Cisco

company

About

Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products.

  • 10001 - max

Details

Last Funding Type
Series A
Last Funding Money Raised
$2.50M
Industries
Communications Infrastructure,Enterprise Software,Hardware
Founded date
Dec 1, 1984
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
CVC
Sub-Organizations
Cisco Spark Innovation Fund Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge

Cisco enables people to make powerful connections whether in business, education, philanthropy, or creativity. Cisco hardware, software, and service offerings are used to create the Internet solutions that make networks possible, providing easy access to information anywhere, at any time.

The company offers switching products, including fixed-configuration and modular switches, and storage products that provide connectivity to end users, workstations, IP phones, wireless access points, and servers; and next-generation network routing products that interconnect public and private wireline and mobile networks for mobile, data, voice, and video applications.

Cisco was founded in 1984 by a small group of computer scientists from Stanford University. Since the company's inception, Cisco engineers have been leaders in the development of Internet Protocol (IP)-based networking technologies.

The company is presently headquartered at San Jose, California.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
1
$2.50M
Cisco has raised a total of $2.50M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 1, 1987 from a Series A round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jan 1, 1987 Series A $2.50M 1 Sequoia Capital Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
14
2
Cisco has made 14 investments. Their most recent investment was on Sep 7, 2022, when Isovalent raised $40M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Sep 7, 2022 Isovalent
Series B $40M Cloud Security
Oct 7, 2020 Illusive
Series B $24M Computer
Feb 23, 2016 Team8
Series B $23M Cyber Security
Jun 24, 2014 Team8
Series A $15M Cyber Security
Nov 18, 2013 Compass-EOS
Series F $42M Computer

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Cisco is funded by 1 investors. Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sequoia Capital Yes Series A