Cisco

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.

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SVP, Emeritus

201 past transactions

Psionic Software

Acquisition in 2002
Psionic Software provides network security solutions. It offers its solutions in combination with intrusion detection and response systems. The company’s products include ClearResponse, which works with network intrusion detection systems to eliminate false alarms, escalate critical attacks, and aid in remediation of intrusions; and TriSentry, which provides host security for UNIX-based platforms. Psionic Software, Inc. was founded in 2000 in Austin, Texas and was purchased by Cisco Systems in 2002.

Tasmania Network Systems

Acquisition in 1999
Tasmania Network Systems Inc. is a developer of network caching software technology, and plans to post a related one-cent-a-share charge in the second quarter.

Appfolio

Series B in 2008
AppFolio Property Manager is a web-based property management software solution designed to help professional residential property managers focus on growing their business, not managing their software.

Asera

Series B in 1999
Asera is a Kleiner-Perkins company founded to provide innovative e-business solutions that enable companies to improve channel effectiveness, sales volume, and loyalty. Asera addresses the need for fast deployment of complete business-to-business service offered on a pay-as-you-use basis. The Asera eService for demand chain management allows companies to automate and accelerate the process of marketing, selling and distributing products through all their distribution channels. Powered by a modular architecture, the Service can activate your channels faster, deliver value immediately, and adapt your business ahead of the competition.

Skystone Systems

Acquisition in 1997
Skystone Systems Corporation manufactures and markets semiconductor and sub-system chips for telecommunications and data communications equipment manufacturers. The company was founded in 1994 is based in Nepean, Canada.

Digitalsmiths

Series C in 2009
Digitalsmiths drives video providers' ability to access video archives and offer personalized experiences through comprehensive, accurate and actionable video metadata. The company's video discovery solutions are independent of content format or destination device, enabling personalized video experiences that are proven to drive more engagement and greater monetization across mobile, broadband, tablet and TV offerings. Digitalsmiths' customers include today's leading Hollywood studios, broadcasters, distributors and publishers including Warner Bros., Turner, The CW Network, Paramount, Telepictures and more.

CyOptics

Series B in 2000
CyOptics, Inc. designs, develops, and markets Indium Phosphide (InP) optical chips and components for integration into access, metro, and long-haul communications systems. Its products include planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) for optical networks in telecommunications and defense applications. The company's products also include optical components, including transmitters, receivers, and modulators for transmission; and optical source and laser detector chips as technology enablers for transmit optical sub-assembly/receive optical sub-assembly, component, and module manufacturers. In addition, it provides contract design, foundry, and packaging services; and design and manufacturing services, such as radio frequency and optical design, wafer/chip fabrication, and automated assembly and test for telecom and non-telecom applications. The company's customers include system original equipment manufacturers and sub-system manufacturers in the communications market. CyOptics, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is based in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania. The company has InP design and fabrication operations in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania; silicon PLC fab operations in South Plainfield, New Jersey; and planar automated packaging and testing operations in Matamoros, Mexico.

Soonr

Series C in 2009
Soonr is a secure cloud service for teams to work together on shared digital content from any device, anywhere in the world. With Soonr Workplace, businesses and teams can store, share, access, search, edit and sync files across platforms with support for more than 800 mobile devices including Android, Blackberry, iPhone and iPad. Soonr incorporates patented rendering technology and was designed with teams, remote access and security in mind.

Intucell

Acquisition in 2013
Intucell Ltd. operates in stealth mode and offers radio management solution to enable mobile operators to better utilize radio access networks, and handle more traffic with the introduction of smartphones. The company develops auto pilot systems that continuously monitor the network operation and performance. Intucell Ltd. is based in Israel.

