Cisco Investments

Cisco Investments is the corporate venture capital arm of Cisco Systems, focused on investing in technology companies across cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, collaboration, networking, and cloud infrastructure that align with Cisco's strategic priorities in enterprise technology. The unit invests at Series A, B, and growth stages with initial checks from $3 million to $20 million, providing portfolio companies with access to Cisco's global enterprise customer relationships, distribution partnerships, and technology integrations alongside the capital. As one of the most active corporate venture arms in enterprise technology, Cisco Investments can accelerate portfolio companies' paths to market by connecting them with Cisco's tens of thousands of enterprise customers and its global channel partner network. Portfolio companies include Armorblox, the AI-powered email security company that Cisco acquired in 2023; Clumio, the cloud backup and recovery platform; Eightfold AI, the talent intelligence platform; and Mindtickle, the revenue enablement platform for enterprise sales teams. Beyond its original investments in Armorblox, Clumio, Eightfold, and Mindtickle, the portfolio spans dozens of enterprise technology companies.