Cisco Investments is the corporate venture capital arm of Cisco Systems, specializing in early-stage, and later-stage investments.

Cisco Investments helps companies accelerate the impact of their innovations via direct access to its customers, partners, business leaders, and Cisco IT.Cisco investments represent a key part of its innovation strategy and can vary in both size and stage.From next-generation integrated optics to data visualization software, any innovation that helps keep Cisco's products and services the best in the industry is a potential investment area.Moreover, the opportunitiesare not limited to today's product suite; any disruptive technology or business model that harnesses the power of the intelligent network can be relevant.Cisco Investments invests $200 to $300 million annually, from series A to late-stage growth investments, with over 120+ active portfolio companies and 45+ LP funds all over the world.