Ineda Systems

Series B in 2014
Ineda Systems is a startup company that was created by industry veterans from the US and India with the ultimate goal of becoming a leader in developing low power SOC’s for use in both consumer and enterprise applications. The advisory and management team has world-class experience of working in both blue-chip companies as well as fast-paced technology start-ups. Ineda's expertise is in the area of low-power SOC/IP development, architecture, and software that is necessary to design silicon and systems that would be of use in future applications. Their products will address the wearable platforms from a ground-up manner including vertical engineering of the wearable device: silicon, system, software, application ecosystem. In addition, they will enable the ecosystem with API’s and the application development framework. In combination with their leading-edge technology Ineda silicon will be the first in the world with power usage in the envelope required by wearable devices.

Loggly

Series C in 2014
Loggly, Inc. develops a cloud based application intelligence solutions for app developers. The company offers log management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, systems monitoring and alerting solutions, application debugging, deployment monitoring, application analytics solutions, and APIs for developers. Loggly, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of January 8, 2018, Loggly, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC.

Elastifile

Series B in 2016
Elastifile is redefining the way data is stored and managed in the cloud and spanning hybrid clouds. Powered by an elastically scalable, enterprise-grade, distributed file system with integrated object tiering, Elastifile’s cross-cloud data fabric delivers high performance, unified access to global data. By freeing data from traditional storage silos, Elastifile enables frictionless movement of applications to the cloud, between clouds, and across hybrid environments. This allows enterprises to seamlessly leverage cloud infrastructure and services to enhance and accelerate a broad range of data-driven workflows, including: analytics, DevOps, high-performance computing, and many more.

OmniVis

Grant in 2019
OmniVis technology detects pathogens right at the source. Our easy-to-use hardware device and disposable test kit reduces the detection process to 30 minutes, accurately and affordably.

VeriSign

Series C in 1996
Verisign operates the infrastructure for the .com, .net, .tv, .cc, .name, .jobs, .edu and .gov top-level domains, as well as two of the world’s 13 Internet root servers A and J, managing and protecting the DNS infrastructure for some 121 million domain names and processing more than 77 billion Internet queries daily. Verisign’s infrastructure assurance services, including Managed DNS, DDoS Protection and iDefense Security Intelligence, help to ensure online businesses are as available as the Web itself.

e-Share

Seed Round in 2014
nCrypted Cloud, LLC develops a privacy, security, and collaboration platform that protects the privacy of personal and corporate data residing in the public cloud. The company’s platform enables users to protect files and folders, share and collaborate, and manage and view data interactions, as well as allows enterprises for corporate deployment, simple device management, enterprise forensic auditing, and policy management; mobile computing, social collaboration, and consumerization; and regulatory compliance. Its platform supports Windows, OSX, and Apple and Android mobile devices. The company was founded 2012 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tandberg

Acquisition in 2009
TANDBERG provides video conferencing for business, public sector, and education. They offer telepresence, high definition video systems, and PC video, a full portfolio of infrastructure products and MCUs, and a video management platform They hold the highest market share for video infrastructure products as well as video endpoints, whether measured in terms of revenue or unit volume. Tandberg has dual headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and New York, USA, offices in 34 countries, and more than 1,500 employees across the globe.

Komodo Technology

Acquisition in 2000
Komodo Technology is a developer of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) devices that allow analog telephones to place calls over IP-based networks.

Airespace

Acquisition in 2005
Airespace is a market leader in the design and development of wireless networking platforms that support business-critical applications. The company's AireWave Director(TM) Software provides dynamic RF intelligence for network optimization, air tight security, seamless mobility, and support for real-time applications, such as voice. With Airespace, enterprises can maximize the value of mobility by putting the air space to work.

MobStac

Series B in 2013
Developer of a cloud-based mobile marketing platform designed to connect the digital and physical worlds through the use of innovative technology. The company's platform is based on the principals of proximity marketing and engage customers in a personalized, context-aware way that leverages indoor location and proximity, enabling businesses and brands to leverage BLE beacon technology to deliver context-rich experiences to their end users.

