung· Executive Administrative Partner
Linda Beaujon· Executive Administrative Partnerin
Naama Bar Eli· Executive Administrative Partner
Tali Roberts· Sr. Executive Administrative Partner

What they invest in

from 128 of 289 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×77Enterprise Software ×74SaaS ×48Cybersecurity ×43Cloud Computing ×35Data & Infrastructure ×29Developer Tools ×20Deep Tech ×15

HQs:United States×87Israel×4United Kingdom×3India×3Australia×2Canada×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 108 portfolio companies
43%
solo founders
46 of 108 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 153 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 37 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×462 founders×423 founders×104+ founders×10

Where their founders studiedfrom 134 founders with education data

Tel Aviv University ×12Stanford University ×11Harvard University ×8Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×6Technion ×5MIT Sloan School of Management ×4Princeton University ×4Bar-Ilan University ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 132 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×80Engineering ×35Business & Management ×15Physics ×13Mathematics & Statistics ×8Humanities ×5Finance & Accounting ×4Economics ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 153 founders with career history

Openai ×10Facebook ×6Intel Corporation ×6Carnegie Mellon University ×5Cisco ×5DeepMind ×5Mandiant ×4Stanford University ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Techstars ×3Y Combinator ×2

27 founders hold a PhD · 20 hold an MBA (of 138 with degree data)

Investments · 289 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

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Ambiqambiq.comin𝕏NYSE: AMBQ

Ambiq develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions and edge AI platforms for IoT and healthcare applications.

AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsAustin, US

Scott Hanson(Executive Officer, Director)inDennis Sylvester(Director)inFumihide Esaka(CEO)inScott Goodwin(Executive Officer)inJoseph A. Tautges(Director)Paul Rolls(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsConductive VenturesKleiner PerkinsMatter Venture PartnersMercury FundMichigan Capital NetworkOUP (Osage University Partners)+5 more

Credocredosemi.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CRDOMar 2020

Credo Semiconductor manufactures semiconductor products for data center and communications applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Yat Tung Lam(Executive Officer, Director)Chi Fung Cheng(Executive Officer, Director)Lawrence Cheng(CTO and Founder)inJob Lam(COO and Founder)inDan Fleming(Executive Officer)inWilliam (Bill) Brennan(President, Chief Executive Officer and Director)

Co-investorsCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalKluz VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundWCV

6WIND6wind.comin𝕏✓ verified

6WIND is a technology company focused on internet and telecommunications infrastructure, backed by major investors including NVIDIA and Cisco.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMontigny-le-Bretonneux, FR

Julien Dahan(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsInnovation CapitalNVIDIASofinnova Partners

CorPower Oceancorpowerocean.comin𝕏✓ verified

CorPower Ocean develops wave energy converters that transform ocean waves into electricity through biologically-inspired technology.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareLisbon, PT

Co-investorsAcario InnovationAlmi InvestEIT InnoEnergy

3TS Capital Partners3tscapital.com

3TS Capital is a technology-focused investment firm that leads and co-leads growth rounds in high-growth SMEs, backing proven regional leaders and innovative global challengers.

Sector Agnostic

Co-investorsCatalyst RomaniaTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)3TS Capital PartnersBurda Principal InvestmentsGrazia Equity GmbHNAP+2 more

Actilityactility.comin

Actility provides industrial-grade connectivity solutions for low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN) and Internet of Things (IoT) deployments, serving service providers and MVNOs with LoRaWAN and cellular technologies through its ThingPark platform.

AgTechCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS

Olivier Hersent(Co-founder & CEO)inAlper Yegin(CTO)in

Co-investorsRobert Bosch Venture CapitalBNP Paribas DéveloppementCiscoCreadevFoxconn Technology GroupIdinvest Partners+7 more

ActionIQactioniq.comin𝕏acquired by Uniphore

ActionIQ is a composable customer data platform that has been acquired by Uniphore to support AI-driven customer experience orchestration across enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechNew York, US

ANASTASIOS ARGYROS(Executive Officer, Director)Nitay Joffe(Founder)inTasso Argyros(Founder)in

BoardDOUGLAS LEONE(Director)inCARL SPARKS(Director)inMARTIN CASADO(Director)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersAndreessen HorowitzBowery CapitalFirstMark CapitalInterlock PartnersMarch Capital Partners+1 more

Adbrainadbrain.comAcquired

Adbrain links customer data across mobile devices, desktops, and connected TVs to build a unified view of each individual.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechLondon, GB

Elia Videtta(Cofounder)inRashid Mansoor(Cofounder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstFirestartrNotion Capitaloctopus investmentsOctopus Ventures

aiMotiveaimotive.comin𝕏

aiMotive develops automotive technology for level-agnostic automated driving, offering an integrated portfolio of tools and embedded solutions that enable rapid development and deployment of production autonomous driving features.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & TransportationBudapest, HU

László Kishonti(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsB Capital GroupB4 CapitalPrime VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundInventure

Airtopairtop.aiin𝕏

Airtop provides cloud-based browser automation that turns plain-English descriptions of workflows into deterministic agents able to log in, browse, and act across the open web, behind logins, and inside legacy vendor portals.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Amir Ashkenazi(Founder)inDaniel Shteremberg(Founder)in

Co-investorsHubSpot VenturesIcon VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalGeneral PartnershipSpark Capital

Anthropicanthropic.comin𝕏

Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)inChris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)in

Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAllen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator+85 more

AppOmniappomni.comin𝕏

AppOmni provides SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) software that secures enterprise SaaS and AI-driven applications to prevent data breaches, using threat research and continuous monitoring.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Brian Soby(Co-Founder)inBrendan O'Connor(Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder)Bridget Gleason(CRO and Chief Customer Officer)inTina Hawk(Chief People Officer)in

BoardAriel Tseitlin(Director)inPatrick Heim(Director)

Co-investorsClearSkyInner Loop CapitalProsperity7 VenturesScale Venture PartnersSilicon Valley Data CapitalBenchmark+4 more

Apptioapptio.comin𝕏Acquired

Apptio provides AI investment management software that helps organizations track, optimize, and align AI spending across infrastructure, talent, and tooling from prioritization through ROI measurement.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBellevue, US

Kurt Shintaffer(Executive Officer)inSachin Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Sunny Gupta(Founder)inAjay Patel(General Manager of Apptio and IT Automation at IBM)Larry Blasko(President, Field Operations)inEugene Khvostov(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsAkkadian VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFelicis VenturesFPVFUSEGolub Growth+4 more

Aquantiamarvell.comin𝕏acquired by Marvell Technology · May 2019 · $452M

Marvell designs custom silicon and provides interconnect and network switch products for AI data center infrastructure, serving hyperscalers, enterprises, and telecom carriers.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Phil Delansay(Co-Founder; President & CEO (2004-2009), later SVP Business Development)Ramin Farjadrad(Co-Founder; Chief Architect (2005-2012), later VP Technology Development)inRamin Shirani(Senior Vice President, Engineering; Director)Linda Reddick(Senior Vice President, Finance (previously Chief Financial Officer, Sept. 2009-Jan. 2016))Phillippe Delansay(Executive Officer)Mark Voll(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalAugust CapitalCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalGLOBALFOUNDRIESICCP Venture Partners+12 more

Ascendifyascendify.comin𝕏May 2017

Radancy offers an AI-powered CRM platform for recruiting teams that consolidates candidate data from multiple sources, automates matching and outreach, and provides analytics to optimize hiring workflows.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Lauren Smith(Executive Officer, Director)inMatt Hendrickson(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardTom Spengler(Director)Richard Natsch(Director)

Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesCanaan PartnersGE Ventures

Atom Computingatom-computing.comin𝕏

Atom Computing develops large-scale quantum computers using optically-trapped neutral atoms for on-premises deployment.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBerkeley, US

