San Francisco, US · Partner
John Chambers
Partner at JC2 Ventures
Latest rounds
- Together AISeries B · $305MFeb 2025
- LucideusRound · $5MOct 2018
- NylasSeries B · $16MAug 2018
BacksAICloudCybersecurityDeveloper Tools
The firm
JC2 VenturesVC firm · US0cheques in 12 months5all time0ledquietRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 4
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $382.5M
- Active
- 2018–25
Together AISeries B$305MUSJoined · +19 investors
- LucideusRound$5MINJoined
NylasSeries B$16MUSJoined · +6 investors
SparkCognitionSeries B$56.5MUSJoined · +5 investors
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingASAPP, Inc.Directorsince 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raisingUniphore Technologies Inc.Directoron 5 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raisingHopeWorks Social EnterprisesVice President and Secretary Board of Directorson 3 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPindrop Security, Inc.Directoron 4 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingUnmanned Innovation Inc.Directoron 6 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raisingFresenius Medical Care OKCD, LLCManagersince 2010
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
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Leading Through Chaos: John Chambers on Tariffs, Cyber Threats, & the AI Supercycle
WithJohn Chambers
MentionsJC2 Ventures
About this episode
Competition, growth, tariffs, hacks, AI – what does it take to be an effective leader today? John Chambers, former CEO and Executive Chairman of Cisco and founder of JC2 Ventures, joins TechSurge host Sriram Viswanathan to share valuable wisdom on leading and growing businesses through times of… More on the show's page
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Cisco's John Chambers: The essential playbooks, and when to use them
WithJohn Chambers
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All great teams need to improvise under pressure, but underpinning this should be a set of tried-and-tested playbooks that let you orchestrate and replicate winning strategies. Cisco's John Chambers created a library of living playbooks, covering culture, acquisitions, crises, and more, to…
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John Chambers - Pattern Matching, Playbooks, and Winning Product Categories - [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.6]
WithJohn Chambers
About this episode
My guest this week is John Chambers. John was the CEO of Cisco from 1995 to 2015 where he helped grow Cisco from $70 million to $40 billion in annual revenue. In this conversation we discuss the best business lesson he learned from long time GE CEO Jack Welch, his key lessons from acquiring over… More on the show's page
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From Scaling Cisco to Seeding AI: John T. Chambers on Speed, Strategy, and Reinvention
MentionsJC2 VenturesJohn DoerrJohn Chambers
About this episode
John Chambers led Cisco through the rise of the internet, transforming it into the world’s most valuable company at its peak. On this week’s Grit , the former Cisco CEO unpacks how he scaled the business from $70M to $50B+, pioneered M&A as a growth strategy with 180 acquisitions, and built what… More on the show's page
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