Compass-EOS

Series F in 2013
Compass-EOS radically changes network routing by shifting it into the age of silicon photonics. The Compass-EOS icPhotonics technology is the world’s first commercial silicon for inter-chip optical interconnect, unleashing the next revolution in routing architectures. Its family of carrier-grade routers is a new breed of scale-out routers, enabling SDN-based, simplified architectures in service provider networks. Since 2006 Compass has attracted top-tier investors ranging from leading venture capital funds to service providers and core routing suppliers.

Startupbootcamp

Venture Round in 2015
Startupbootcamp Istanbul is a leading acceleration program with no geographical or vertical limitations. It is aimed at all tech startups as a local chapter of the number 1 startup accelerator in Europe. Over 3 months, 10 selected startups will be provided with funding and incubation space along with intense mentoring focused on the Shape, Build and Sell stages of product and business development. At the end of the program, you will pitch your company to 250+ investors and partners on Demo Day.

Phunware

Series E in 2014
Phunware is a multiscreen as a service integrated enterprise software platform for mobile. Its platform provides companies the products, solutions, and data and services necessary to engage, manage, and monetize its mobile application audiences.

Xobni

Series C in 2010
Xobni (the word 'inbox' spelled backwards) makes your inbox and address book smarter. First launching to the public in 2008, Xobni and its Smartr product suite, discover all the people you've ever emailed, called or texted, and creates complete and social profiles that are instantly searchable. Profiles include a photo, job title, company details, email history as well as updates from your contacts on [LinkedIn](/organization/linkedin), [Facebook](/organization/facebook), and [Twitter](/organization/twitter). Products for Gmail, Android and iPhone are available under the Smartr brand, and Xobni is available for Outlook and [BlackBerry](/organization/blackberry).

Illusive

Series B in 2020
Illusive Networks is a cybersecurity company that provides software that detects cyber attackers that penetrates a network. Its cybersecurity software empowers security teams to strengthen their networks against advanced attackers, stop targeted attacks through early detection of lateral movement, and resolve incidents quickly. Illusive Networks was formed in 2014 and is based in Tel Aviv-yafo, Tel Aviv, and New York, United States.

Quantcast

Series C in 2010
Quantcast processes real-time data at the intersection of commerce and culture, providing useful, actionable insights for brands and publishers. Through Quantcast Measure, we have unlocked the data generated by more than 100 million digital destinations, helping publishers and creators understand and grow their businesses in ways never before possible. With Quantcast Advertise, adaptive modeling and intelligent machines are utilized to help thousands of marketers around the world find and interact with customers anywhere they connect to the digital world. Our more than 600 employees are driven by the potential for big data to radically improve everyone’s connected experiences and transform the way we all make sense of the world.

IMImobile

Acquisition in 2020
IMImobile is a cloud communications software and solutions provider that enables companies to use mobile and digital technologies to improve and automate customer experience and engagement. IMImobile’s cloud software platform manages over 42 billion messages and 44 billion commerce transactions a year across the world. Organisations that trust us to deliver smarter digital customer engagement include Centrica, AA, O2, EE, BT, Foxtons, Pizza Hut, Vodafone, AT&T, MTN, three of the major retail banks in the UK and public sector organisations in India, US and the UK. IMImobile is headquartered in London with offices in Hyderabad, Little Rock, Toronto, Dubai and Johannesburg and has over 1,100 employees worldwide.

Loggly

Series D in 2016
Loggly, Inc. develops a cloud based application intelligence solutions for app developers. The company offers log management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, systems monitoring and alerting solutions, application debugging, deployment monitoring, application analytics solutions, and APIs for developers. Loggly, Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of January 8, 2018, Loggly, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC.

WorkLife Solutions Inc.