Ben Bloom(Founder & CEO)in

BoardDror Berman(Director)inEthan Batraski(Director)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesAlumni VenturesBerkeley FrontierBlue Ivy VenturesBoxGroupCantos Ventures+18 more

Avi Networksavinetworks.cominAcquired

Delivering software-defined application services for the multi-cloud era

Enterprise SoftwareSanta Clara, US

Ranga Rajagopalan(Co-Founder)Umesh Mahajan(Co-Founder)Murali Basavaiah(Co-Founder)inGuru Chahal(Co-Founder)inAmit Pandey(Chief Executive Officer)Mark Anderson(Executive Chairman)in

Co-investorsDag VenturesGreylock PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Ventures

Aviz Networksaviznetworks.comin𝕏Nov 2024 · $17M

Aviz Networks develops networking software for open, disaggregated network infrastructure, with a focus on AI-driven operations and data center networking.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Vishal Shukla(CEO, Co-Founder)inChid Perumal(CTO, Co-Founder)Thomas Scheibe(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsMoment Ventures, LlcQualcomm VenturesComcast Ventures

Ayla Networksaylanetworks.comin𝕏

Ayla Networks provides an IoT platform that enables smart home product development and connectivity for global brands, with support for multiple IoT standards and protocols without vendor lock-in.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTSaaSSilicon Valley, US

John Grady(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAcorn Pacific VenturesArrowroot CapitalSJF VenturesVoyager CapitalCiscoIFC

BehaviosecinJan 2018acquired by LexisNexis Risk Solutions · May 2022

BehavioSec developed behavioral biometrics software that analyzed typing, touch, and sensor patterns to continuously authenticate users and detect fraud.

Palo Alto, US

Neil Costigan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inOlov Renberg(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJosh Pouliot(Director)Ken Gonalez(Director)Alberto Y?pez(Director)Chirs Barchak(Director)

Co-investorsForgePoint CapitalNorthzoneCambridge Innovation CapitalNightDragon

BigIDbigid.comin𝕏

BigID is a data security platform that discovers, classifies, and governs enterprise data across cloud, SaaS, and unstructured environments to enable privacy, security, and compliance.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareMamaroneck, US

Nimrod Vax(Co-Founder and CPO)inDimitri Sirota(CEO)in

BoardGil Beyda(Director)inEd Sim(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partnersboldstart venturesClearSkyComcast VenturesGaia VenturesGlynn Capital Management+10 more

Binalyzebinalyze.aiin𝕏Sep 2023 · $19M

Binalyze provides a digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) platform for security operations teams to investigate and respond to cybersecurity threats.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeMolten VenturesOpenOceanCiti Ventures

Chiratae Ventureschiratae.comin𝕏

Chiratae Ventures India Advisors is a venture and growth capital firm managing $1.3 billion across seven funds with a focus on deeptech investments in AI, climate, healthcare, robotics, and space, alongside India's digital economy leaders.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSector AgnosticIndia, IN

Sudhir Sethi(Founder, Chairman)in

Cnex Labscnexlabs.com

San Jose, US

Yiren Huang(Executive Officer, Director)Alan Armstrong(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeFranco(Executive Officer)

BoardLip Bu Tan(Director)inBen Yu(Director)inBill Moore(Director)

Co-investorsBrightstone Venture CapitalCastor VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)We VenturesCelesta CapitalDell Technologies Capital+1 more

Cogniaccogniac.aiin𝕏Oct 2021 · $20M

Cogniac develops a computer vision AI platform that uses deep learning to enable subject matter experts to train systems to detect visual patterns without extensive technical AI knowledge.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Bill KishinAmy Wangin

Co-investorsAutotech VenturesVanedge Capital Limited PartnershipWingEnergy Innovation CapitalNational Grid PartnersVanedge Capital

Cogniaccogniac.coOct 2021 · $20M

A no-code platform automating visual inspection tasks in industrial verticals using deep learning.

