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What does Cisco invest in?
Cisco invests most often at Series C and Series B (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Banking, Software and Ag Tech.
Cisco highlights
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1 cheques in the last 12 months
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Mostly Series C and Series B: 59% of its rounds
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Sole investor in 12 rounds, median $3.7M
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44 exits from the portfolio
What they do
- Type
- Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- $200K – $2.0M as they say
- Stages
- Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
- Sectors
- BankingSoftwareAg Tech
- Based in
- San Jose, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not stated
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first158 appearances
- 2026
1 round
- Sept
- 2025
3 rounds
- Oct
- Sept
- Jul
- 2024
1 round
- Dec
- 2019
6 rounds
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
- Mar
- Feb
- Jan
- 2018
9 rounds
- Nov
- Oct
- Aug
- Jun
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
- Feb
- Feb
- 2017
5 rounds
- Dec
- Oct
- Jul
- May
- Mar
- 2015
2 rounds
- Jun
- Apr
- 2014
18 rounds
- Nov
- Oct
- Oct
- Sept
- Sept
- Jun
- May
- May
- May
- Apr
- Apr
- Mar
- Mar
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 106 people 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.
What the register says
From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law
5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exits from the portfolio
Companies it backed that were later bought or listed44 in all
BlackArrowBought by Cross MediaworksUndisclosedAug 2015
SoonrBought by AutotaskUndisclosedJul 2015
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.Bought by CiscoUndisclosedJun 2015
Mavenir SystemsBought by Mitel Networks Corporation$560MMar 2015
TileraBought by EZChip$130MJul 2014
DigitalsmithsBought by TiVo$135MJan 2014
VideoIQBought by Avigilon Corporation$32MDec 2013
RingCentralListed$98MSept 2013
Virident SystemsBought by Western Digital Technologies$685MSept 2013
BroadLogic Network TechnologiesBought by BroadcomUndisclosedJan 2013
CREDANT TechnologiesBought by DellUndisclosedDec 2012
AeroScoutBought by Stanley Black & Decker$239MJun 2012
The latest 20 here. 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
WrappupUndisclosedSept 2019
Acano$700MNov 2015
1 MainstreamUndisclosedOct 2015
Lancope$453MOct 2015
ParStreamUndisclosedOct 2015
Pawaa SoftwareUndisclosedOct 2015
PortcullisUndisclosedOct 2015
MaintenanceNet$139MJul 2015
OpenDNS$635MJun 2015
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc.UndisclosedJun 2015
TropoUndisclosedMay 2015
EmbraneUndisclosedApr 2015