Merger/Acquisition in 2016
WorkLife Solutions Inc. designs, develops, installs, hosts and manages career management Websites for public Internet portals. The company's services include Career Club, Employment Advertising, Resume Database, Corporate Outplacement, and Job Placement Program (JPP). Its customers include hotjobs.com, Homefair.com, CanadaJob.com, Altavista Careers, and Job Warehouse.com. WorkLife Solutions Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Pleasanton, California. As of October 17, 2016, WorkLife Solutions Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Soonr

Series D in 2010
Soonr is a secure cloud service for teams to work together on shared digital content from any device, anywhere in the world. With Soonr Workplace, businesses and teams can store, share, access, search, edit and sync files across platforms with support for more than 800 mobile devices including Android, Blackberry, iPhone and iPad. Soonr incorporates patented rendering technology and was designed with teams, remote access and security in mind.

Maxcomm Technologies

Acquisition in 1999
Maxcomm Technologies is a broadband internet technology distributor that brings data and multiple voice lines to consumers. It specializes in the development of telephony systems which enable organizations to grow their customer base, increase customer satisfaction, promote new products and programs, all achieved while streamlining costs. The company focuses on customer needs, they are able to create systems which are user-friendly, and yet technologically advanced. It allows its customers to receive technical support at pre-arranged times. Maxcomm Technologies is a U.S.-based company that was founded in 1998 by Dev Vrat Gupta. The company was acquired by Cisco on August 18, 1999.

Pure Digital Technologies

Acquisition in 2009
Imaging solutions for the mass market, including the flip video series of digital camcorders

BroadLogic Network Technologies

Venture Round in 2007
BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc. designs and supplies video-processing mixed signal semiconductors for broadband network operators. It offers video-on-demand, digital-video, voice, and high-speed data services to consumers. Its products include TeraPIX, a multi-channel video processor that decodes digital video streams and generates analog and digital service tier, including an analog channel lineup, which enables cable-ready devices, such as televisions, DVRs, and personal computers with tuner cards to view programs. The company also provides Wideband Receiver for new subscriber devices. BroadLogic Network Technologies offers solutions for system operators and manufacturers. It has strategic partnerships with Comcast Interactive Capital, Advance/Newhouse Communications, Cisco, Intel, and Time Warner Investments. BroadLogic Network Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1998 and is based in San Jose, California. It has a development center in Beijing, China.

MuleSoft

Series F in 2014
MuleSoft makes it easy to connect the world’s applications, data, and devices. They provide a software platform that enables organizations to easily build application networks using APIs. APIs are the digital glue that allows applications to talk to each other and exchange data. Their flexible, unified platform connects nearly any application or system by leveraging APIs to quickly and securely share data, regardless of format or source, in application networks. It was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California,.

Grand Junction Networks

Acquisition in 1995
Grand Junction Networks designs and manufactures high-speed LANs for workgroups. Its solutions are designed to connect server farms or power workgroups with fiber-optic backbones. Grand Junction Networks was founded in 1992 and is based in Fremont, California.

Tail-f Systems

Acquisition in 2014
Tail-f Systems is the leading provider of configuration management and network automation software. Network Equipment Providers use Tail-f software to build on-device management systems and EMS/NMS platforms in less time and with differentiated capabilities. Service Providers use Tail-f software to quickly build scalable, agile management systems and benefit by bringing network services to market faster and more reliably. Tail-f Systems, a Red Herring Top 100 company, is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

BlackArrow

Series B in 2007
BlackArrow is a provider of TV advertising and data solutions. Reaching over 37 million homes and trusted by the world’s largest service providers such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Virgin Media, Rogers Communications, and Bright House Networks, the company helps the pay-TV industry monetize video delivered to any screen at any time. Through a suite of integrated products, the company helps the pay-TV industry increase revenues by delivering more timely and efficient sales and marketing messages, extend TV services new screens, and gain real-time measurement and audience insights across multiple screens.

Jahi Networks

Acquisition in 2004
Jahi Networks

NetSpeed

Acquisition in 1998
NetSpeed is an Internet service providing company. it provides internet connectivity, mobile and fixed-line telephony; and web design services. The company offers internet access in dial-in, transact broadband, ADSL, and long reach broadband. They provide their clients telephone services such as iCall fixed line, BlackSIM mobile, KMOO Internet Phone, and bundling options. NetSpeed also offers business services, including website hosting, domain name registration, server Tele-housing, and site statistics. NetSpeed was founded by Paul Zito and John McHale; and is based in Mawson, Australia.