Co-investorsShield CapitalVanedge CapitalAutotech VenturesEnergy Innovation CapitalNational Grid Partners

Cohda Wirelesscohdawireless.comin

Cohda Wireless develops V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technology and connected vehicle solutions that enable communication between vehicles, infrastructure, and pedestrians for automotive OEMs, smart city projects, and mine site safety.

HardwareIoTMobility & Transportation

Paul Gray(Chief Executive Officer)inRhys Godbee(Chief Financial Officer)Bernd Luebben(VP of Business Development)Andrea Ash(VP of Marketing)inKash Munir(VP of Engineering)in

Co-investorsKarma Ventures

Coherecohere.comin𝕏

Cohere builds foundational AI models and enterprise solutions that help businesses automate tasks, accelerate workflows, and enhance decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSToronto, CA

Aidan Gomez(Co-founder & CEO)Ivan Zhang(Co-founder)inNick Frosst(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAccess Ventures (New York)Advaita CapitalAju IB Invesment CorporationAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCastor Ventures+20 more

Cohesitycohesity.comin𝕏Jun 2018

Cohesity provides cyber resilience software that helps organizations identify and protect the minimal critical datasets and systems needed to restart operations after ransomware attacks or disasters.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Mohit Aron(Founder Emeritus)inSanjay Poonen(CEO and President)inTIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)inLORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)inROB SALMON(Executive Officer)in

BoardWILLIAM COUGHRAN(Director)in

Co-investorsAccelAdit Ventures Management, LlcArtis VenturesBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementFoundation Capital+21 more

Corelightcorelight.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $150M

Corelight provides network detection and response (NDR) software that uses agentic triage to automatically consolidate security alerts into entity-centric cases with evidence-backed investigation summaries.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Seth Hall(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelDelta-v CapitalEnergy Impact PartnersFlucas VenturesH.I.G. CapitalH.I.G. Growth Partners+6 more

Corelliumcorellium.comin𝕏Nov 2021

Corellium runs a virtual hardware platform that creates high-fidelity digital twins of iOS, Android, IoT, and automotive devices on native Arm hardware for software developers, security researchers, and penetration testing teams.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsBoynton Beach, US

AMANDA GORTON(Executive Officer, Director)inCHRISTOPHER WADE(MANAGER)

Co-investorsPaladin Capital Group

CoreWeavecoreweave.comin𝕏

CoreWeave operates an AI-native cloud platform built to run large-scale AI workloads, combining GPU infrastructure, tooling, and support.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Michael Intrator(Founder)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementFOG VenturesG SquaredHustle FundID8 InvestmentsMillennium New Horizons

Cteractera.comin𝕏

CTERA provides a data platform that embeds governance, protection, and compliance capabilities to help security teams reduce risk and maintain control across distributed cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersRed Dot Capital PartnersTitan Capital PartnersVenrockViola Ventures

DataRobotdatarobot.comin𝕏

DataRobot develops an AI and machine learning platform that automates model development and deployment for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareBoston, US

Jeremy Achin(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inTom de Godoy(Co-Founder and Former Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardHarry Weller(Director)Christopher Lynch(Director)in

Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBallistic VenturesConnetic VenturesConverge+35 more

DEScycledescycle.comin𝕏

DEScycle operates a circular technology platform focused on critical minerals processing, with a demonstration facility in Teesside, UK.

Advanced ManufacturingCircular EconomyCleantechDefense TechNew MaterialsTeesside, GB

Co-investorsKero Development PartnersTSP VenturesVorwerk VenturesDeep Future

Deskeradeskera.comin𝕏

Deskera offers a cloud-based all-in-one business management platform that combines ERP, MRP, CRM, and HR/time-tracking functions for companies.

