Cisco Investments

Venture capital · San Jose, California

Founded in 1993, Cisco Investments is a corporate venture arm of Cisco Systems based in San Jose, California. 57 portfolio companies and 4 recorded rounds are on record.

AUM
$330.0M
Portfolio companies
57
Recorded deals
4
1 in last 12M
Last investment
Mar 2026

Cisco Investments key facts

  • Cisco Investments is a venture capital firm based in San Jose, California with 57 tracked portfolio companies.
  • Notable positions include Anthropic, xAI, Scale AI.
  • PrivateMarketView records 4 deal participations by Cisco Investments.
  • Cisco Investments’s most recent recorded investment was in Mar 2026, one of 1 in the last 12 months and 3 over two years.
  • The team roster lists 31 people.

About Cisco Investments

Founded in 1993, Cisco Investments is a corporate venture arm of Cisco Systems based in San Jose, California. The firm seeks to invest in the cloud, collaboration, data center networking, emerging technologies & incubation, enterprise networking, internet of things, international technology operations, mass scale infrastructure, security, services & customer experience, silicon & optics sectors.

Investment activity

Cisco Investments joined 3 recorded rounds in the last two years (1 in the last 12 months), up from 1 in the two years before. By year: 1 in 2026, 2 in 2025 and 1 in 2024. Most recently: Atom Computing (Series C, Mar 2026) and Groq (Series D2, Aug 2025).

Cisco Investments portfolio at a glance

57 portfolio companies are on record for Cisco Investments, including Anthropic, xAI and Scale AI.

41 of the 57 carry a recorded valuation and 6 have recorded secondary-market trades, the names a secondary buyer or seller can price.

Cisco Investments team

31 people are on record at Cisco Investments: 8 partners, 7 associates, 1 principal and 15 others. Senior names include Alon Weinberg (Director), Jon Harms (Senior Director) and Jon Koplin (Senior Director). 31 of them have a verified direct contact on file.

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Portfolio

57 companies · priced for members
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xAI▮▮
Scale AI▮▮
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Cisco Investments recent deals

4 recorded
Mar 2026Atom ComputingSeries C▮
Aug 2025GroqSeries D2▮
Jun 2025Thinking Machines LabSeed Round▮
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Team
31 people on record — 31 with verified contacts

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Frequently asked about Cisco Investments

What companies does Cisco Investments invest in?
Cisco Investments has 57 recorded portfolio companies, including Anthropic, xAI, Scale AI.
What is Cisco Investments's AUM?
Cisco Investments manages approximately $330.0M in assets.
Is Cisco Investments actively investing?
Cisco Investments's most recent recorded investment was in Mar 2026, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.