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Prasad Parthasarathi

Investor

Senior Director at Cisco Investments

San Francisco Bay Area

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Paul KwanunlockedPrasad: together at Corelight (2024–2026)
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Prasad: together at Tidelift

About

Prasad Parthasarathi is a Senior Director at Cisco Investments, where he focuses on cybersecurity startups, from sourcing portfolio companies to executing multi-stage venture investments. Over his career he has led numerous M&A transactions, including involvement in the sale of EDS to HP. He holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and previously worked in corporate finance and advisory roles in Singapore and India.

Invests in

Cybersecurity

Experience

  1. Cisco InvestmentsGlobal Head - Cybersecurity & Observability VC / M&Acurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. TeleportInvestorcurrent2026 — presentOakland, CA
  3. NetFoundryInvestorcurrent2025 — presentNorth Carolina, United States
  4. ElotlInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  5. TrustCloudInvestorcurrent2025 — presentGreater Boston
  6. GruveInvestorcurrent2025 — presentPalo Alto, California, United States
  7. GetRealInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. AnthropicInvestorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  9. SpecterOpsInvestor and Board Observercurrent2025 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  10. VISO TRUSTInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  11. QueryInvestorcurrent2024 — presentAtlanta Metropolitan Area
  12. HalcyonInvestorcurrent2024 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
  13. StrongDMInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  14. CorelightInvestorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. BINARLY🔬Investorcurrent2024 — presentSanta Monica, California, United States
  16. SGNLInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  17. Gem SecurityInvestorcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  18. MitigaInvestorcurrent2023 — presentTel Aviv District, Israel
  19. Robust IntelligenceInvestorcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  20. TideliftInvestorcurrent2022 — presentGreater Boston
  21. AppOmniBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  22. IslandInvestorcurrent2022 — presentDallas, Tel Aviv
  23. CorelliumInvestorcurrent2021 — presentFlorida, United States
  24. ExpelInvestorcurrent2021 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  25. WabbiInvestorcurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  26. JupiterOneInvestorcurrent2021 — presentCary, North Carolina, United States
  27. StyraInvestorcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  28. SecuritiBoard Observercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  29. RangeForceBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentNew York & Estonia
  30. Secure Code WarriorInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  31. WideField SecurityInvestor2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  32. WideField SecurityInvestor2025 — 2026
  33. WideField SecurityInvestor2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  34. FleakInvestor2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  35. ExabeamBoard Observer2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  36. Elevate SecurityInvestor2022 — 2024Berkeley, California, United States
  37. OortInvestor2022 — 2023Greater Boston
  38. ValtixBoard Observer2021 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  39. NS1Board Observer2019 — 2023Greater New York City Area
  40. ThreatQuotientBoard Observer2018 — 2021Washington D.C. Metro Area

Skills & more

Corporate DevelopmentDeal ExecutionM&A experienceDivestituresCorporate FinanceFinancial ModelingValuationDue DiligenceBusiness StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsFinanceEnterprise Software
+5 morePortfolio ManagementJoint VenturesStrategyCompetitive AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

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Colleagues at Cisco Investments

Aakrit Kumar
Director at Cisco Investments
Aleem Rizvon
Investor at Cisco Investments
Alice Zhu
Associate at Cisco Investments
Alon Weinberg
Director at Cisco Investments
Andrew Chong
Manager at Cisco Investments
Ansley Jamison
Senior Associate at Cisco Investments
Bonnie Zhang
Manager at Cisco Investments
Chris Dallmar
Manager at Cisco Investments

Frequently asked questions

Who is Prasad Parthasarathi?
Prasad Parthasarathi is a Senior Director at Cisco Investments, where he focuses on cybersecurity startups, from sourcing portfolio companies to executing multi-stage venture investments. Over his career he has led numerous M&A transactions, including involvement in the sale of EDS to HP. He holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business (ISB) Hyderabad and previously worked in corporate finance and advisory roles in Singapore and India.
Where does Prasad Parthasarathi work?
Prasad Parthasarathi is Senior Director at Cisco Investments.
What does Prasad Parthasarathi invest in?
Prasad Parthasarathi invests in Cybersecurity.
Where did Prasad Parthasarathi go to school?
Prasad Parthasarathi studied at Indian School of Business (MBA, Finance and Technology); Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business (MBA Exchange, Finance and Strategy); MICA | The School of Ideas (Masters - Quantitative Research, Statistics & Econometrics).

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