Acquisitions
Cisco's acquisitions
Cisco has bought 23 startups that raised money in rounds we track, grouped by their main sector. Before the deals they had raised $612M between them.
Funding by segment
- Telecoms$271M6
- Software$92M5
- IT Services$40M4
- Enterprise Software$36M2
- Logistics$3.5M1
- Art & Design$80M1
- Cloud$31M1
- Consumer Apps$2.4M1
- Semiconductors$5.1M1
- Cybersecurity$51M1
Where they are based
- United States18$420M
- United Kingdom2$84M
- Germany1$90M
- Sweden1$6.3M
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
SwedenFounded
2 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M1
- $1M to $10M9
- $10M to $50M8
- $50M to $250M5
- $250M to $1B0
- $1B and over0
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
21 of 23 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States18
- United Kingdom2
- Germany1
- Sweden1
Startups by country, 4 countries in all.
Segment by segment
Telecoms
6 startups · $271M raised
CoreOpticsCoreOptics designs and develops digital signal processing solutions for high-speed optical networking applications.Germany$90M
UbiquisysUbiquisys is a developer of multimode LTE, 3G and Wi-Fi small cells for mobile operators and consumers.United Kingdom$81M
Navini NetworksNavini Networks provides portable, plug-n-play broadband wireless access solutions in the United States.United States$81M- BTBroadWare TechnologiesBroadWare Technologies is software provider of IP-based video surveillance software.United States$7.5M
Tail-f SystemsTail-f Systems is a provider of configuration management and network automation software.Sweden$6.3M
BroadHopBroadHop provides policy control platforms that help telecom operators take control of their converged networks.United States$5.8M
Software
5 startups · $92M raised
newScalenewScale provides self-service portal, service catalogs, and lifecycle management software for enterprise IT and cloud computing.United States$42M- Arroyo Video SolutionsArroyo Video Solutions (now acquired by Cisco) is a video on demand company based in the United States.United States$25M
BNI VideoBNI Video is a software company developing solutions for video service providers in the cable, telecommunications and wireless industries.United States$16M
VirtuataVirtuata provides innovative capabilities for securing virtual machine-level information in data centers and cloud environments.United States$6.0M
TruvisoTruviso, a data analytics software platform, provides actionable insights into net-centric businesses’ marketing and operational activities.United States$3.0M
IT Services
4 startups · $40M raised
- PPostPathUnited States$24M
MaintenanceNetMaintenanceNet accelerates recurring service revenue by integrating data, automating the sales process and channel enablement.United States$12M
CloupiaCloupia unlocks the power of next generation cloud computing for organizations, offering suite of cloud computing products & solutions.United States$3.5M
Pawaa SoftwarePawaa Software is an information security company based in Bengaluru, India, specializing in file and document security with a focUnited States$409K
Enterprise Software
2 startups · $36M raised
Logistics
1 startup · $3.5M raised
TribeThe accelerator based in Singapore, connecting startups to industry leaders, investors, and global networks to drive innovation anUnited Kingdom$3.5M
Art & Design
1 startup · $80M raised
MerakiMeraki provides Cisco-based, cloud-controlled Wi-Fi and routing and security products for distributed wired and wireless networks.United States$80M
Cloud
1 startup · $31M raised
WhipTailWhipTail Technologies commercializes an all-flash enterprise storage array that addresses performance issues in data centers.United States$31M
Consumer Apps
1 startup · $2.4M raised
- CCollaborate.comCollaborate.com is a unified document sharing, task management and team communication platform for the mobile workforce.United States$2.4M
Semiconductors
1 startup · $5.1M raised
Memoir SystemsMemoir is a seed-stage startup specializing in scaling memory performance through an application-independent solution.United States$5.1M
Cybersecurity
1 startup · $51M raised
OpenDNSOpenDNS is a provider of Internet security and Domain Name System services for homes and businesses.United States$51M
How this map is made. Every startup here raised money in rounds we track and was later bought by Cisco, as reported. Each sits under its main sector, with what it raised before the deal. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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