Review on Cisco Investments by Bukola Joy

Cisco investment

Cisco invstentment was Founded in the year 1993 with it Primary Office in

300 East Tasman Drive San Jose, CA 95134

United States and it's Headquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, West Coast, Western US



Cisco Investments Ltd operates as a venture capital firm. The Company invests in digital media, security, cloud, data center, and other technology companies. Cisco Investments operates worldwide.





Cisco Investments is a venture capital firm based in San Jose, California. The firm is a corporate venture arm of Cisco Systems, Inc. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage companies operating in the data center, internet of things (IoT), enterprise networking, security, big data, and analytics sectors.



Cisco Investments is a corporate venture capital arm of Cisco that offers direct and fund of funds investments.



Cisco Investments is an active investor with more than 40 investment professionals with deep market and technology expertise located in major geographies including US, Canada, China, India, Israel, and Europe. Over the last 20 years, Cisco Investments has invested in hundreds of companies across different segments and helped them build top 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.



Cisco has raised a total of $220M across 2 funds, their latest being Cisco India Startups Fund.

Cisco has made 146 investments of which their most recent investment was over a month in the year 2021, when Whatfix raised many millions dollars $M.



Cisco has also made 8 diversity investments of which their most recent diversity investment was on Apr 12, 2021, when SafeGuard Cyber raised millions of dollars and finally

Cisco has had 40 exits. Cisco's Investment most notable exits include MuleSoft, Kustomer, and Gainsight



Cisco has 20 current employee profiles, including Vice President, Global Sales Strategy & Planning Meinrad Heuberger.



The biggest differentiator of Cisco Investments is their Portfolio Development arm.





Cisco Investments see diversity and inclusion (D&I) as a bridge which is a way to connect people with diverse perspectives to explore new possibilities, spark new ideas, and drive innovation.





At Cisco Investment, Innovation is at the heart of what they do and that's why Cisco investment invest in companies that they believe are shaping the future of technology, and they are constantly looking for the next disruptive startup.



Cisco Investment knows diverse perspectives and approaches to problem solving that lead to better decision making and breakthrough innovation, so that is why they see it making sense to support diverse startups.



Cisco Investments has increased focus on investing in funds led by women and people of color over the past five years. And now have expanded their commitment to D&I with the announcement of the Aspire Fund, dedicating $50M to startups and funds with diverse leadership over the next five years.



With Cisco Investment, you are doing well