ThousandEyes

Acquisition in 2020
ThousandEyes empowers businesses to see, understand and improve connected experiences everywhere. The ThousandEyes cloud platform offers unmatched vantage points throughout the global Internet and provides immediate visibility into experience for every user and application over any network, so companies can deliver superior digital experiences, modernize their enterprise WAN, and successfully migrate to the cloud. ThousandEyes is central to the global operations of the world’s largest and fastest growing brands, including Comcast, eBay, HP, 100+ of the Global 2000, 60+ of the Fortune 500, 5 of the 6 top US banks, and 20 of the 25 top SaaS companies.

SignalWorks

Acquisition in 2003
SignalWorks is a software firm that designs and develops full-duplex speakerphone (FDS) software modules. The company also offers products for microphones, loudspeakers, acoustics, telephone enclosure design, and telephony. SignalWorks Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Mountain View, California.

Luxxon Corporation

Series B in 2000
Luxxon Corporation is the first company to offer adaptive solutions that overcome the challenges of delivering rich media over wireless networks. Luxxon provides both infrastructure solutions for wireless operators and IC solutions to enable rich media for handset and PDA manufacturers.

LightStream Corporation

Acquisition in 1994
LightStream was a LAN switching company based in the United States.

Lightwire

Venture Round in 2011
Lightwire’s mission is to deliver efficient integration of optical and electrical solutions which will power the next generation of high speed interconnects using CMOS photonics technology.

Sedona Ltd.

Acquisition in 2021
Sedona Systems has created NetFusion, the first multi-layer application platform, focusing on optimization & control of the optical and IP layers (L0-L3) of network operators. Enabling both optically-aware IP routing and IP-informed optical switching, our applications double effective WAN capacity, boost agility, availability and flexibility – and save up to 80% of core network costs over 5 years. Based on a centralized open-source software tools, NetFusion connects to all major vendors’ equipment through SDN controllers or management systems. It then optimizes key tasks through dynamic, automatic management of both optical and IP resources.

BlackArrow

Series C in 2010
BlackArrow is a provider of TV advertising and data solutions. Reaching over 37 million homes and trusted by the world’s largest service providers such as Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Virgin Media, Rogers Communications, and Bright House Networks, the company helps the pay-TV industry monetize video delivered to any screen at any time. Through a suite of integrated products, the company helps the pay-TV industry increase revenues by delivering more timely and efficient sales and marketing messages, extend TV services new screens, and gain real-time measurement and audience insights across multiple screens.

Summa Four

Acquisition in 1998
Summa Four is a privately held company provides of programmable switches.

Lightwire

Acquisition in 2012
Lightwire’s mission is to deliver efficient integration of optical and electrical solutions which will power the next generation of high speed interconnects using CMOS photonics technology.

Newport Systems Solutions

Acquisition in 1994
Newport Systems delivers custom web-based equipment and repair management solutions for the transportation and intermodal industry that are strategic, scalable, easy to use and deliver real financial benefits through enhanced visibility, process connectivity and operational efficiencies. There are no servers to buy, no IT assets to be deployed, or human resource strains on your organization to be concerned about - Newport Systems becomes an extension of your operation, with a keen focus on targeted results while providing 24/7 security and reliability. Since 1996, Newport Systems has been delivering comprehensive maintenance and repair information systems for container transport and related industries. Their staff of highly trained experts with extensive industry knowledge is focused on providing solutions to meet the growing performance pressures of the dynamic transportation business landscape.

Enverv

Series C in 2014
EnVerv is a fabless semiconductor company in the United States with Headquarters in San Jose, California and offices in San Diego and China. Their PLC solutions enable high performance communications via Low-Voltage (LV) and Medium-Voltage (MV) power lines with the goal of providing efficient and effective communications means for Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) as well as other power line-based smart control and monitoring applications.