Advanced ManufacturingCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Co-investorsJungle VenturesTembusu PartnersWe VenturesCiscoInnoVen CapitalJungle+1 more

Dipole Labsdipolelabs.com

Dipole Labs develops photonic (optical) hardware intended to serve as the optical layer for AI and quantum computing infrastructure, aiming to overcome the physical limits of silicon in speed, density, and efficiency.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingBoston, US

Gabriele Pasquale(Co-founder & CTO)inDeepankur Thureja(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorFifty YearsTranspose Platform Management

Dremiodremio.comin𝕏Jan 2022 · $160M

Dremio provides an Agentic Lakehouse platform that enables fast, governed access to enterprise data across multiple sources without ETL, with an AI Semantic Layer for business context and autonomous infrastructure management.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Tomer Shiran(Founder)inSendur Sellakumar(CEO)in

Co-investorsSapphire VenturesInsight PartnersRedpoint VenturesAlpha Square GroupDTCPGeodesic Capital+5 more

Dynamic Signaldynamicsignal.comin

Firstup provides an enterprise communication platform that delivers targeted, personalized messages to employees across mobile, desktop, and physical channels like break room screens.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Bruno, US

Russell Fradin(Executive Officer, Director)Bong Suh(Executive Officer)

BoardScott Irwin(Director)inAjay Chopra(Director)inGian Fulgoni(Director)Karen Francis(Director)in

Co-investorsFounders Circle CapitalRembrandt Venture Partners

Edge Deltaedgedelta.comin𝕏

Edge Delta provides telemetry pipeline and observability tools for DevOps, IT/Ops, SRE, and Security teams to process logs, metrics, traces, and events at scale without centralizing all raw data.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US

Ozan Unlu(Co-founder)inFatih Yildiz(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAmity VenturesGeodesic CapitalMaC Venture CapitalMenlo VenturesBAM ElevateCisco+2 more

Elastifileelastifile.com𝕏

Google Cloud Filestore is a managed NFS file storage service that provides high-performance, shared file system access for workloads such as AI agents, high-performance computing, media rendering, and enterprise applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsBattery VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners

Eliyaneliyan.comin

Eliyan develops chiplet interconnect PHY technologies, including its NuLink and NuLink-X products, aimed at increasing bandwidth, power efficiency, and lowering total cost of ownership for generative AI and high-performance computing data center systems.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Ramin Farjadrad(Founder & CEO)inPatrick Soheili(Co-founder & CEO)inSyrus Ziai(Co-founder & VP of Engineering)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalCleveland AvenueIntel CapitalMESH+4 more

Elotlelotl.coin𝕏

Elotl offers an AI Infra Engine that runs AI workloads across hyperscalers, neoclouds, and on-premises datacenters, giving teams access to current models and hardware accelerators.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsHearstLabVertex VenturesXYZ Venture Capital

Enfabricaenfabrica.netin𝕏Jun 2023Acquired

Enfabrica develops networking silicon and infrastructure for AI and accelerated computing, using a multi-path switched fabric that connects CPUs, GPUs, and memory endpoints with fault tolerance and load distribution.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSemiconductorsMountain View, US

Shrijeet Mukerjee(Director)Rochan Sankar(Executive Officer, Director)inShrijeet Mukherjee(Founder)in

BoardGavin Baker(Director)inStefan Dyckerhoff(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundCastor VenturesProsperity7 VenturesSamsung Catalyst FundSpark Capital+7 more

eSentireesentire.comin𝕏

eSentire provides Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity services combining a multi-agent generative AI platform with 24/7 human-led security operations to detect, investigate, and respond to cyberattacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSWaterloo, CA

Co-investorsWarburg PincusGeorgianEdison PartnersVenture OntarioInformation Venture PartnersLeawood Venture Capital Llc+2 more

Expelexpel.comin𝕏Nov 2021 · $140.3M

Expel provides managed detection and response (MDR) services for cybersecurity threats, helping organizations detect and respond to security incidents.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSMclean, US

