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About Company
Cisco Investments is a corporate venture capital arm of Cisco that invests in early-stage technology startups.

Related to

Cisco

Cisco

Cisco is a company that develops and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products.

Sector

Telecommunications Equipment

Subsector

Telecommunications Equipment

Keywords

Telecommunications, Software, News

Location

San Jose, CA, USA

total rounds

1

total raised

$2.5M

count Of Investments

196

count Of Exists

91

Industry

Sector :

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founded date

01.01.1993

Number of employees

IPO status

Private

Description

With over 40 investment professionals located in major geographies, Cisco Investments has invested in hundreds of companies across different segments and helped them build to successful IPOs or acquisitions. They currently have an active portfolio of $2B with over 80 direct investments around the world, and they also hold Limited Partner positions in over 35 funds globally. Their Deal Managers are domain experts with responsibility for both investments and M&A, and they invest $200 to $300 million annually from series A to late-stage growth investments. Cisco Investments is a founder-friendly, collaborative, and value-creating strategic investor that sets the standard of what it means to be a successful corporate venture capital arm.
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Sandy Lerner
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Sandy Lerner is the Co-Founder of Cisco. She was the Co-Founder of Urban Decay.

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Leonard Bosack
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Silvia Durruthy Durruthy

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