BabbleLabs

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
BabbleLabs revolutionize communication among humans and machines by enhancing speech quality, accuracy, and personalization — to power breakthrough voice applications and devices. Led by a team of world-class experts in Deep Neural Networks (DNN), speech, embedded systems, mass customization, and technology licensing for hyper-volume systems. BabbleLabs is innovating products through the powerful combination of speech science, deep learning, and computational processing.

Granite Systems

Acquisition in 1996
Granite Systems is a provider of network configuration management software for the telecommunications industry.

Socio

Acquisition in 2021
Socio Labs Inc. provides a social networking based application that allows users to share and receive contact information, online account information, and other basic profile based information from people through a digital handshake via smartphones. The company was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Qeyton Systems

Acquisition in 2000
Qeyton Systems founded by innovators in DWDM, optical transmission and access systems. Qeyton has utilized its well- balanced strengths in optical transmission and networking know-how to focus on addressing metro operators' needs with essential transport network evolution planning and DWDM equipment. Qeyton gives service providers a competitive advantage by cost-effectively upgrading their networks so they can in turn provide greater capacity, protection and flexibility, requirements in today's data-centric networks.

Piston Cloud Computing

Merger/Acquisition in 2015
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. provides Piston OpenStack, a software that automates the orchestration of a private cloud environment on commodity servers. The company also provides assistance services in planning, systems integration, and operations design; software update services; and online and customized training services for application developers, cloud operators, and cloud administrators. It serves companies building Web, mobile, and big data applications; and financial services organizations, medical research labs, service providers, and federal government agencies worldwide. Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of June 12, 2015, Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Rocket Network

Venture Round in 2001
Rocket Network is the industry standard global production network for audio professionals. The Company has established this standard through development and resale partnerships with leading audio companies, including Digidesign/Avid, DSP Media, Emagic, Euphonix, MOTU, Steinberg and Waveframe who have developed or are developing "RocketPower(TM)" versions of their products. This allows users to access the network via their favorite audio applications. Rocket Network's worldwide network for audio production and session management allows simultaneous multi-user access to files that can be dynamically updated from anywhere, at any time, and provides services that enhance session workflow, such as central secure archiving, talent search, and cross application support. Rocket Network's technology and services are becoming an integral part of a growing percent of professional audio sessions.

ItsOn

Series C in 2014
ItsOn is a proven leader in the carrier space, and enables wireless carriers to fundamentally change how mobile services are marketed, delivered and consumed. The company was founded in 2008, launched the world’s first end-to-end solution for virtual policy and billing in 2014 and supports key carrier accounts such as Sprint and Virgin Mobile. The company is privately held and headquartered in Redwood City, CA. For more information, please visit www.itsoninc.com or follow @ItsOnInc on Twitter.

Springpath Inc.

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
Springpath Inc. provides an enterprise-grade storage and data management software that provides storage services and runs on various standard servers. It offers Springpath Data Platform, an enterprise-grade data platform software that enables standard servers hosting applications to store, manage, and protect data. Springpath Inc. was formerly known as Storvisor Inc. and changed its name to Springpath Inc. February 2015. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Sunnyvale, California. As of September 22, 2017, Springpath Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Assemblage

Acquisition in 2014
It has always been about the user. By showing the future of collaboration today, we provide the tools and the infrastructure to enable a new kind of simple real-time interconnectedness between people, companies and browsers.

