CVC/FOF  Cisco Investments

http://www.ciscoinvestments.com/





     Office Locations:

170 West Tasman Drive SJC10-5
San Jose, CA 95134

 

Stages:

  • Early
  • Expansion
  • Growth


 

Industries:

  • Communications & Networking
  • Information Technology
  • Semiconductor
  • Software & Internet
  • Storage & Hardware

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    Description:

    Cisco Systems is an active investor with more than 40 investment professionals with deep market and technology expertise located in major geographies, including US, Canada, China, India, Israel, and Europe. Over the last 20 years, Cisco Investments has invested in hundreds of companies across different segments and helped them build to successful IPOs or acquisitions. The firm currently has an active portfolio of $2B with over 80 direct investments around the world, and also holds Limited Partner positions in over 35 funds globally. Cisco committed over $300M to invest in businesses that are focused on disruptive opportunities in the following areas over the next 2-3 years: Big Data / Analytics, Connected Mobility, Internet of Things, Storage, Semiconductor, India Innovations, Content Technology Ecosystem, and Israel Innovations. The firm has over 50 investments in venture funds.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
    Get the complete investment team + individual email addresses for investment team partners. Get personal images, LinkedIn links, investment specialties, office locations and more with a National Database subscription or Silicon Valley Database subscription.
    Derek Idemoto Sr. Vice President
    Janey Hoe Vice President
    Kay Min Senior Director

     

    Recent Funding Events (trailing 12 months):


      Date


      Name


      State


      Amount


      Stage


      11/21/2024


      Aviz Networks


      CA


      $17,000,000


      Series A


      11/21/2024


      VISO Trust


      CA


      $24,000,000


      Venture


      08/05/2024


      Groq


      CA


      $640,000,000


      Series D


      05/02/2024


      strongDM


      CA


      $34,000,000


      Series C


      04/30/2024


      Corelight


      CA


      $150,000,000


      Series E


     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Aliro Quantum
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      Aquantia
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      AVI Networks
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      Aviz Networks
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      Cohesity


      Corelight
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      CTERA Networks
        web link


      Dremio


      Dynamic Signal
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      Edge Delta
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      Elastifile
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      Exabeam
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      Flashpoint
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      Gong.io
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      Groq


      Helpshift
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      JupiterOne
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      Kespry
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      Kustomer
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      LiveAction
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      Loggly
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      Luma Health
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      Mitiga
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      Moogsoft
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      MuleSoft
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      Mya Systems
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      Nano-C
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      Nantero
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      NS1
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      Parsable


      Pixvana
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      Platfora
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      Portworx
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      SafeGuard Cyber
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      SeaLights
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      Seeq
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      Sensity Systems
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      SGNL.ai
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      Skyport Systems
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      strongDM
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      Tagnos
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      Theta Lake
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      ThreatQuotient
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      Tribal Credit
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      Uniphore
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      Upskill
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      Valtix
        web link


      VeloCloud
        web link


      Veniam
        web link


      VISO Trust
        web link


      Voodle
        web link


      Weka.IO
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      Whatfix
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