Cisco Systems

Venture Capital

Corporate venture capital arm of Cisco Systems, investing in enterprise tech startups in AI/ML, cloud, security, networking, collaboration, and emerging technologies.

San Jose, United States · 140+ investments · 88 portfolio companies

Growth
Late Stage
Seed
Early Stage
Artificial Intelligence
Cloud
Cybersecurity
Networking
Observability
Collaboration
Data Center
Internet of Things
Collaboration Tools
IoT
Headquarters
San Jose, United States
Founded
1993
AUM
$1.0B
Portfolio Companies
88
Total Investments
140
Last Investment
Jul 2026
Geographic Focus
Global, United States

Indexed holds 88 portfolio companies and 140 funding rounds for this investor. The full record is or through the API.

Investment Thesis

Strategically invests to drive innovation, offering startups access to Cisco's global salesforce, customer base, domain expertise, and operations support.

Cisco Systems is a Venture Capital firm based in San Jose, United States. It has made 140 investments, including Qwilt, Dremio and Hunters. Focus areas include Artificial Intelligence and Cloud.

Fund Family

Portfolio88

Co-investors24

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Venture Capital ×17 · Corporate VC ×6 · Hedge Fund ×1 · 99 shared rounds

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