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Cisco
Corporate · Founded 1984 · San Jose, United States
Cisco Systems, Inc. is a global leader in networking, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions, serving a diverse range of clients from small businesses to large enterprises. Operating in the technology sector, Cisco provides hardware, software, and services that enable secure and efficient communication and data management. The company's business model revolves around selling networking equipment, security solutions, and collaboration tools, such as Webex, which facilitate hybrid work environments. Cisco generates revenue through product sales, subscriptions, and support services. The company is known for its innovative approach to software-defined networking and its commitment to creating an inclusive future through technology.
The funds Cisco backs.
Cisco is a limited partner in 14 funds. 5 of them place in the Power Law Investor Ranking, and the best-ranked are shown here.
Cisco’s biggest current holdings.
An estimate of Cisco’s largest live positions — disclosed shareholding × Dealroom’s latest valuation — across 3 companies where Cisco is a named shareholder, worth about $150M in estimated equity value.
Estimated value = Cisco’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. Cisco also appears inside investor groups in Cohere, Cohesity, Island, Thinking Machines Lab, Uniphore, eSentire, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →
Cisco’s biggest exits.
Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Cisco’s transaction record.
Where Cisco’s portfolio is concentrated.
Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 314 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.
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USA237
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Israel15
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UK11
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India8
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Canada6
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Australia4
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China4
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Cuba3
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France3
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Germany3
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Sweden3
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Czechia2
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Enterprise Software105
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Telecom62
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Security43
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Media27
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Semiconductors20
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Marketing18
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Fintech15
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Hosting15
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Education7
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Energy7
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Health7
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Event Tech6
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Series B+94
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Series A32
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Seed16
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Breakout Stage141
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Early Growth91
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Late Growth68
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Mature12
Inside Cisco’s portfolio.
The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 314 tracked.
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HyWhere Cisco’s portfolio founders come from.
122 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.
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United States66
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Israel15
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Canada8
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China6
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Australia5
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United Kingdom3
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Ghana2
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Romania2
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Slovakia2
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Sweden2
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Stanford University8
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Tel Aviv University8
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University of California, Berkeley6
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Harvard Business School4
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University of Cambridge4
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University of Toronto4
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Caltech, California Institute of Technology3
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University3
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University of California, Los Angeles3
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Bar-Ilan University2
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Alphabet | Google12
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Cisco4
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Microsoft4
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Baidu3
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Cognitive Security3
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eBay3
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Red Hat3
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Amazon2
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Boston Consulting Group2
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Continental2
Other LPs.
Other corporate and insurance LPs in the Power Law LP ranking, closest to Cisco by combined power-law score — North America first, then the nearest worldwide.
Key people at Cisco.
