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What does Ciena invest in?
Ciena invests most often at Series A and Series C (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Internet, Semiconductor and Collaboration.
Ciena highlights
- 01
1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02
Mostly Series A and Series C: 100% of its rounds
- 03
1 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Sectors
- InternetSemiconductorCollaboration
- Based in
- Hanover, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances
- 2026
1 round
- Aug
- 2001
1 round
- Sept
An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.
The team
We hold 1 person at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all
Agility CommunicationsBought by JDSUUndisclosedNov 2005
An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.
Companies it bought
Acquisitions by the firm itself
Cyan$400MMay 2015
World Wide Packets$290MJan 2008
PhyFlex NetworksUndisclosedSept 2007
Catena NetworksUndisclosedFeb 2004
AkaraUndisclosedAug 2003
Lightera$552MMar 1999