Yanek Korff(Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer)inJustin Bajko(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inDave Merkel(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardMourad Yesayan(Director)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBurda Principal InvestmentsCapitalGGreycroftIndex VenturesLightbank+4 more

Fiddler AIfiddler.aiin𝕏Jan 2025 · $18.6M

Fiddler AI provides an AI observability and control platform offering experiments, monitoring, guardrails, and governance for enterprise AI agents and compound AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwarePalo Alto, US

Krishna Gade(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundaVentureBenhamou Global VenturesDallas Venture CapitalDentsu VenturesE12 Venture Capital, Llc+20 more

Flashpointflashpoint.io

Flashpoint provides threat intelligence and investigation services for organizations, delivering comprehensive assessments that combine open and closed-source intelligence to identify risks associated with specific individuals and insider threats.

CybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

Gainsightgainsight.comin𝕏

Gainsight provides a customer intelligence platform for revenue and sales teams that helps identify and prevent revenue leakage, optimize renewal processes, and identify expansion opportunities within existing customer bases.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechMountain View, US

Nick Mehta(Chief Executive Officer)inJames Eberlin(Director)Theodore Stann(Chief Financial Officer)

BoardNakul Mandan(Director)inRoger Lee(Director)inAjay Agarwal(Director)

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCapital InnovatorsFounders Circle CapitalGolub GrowthInsight Partners+5 more

Gem Securitygem.securityin

Wiz offers a cloud security platform that connects code, cloud, and runtime into a unified context graph to detect, prioritize, and fix exploitable risks and respond to threats.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaS

Arie Zilberstein(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsNotable CapitalGGV CapitalTeam8

Georgian Partnersgeorgian.io

Georgian is a growth-stage investment firm founded in 2008 that backs B2B technology companies using data, analytics, and AI across infrastructure, applications, cybersecurity, and developer tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedVerdex Capital

GetReal Securitygetrealsecurity.cominMar 2025 · $17.5M

GetReal Security develops cybersecurity solutions to detect and protect against malicious synthetic content, including deepfakes and manipulated media in images, audio, and video.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareAustin, US

Hany Farid(Founder)inTed Schlein(Founder)inMatt Moynahan(CEO)in

Co-investorsBallistic VenturesForgePoint CapitalArtisanal VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersCapital One VenturesK2 Access Fund

Gobi Partnersgobi.vcin𝕏

Gobi Partners is an Asia-focused venture capital firm that invests early in startups across the region's innovation ecosystems.

Sector AgnosticHong Kong, HK

Gonggong.ioin𝕏

Gong provides AI agents for revenue teams that automate sales workflows including coaching, forecasting, deal management, and customer engagement.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US

Amit Bendov(CEO & Co-Founder)inEilon Reshef(Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder at Gong)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesCoatue ManagementIndex VenturesKearny JacksonLeonis CapitalNorwest Venture Partners+6 more

Gruvegruve.aiin𝕏Feb 2026 · $50M

Gruve helps enterprises build and deploy AI infrastructure solutions that balance technical performance with business returns while managing cost and governance risk.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software

Tarun Raisoni(Founder)inSwati Deshpande(Founder)in

Co-investorsMayfield FundXora Innovation Pte Ltd

Habana Labshabana.ai

Habana Labs designs AI processors optimized for training deep neural networks and inference deployment in production environments.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

David Dahan(Founder)in

Co-investorsBattery VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersCelesta CapitalCelesta CapitalWinklevoss CapitalAtreides Management+4 more

HashiCorphashicorp.comAcquired

HashiCorp builds multi-cloud infrastructure automation and security tools such as Terraform and Vault; an IBM subsidiary since 2025.

San Francisco, US

Mitchell Hashimoto(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Armon Dadgar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavid McJannet(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Raney(Director)inGlenn Solomon(Director)inRobin Vasan(Director)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersBessemer Venture PartnersChemistryFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcFounders Circle CapitalGeodesic Capital+12 more

Helpshifthelpshift.comin𝕏

Helpshift provides a proactive engagement platform for gaming studios to reduce player churn and maximize lifetime value by targeting players with personalized messaging, live operations support, and VIP account management.

