About Cisco Investments
Cisco Investments is a venture capital firm founded in 1993. It is primarily based out of San Jose, United States. As of Jun 2025, Cisco Investments is an active investor, having invested in 308 companies, with 14 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Most recently it led the $50M Series C round of Lightning along with J P Morgan. This round also saw participation from K5 Global and other investors.
Overall, Cisco Investments portfolio has seen 12 unicorns, 13 IPOs and 153 acquisitions including key companies like MobiKwik, RingCentral and Ozon. A lot of funds co-invest with Cisco Investments, with names like Intel Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Cisco Investments has team of 41 people including 12 partners.
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Cisco Investments' List of Top Investments
Cisco Investments has a portfolio of 308 companies, including 12 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in and SeaLights.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, IndiaÌý²¹²Ô»å 16 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Enterprise InfrastructureÌý²¹²Ô»å 30 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series C Ìý²¹²Ô»å 11 more. Here is the list of top investments by Cisco Investments:1. MobiKwik
Financial technology company that provides a mobile phone-based payment system and digital wallet payments. It is offering a range of services including bill payments, mobile recharges, bus ticket booking solutions, online shopping, electricity and gas bill payments, mobile and DTH recharges, online money transfers, gas and more.
Key facts about MobiKwik
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Gurugram (India)
- Annual Revenue: ₹543Cr as on Mar 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $284M
- Employee Count: 735 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: ADIA, American Express Ventures and 125 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 28, 2024, $6M
- Highlight: Public
2. RingCentral
Cloud based platform offering unified communication solutions. It offers products with features including video and audio conferencing, team messaging, screen or file sharing, online meeting management, real-time analytics, and live reports. The company caters to industries such as health care, education, finance, retail, government, nonprofit organizations, etc. It enables user access on a subscription-based pricing model.
Key facts about RingCentral
- Founded Year: 1999
- Location: Belmont (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $674M as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $44M
- Employee Count: 4,084 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: DAG Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Sep 10, 2020, $650M
- Highlight: Public
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3. Ozon
Online marketplace offering multi-category consumer products. The product catalog includes fashion, electronics, baby care, books, cosmetics, home improvement products, and more. The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users.
Key facts about Ozon
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Moscow (Russia)
- Annual Revenue: 62.8B RUB as on Dec 31, 2019
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $442M
- Investors: Princeville Global, Princeville Capital and 16 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 30, 2020
- Highlight: Public
4. Equinix
Provider of colocation data center services. It provides the virtual deployment of computing, networking, and storage solution. The platform configures circuits, and infrastructure to optimize the power.
Key facts about Equinix
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: ₹644Cr as on Mar 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $175M
- Employee Count: 13,151 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Comdisco, Capital Group and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jan 28, 2021, $118K
- Highlight: Public
5.
Provider of cloud and AI based CDN management software. It offers an edge based content delivery network, which is a platform that delivers edge security, web and mobile performance, enterprise access, and video delivery solutions to sites, users, devices, data centers, and clouds.
Key facts about Akamai
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Cambridge (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $3.81B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $61.5M
- Employee Count: 10,250 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Herald Investment Management, Polaris Partners and
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 16, 2023
- Highlight: Public
Cisco Investments' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Cisco Investments has invested in 310 companies over the last 27 years, with an average of 12 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 15 investments, while as of Jun 2025, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Maven AGI and most recent follow-on round was in SGNL.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2024 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
2021 | 11 | 7 | 18 |
2020 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2019 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
2018 | 16 | 5 | 21 |
2017 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
2016 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
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Cisco Investments' Investments by Stage
Cisco Investments has made 79 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $23.6M, 63 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $31.7M and 62 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.7M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 79 |
Series C | 63 |
Series A | 62 |
Series D | 17 |
Seed | 10 |
Others | 27 |
Cisco Investments' Investments by Sector
Cisco Investments has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech, Semiconductors and Telecom. Notably, it has invested in 274 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 265 Tech companies, 181 Software companies and at least 137 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 167 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 108 |
High Tech | 68 |
Semiconductors | 23 |
Telecom | 20 |
Others | 164 |
Cisco Investments' Investments by Geography
Cisco Investments has made most investments in United States (196), followed by Israel where it has made 20 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 196 |
Israel | 20 |
India | 15 |
United Kingdom | 8 |
China | 7 |
Others | 20 |
Cisco Investments' recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Cisco Investments:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 18, 2025 | United States | Series B | $50M | ||
May 20, 2025 | United States | Series A | $15M | ServiceNow [+3] | |
May 01, 2025 | United States | Series A | $20M | ||
Mar 05, 2025 | United States | Series B | $75M | Insight Partners [+4] | |
Mar 03, 2025 | United States | Series E | $3.5B |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Cisco Investments' portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Artificial intelligence based antivirus solution provider | 2021 | - | Series C | tyloktd | ||
51 | Financial services platform for cryptocurrencies | 2013 | New York City | Series A | xiyetds | ||
50 | Cloud based cyber asset management solutions provider | 2018 | Morrisville | Series C | zkmcyzr | ||
57 | AI and cloud based platform offering conversational customer service automation solutions | 2008 | Palo Alto | Series E | mbllhpn | ||
51 | Managed detection and response provider | 2016 | Herndon | Series E | aeioizb |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Cisco Investments' Portfolio
Here are Cisco Investments' portfolio companies that went public:
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Acquired companies in Cisco Investments' Portfolio
Here are Cisco Investments' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 11, 2025 | Nov 13, 2017 | Series C | $30M | |
Jun 05, 2025 | Dec 16, 2021 | Series A | $25M | |
Jan 10, 2025 | Jun 04, 2019 | Series B | $15M | |
Dec 05, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Nov 21, 2024 | Mar 27, 2015 | Series B | $10M |
Team profile of Cisco Investments
Cisco Investments has a team of 41 membersÌýincluding 12 Partners and 22 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States, China and . Cisco Investments' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Cisco Investments:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Tel Aviv | - | ||
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Partner | Singapore | - | ||
Partner | Lagos | - | - | |
Partner | Spring | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Santa Clara | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - |
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Over the past 27 years, 1803 investors have co-invested in Cisco Investments's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Cisco Investments:ÌýLightspeed Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates and 768 others have invested in rounds before Cisco Investments. There are 13 companies where Lightspeed Venture Partners has invested before Cisco Investments and 12 companies where New Enterprise Associates has invested before Cisco Investments.
- Top Co-investors of Cisco Investments:Ìý461 investors entered a company along with Cisco Investments. These include investors like Intel Capital (10 companies).
- Invested after Cisco Investments:ÌýA total of 572 investors have invested in Cisco Investments's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (8 companies), Cisco (5 companies) and SVB (4 companies).
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