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Cisco portfolio map

38 startups Cisco has backed in rounds we track, since 2000, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $95B. The biggest sector is IT Services, with 11 companies.

38startups backed
6sectors
$95Braised between them
IT Servicesbiggest sector

Cisco's investor profile

IT Services

11

Software

9

AI

7

Cybersecurity

4

Internet

4

Big Data & Analytics

3

Segment by segment

IT Services

11 startups · $932M raised

  1. MuleSoftMuleSoft provides an integration and API platform that makes it easy to connect data from any system to create connected experiences.United States$350M
  2. GlassHouse TechnologiesGlassHouse Technologies is a data center consulting and managed services provider that specializes in vendor-independent IT infrasUnited States$160M
  3. DDeskeraSingapore$160M
  4. RRedingtonRedington operates a website that provides information regarding investment opportunities for investors.United Arab Emirates$130M
  5. XobniXobni was a software company based in San Francisco that focused on enhancing email and contact management.United States$42M
  6. Netmagic SolutionsNetmagic Solutions is a managed IT hosting services provider facilitating the lifecycle of datacenter infrastructure for businesses.India$36M
  7. GridNetworksGridNetworks technology does what no CDN or video-platform provider can do: it gets high-value Internet video onto TVs and computeUnited States$21M
  8. ComvivaComviva is a global telecommunications and digital solutions company based in Gurgaon, India.India$14M

Software

9 startups · $380M raised

  1. OpTierOpTier is a cloud-based platform that creates contextual big data to accelerate business growth and analyze business transactions.United States$118M
  2. Widevine TechnologiesWidevine provides digital media solutions for the delivery of digital entertainment to any device.United States$66M
  3. QuantcastQuantcast helps create a more personalized digital world.United States$61M
  4. WSO2WSO2 enables organizations to create awesome digital experiences quickly, easily, and securelyUnited States$41M
  5. Atlantis ComputingAtlantis Computing, winner of multiple Best of VMworld and Best of Citrix Synergy awards, offers the industry’s most flexible and United States$30M
  6. VirtualLogixVirtualLogix develops and markets virtualization software solutions for connected devices and networks.United States$29M
  7. BNI VideoBNI Video is a software company developing solutions for video service providers in the cable, telecommunications and wireless industries.United States$16M
  8. ParallelsParallels is an application for Mac that allows users to run Windows, Linux, operating systems, and applicationsUnited States$12M

AI

7 startups · $93B raised

  1. xAIUnited States$81B
  2. Thinking Machines LabThinking Machines Lab is an American artificial intelligence research and product company based in San Francisco, California.United States$9.0B
  3. GroqGroq, Inc.United States$3.2B
  4. Ambiq MicroAmbiq Micro is a semiconductor manufacturing company that develops mixed-signal solutions for wireless electronics.United States$244M
  5. SparkCognitionSparkCognition is an AI technology startup operating a machine learning software to analyze increasingly complex data stores.United States$189M
  6. GainsightGainsight gives your people and AI the context to act at the right moment, so more customers get value, stay, and grow.United States$156M
  7. KespryKespry is a provider of Aerial Intelligence solutions, focusing on drone-based data capture and analytics for industrial enterprises.United States$49M

Cybersecurity

4 startups · $342M raised

  1. ExabeamExabeam is a global leader in cybersecurity, based in Foster City, California.United States$191M
  2. FlashpointFlashpoint is an international tech investment firm with approximately $500 million in assets under management (AUM), focusing on U.S.Ireland$52M
  3. OpenDNSOpenDNS is a provider of Internet security and Domain Name System services for homes and businesses.United States$51M
  4. PanaseerPanaseer is an enterprise cybersecurity company founded in 2014, headquartered in Godalming, United Kingdom, with an office in New York, USA.United Kingdom$48M

Internet

4 startups · $197M raised

  1. Move NetworksMove Networks is a streaming tech platform delivering live and multi-channel television via internet to PC, TV and mobile devices users.United States$113M
  2. BNBroadLogic Network TechnologiesBroadLogic Network Technologies develops and distributes video-processing mixed signal semiconductors for broadband network operators.United States$42M
  3. SVSAN Valley SystemsSAN Valley Systems, Inc.-$31M
  4. KSKalon SemiconductorKalon Semiconductor develops connectivity products for wireless and wired applications.United States$11M

Big Data & Analytics

3 startups · $154M raised

  1. LogglyLoggly parses your log files, shows you the code in GitHub which caused the log errors.United States$68M
  2. PortworxPortworx is a cloud-native storage and data management company offering the industry’s first storage solution purpose-built for containers.United States$56M
  3. CCitycloudChina$30M

How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Cisco as an investor, the first in 2000. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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