# John Chambers, Partner at JC2 Ventures > John Chambers, Partner at JC2 Ventures. 3 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chambers (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) San Francisco, US · Partner # John Chambers Partner at [JC2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jc2-ventures) Latest rounds - **Together AI** Series B · $305M Feb 2025 - **Lucideus** Round · $5M Oct 2018 - **Nylas** Series B · $16M Aug 2018 Backs *AI* *Cloud* *Cybersecurity* *Developer Tools* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 3 last Oct 2018 - **Filings:** 6 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +1 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 3 rounds name them - ✓ **On filings** 6 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At JC2 Ventures - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=john-chambers) ## The firm [**JC2 Ventures** VC firm · US **0** cheques in 12 months **5** all time **0** led quiet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jc2-ventures) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 4 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $382.5M - **Active:** 2018–25 2025 - [Together AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/together-ai) *Series B* **$305M** *US* Feb 2025 Joined · +19 investors 2018 - [Lucideus](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucideus) *Round* **$5M** *IN* Oct 2018 Joined - [Nylas](https://millionrounds.com/company/nylas) *Series B* **$16M** *US* Aug 2018 Joined · +6 investors - [SparkCognition](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkcognition) *Series B* **$56.5M** *US* Feb 2018 Joined · +5 investors By stage - Series B **3** - Round **1** What they backed AI **2** Cloud **1** Cybersecurity **1** Developer Tools **1** Open Source **1** Education **1** Alongside - [8VC *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) - [Alumni Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) - [Brave Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brave-capital) - [CME *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cme-group) - [Cadenza Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cadenza) - [Cisco *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) - [Coatue *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coatue-management) - [DAMAC Capital *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/damac-capital) 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 - [ASAPP](https://millionrounds.com/startup/asapp) - [Balbix](https://millionrounds.com/company/balbix) - [Dedrone](https://millionrounds.com/company/dedrone) - [Nylas](https://millionrounds.com/company/nylas) - [Safe Security](https://millionrounds.com/startup/safe-security) - [SparkCognition](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparkcognition) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **ASAPP, Inc.** Director since 2021 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Uniphore Technologies Inc.** Director on 5 filings · since 2020 - SEC Form D · Company raising **HopeWorks Social Enterprises** Vice President and Secretary Board of Directors on 3 filings · since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Pindrop Security, Inc.** Director on 4 filings · since 2017 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Unmanned Innovation Inc.** Director on 6 filings · since 2016 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Fresenius Medical Care OKCD, LLC** Manager since 2010 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at JC2 Ventures - [**Shannon Pina** Chief of Staff *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/shannon-pina) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [TechSurge](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/techsurge) · 8 May 2025 · 40 min Leading Through Chaos: John Chambers on Tariffs, Cyber Threats, & the AI Supercycle With [John Chambers](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chambers) Mentions [JC2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jc2-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) · 10 Jan 2023 · 37 min Cisco's John Chambers: The essential playbooks, and when to use them With [John Chambers](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-chambers) About this episode 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… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 5 Nov 2020 · 1h 3m John Chambers - Pattern Matching, Playbooks, and Winning Product Categories - [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.6] With [John Chambers](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name John Chambers in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 19 May 2025 · 1h 27m From Scaling Cisco to Seeding AI: John T. Chambers on Speed, Strategy, and Reinvention Mentions [JC2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jc2-ventures)[John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[John Chambers](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=john-chambers). ## Find people like John Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)