AI & Machine LearningGamingMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsKatalyst VenturesKatalyst.VenturesPortfoliaCiscoIntel CapitalM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)+4 more

Hoxton Ventureshoxtonventures.com

Hoxton Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in AI and deeptech startups across the UK and Europe, providing capital, compute access, and infrastructure support to founders building transformative companies.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSector AgnosticLondon, GB

Hussein Kanji(Founder and Managing Partner)in

Co-investorsAMK Investment OfficeBeast VenturesIsomer CapitalBritish Business BankBritish Patient Capital

Huntershunters.securityin𝕏Jan 2022 · $68M

Hunters builds a security operations platform that combines data engineering, security expertise, and automation to help security teams detect and stop attacks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSTel Aviv, IL

Uri May(Founder)inTomer Kazaz(Founder)inIan Forrest(CEO)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersYL VenturesBlumberg CapitalDTCPM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Snowflake Ventures+3 more

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3 IPOs · 24 acquisitions · showing 12

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How many investments has Cisco Investments made?
Cisco Investments has 289 tracked investments, 27 of which have exited, including 17 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Cisco Investments invest at?
Cisco Investments invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Cisco Investments focus on?
Cisco Investments focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, IoT, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Semiconductors.
Where is Cisco Investments located?
Cisco Investments is headquartered in San Jose, US.
Who does Cisco Investments co-invest with?
Cisco Investments most often shares deals with Battery Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 456 tracked co-investors.
What size deals does Cisco Investments back?
Across 24 deals with disclosed amounts, Cisco Investments has joined rounds of $2M – $20B (median $25M).

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Co-investors · 88

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

$1.7M – $87M
Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

$500K – $100M
Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

$5M – $100M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$4.4M – $214M
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)

New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.

$200K – $40M
Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

M12 is Microsoft's venture fund, investing in companies building AI-native platforms and applications for business use cases.

$100K – $10M
Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.

$5M – $20M
Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Intel Capital

Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.

$1M – $20M
Wing

Wing is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies, with a portfolio focused on AI infrastructure, frontier models, real-world AI, and healthcare.

$200K – $20M
76 more co-investors

Index VenturesAlumni VenturesNotable CapitalMadrona Venture GroupEnergy Impact PartnersPaladin Capital GroupGreylock PartnersMenlo VenturesTrue VenturesNorwest Venture PartnersMayfield FundScale Venture PartnersMarch Capital PartnersWork-BenchAllegisCyber CapitalFelicis VenturesBain Capital VenturesSierra VenturesDell Technologies CapitalCapitalGBallistic VenturesMango CapitalThomvest Ventures.406 VenturesEvolution Equity PartnersNational Grid PartnersSnowflake VenturesYL VenturesB Capital GroupCanaan PartnersSoftBank Vision FundTrinity VenturesDCM VenturesTeam8Sutter Hill VenturesAnsa CapitalLytical VenturesFoundation CapitalFlybridge Capital PartnersNext47GaingelsCoinbase VenturesDecibel PartnersConvictionG2 Venture PartnersShield CapitalDreamit VenturesMendoza VenturesUberLiquid VenturesAcrew CapitalTrajectory VenturesRidge VenturesEQT VenturesUnusual VenturesMS&AD VenturesFusionConstruct CapitalWestWave Capitalmuru-DBackedBlu Venture InvestorsBetter CapitalSyngenta Group VenturesCervinOkta VenturesAcrobator VenturesTwo Bear CapitalEnergize CapitalRiver Venture PartnersTriangle Peak PartnersCore Venture CapitalInnova Memphis, Inc.FinTLV VenturesWealthing VC ClubD.E. Shaw

Firms observed investing alongside Cisco Investments, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Cisco Investments's recorded portfolio.

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