Piston Cloud Computing

Series B in 2014
Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. provides Piston OpenStack, a software that automates the orchestration of a private cloud environment on commodity servers. The company also provides assistance services in planning, systems integration, and operations design; software update services; and online and customized training services for application developers, cloud operators, and cloud administrators. It serves companies building Web, mobile, and big data applications; and financial services organizations, medical research labs, service providers, and federal government agencies worldwide. Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California. As of June 12, 2015, Piston Cloud Computing, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Mashery

Series D in 2011
Mashery is the world's leading provider of API technology and services. We have helped over 175 top brands—including USA TODAY, Comcast, Hoover's, Klout, Associated Press, Rdio, and Travelocity—take advantage of APIs to build new revenue channels, speed time-to-market, and spur innovation. Mashery's unique, holistic approach to API management encompasses working with clients to craft profitable platform strategies, ensuring fast, reliable API access, and facilitating relationships with our network of developers. Since Mashery was founded in 2006, we have built a global API delivery network that supports 60,000 active apps built by over 200,000 developers. In May 2013, we officially became a part of Intel Corporation.

Qyuki

Series A in 2012
Qyuki is the next big thing that's going to hit new media very soon. If you've got latent creative talent that's waiting for the right opportunity to come along, then this is your time. Wait no more, prepare to give your best to the company that is founded by some of the biggest names in the entertainment business the world over; Shekhar Kapur and A. R. Rahman.

BroadWare Technologies

Acquisition in 2007
As of June 11, 2007, BroadWare Technologies, Inc. was acquired by Cisco Systems, Inc. BroadWare Technologies, Inc., a network video systems company, engages in the development and delivery of platforms and end-to-end browser-based solutions for collecting, recording, routing, and managing live and archived surveillance video. It offers Media Platform, a suite of server-based technologies for management, distribution, and storage of video surveillance data in a network environment; and Application Server, which enables users to determine levels of authority for viewing cameras, creating or viewing archives, and controlling movable cameras. The company offers Command Server, a digital matrix switch that allows each operator and intelligent application to control the video being displayed on various monitors; and Media Server that enables distribution, archiving, and management of video feeds. In addition, BroadWare Technologies provides specialty professional services, education and training, and support services. The company provides its products for use in applications, such as military bases, unmanned vehicles, embassies, corrections, border control, perimeter montoring, law enforcement, airports and seaports, homeland security, traffic montoring, and public infrastructure montoring, as well as corporate security, retail, public transit systems, gaming, health care, colleges and universities monitoring, petro-chemical, utlitites, and financial services. It serves airports and seaports, transportation systems, and various federal agencies and military branches. The company, formerly known as Graham Technology Solutions, was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

Bandspeed

Venture Round in 2001
Bandspeed provides combined silicon-software solutions that dramatically simplify the deployment and ongoing management of enterprise wireless LANs, thereby lowering the total cost of ownership. Bandspeed's RF management solution offers the superior physical layer performance that enterprises require, plus the flexibility of a software implementation that enables OEMs and ODMs to rapidly create new services. Utilizing omni-directional or spatial division multiple access (SDMA) platforms, the Bandspeed solution enables cost-effective indoor, campus and outdoor wireless LANs with continuous automated management features that ensure unsurpassed network efficiency and user satisfaction.

WhipTail

Acquisition in 2013
WhipTail Technologies commercialized the first all-flash enterprise storage array to address performance issues in data centers. Installed worldwide in numerous mission critical database, virtualization, and online environments, WhipTail's solid-state storage dramatically reduces delays related to hard disk contention and access times, allowing servers to process more data in dramatically less time -- months to days, hours to minutes. Since 2009, customers have relied on WhipTail's flash-based arrays for extreme IOPS, bandwidth and latency, optimizing performance of key business functions and bringing modern performance demanding applications to life.

Virtuata

Acquisition in 2012
Virtuata is a stealth-mode startup creating new technology to change the way computers are trusted and secured.

MONTEREY NETWORKS

Acquisition in 1999
Monterey's technology focuses on the core of next-generation optical networks. Its infrastructure-class, optical cross-connect technology gives service providers the ability to instantly add capacity at the core of the network cost effectively.

Modcam

Merger/Acquisition in 2020
Modcam AB designs and develops camera sensor based devices and software for computer vision processing. It provides online platform and sensor device, which enable users to count people who enter, leave, or pass a certain place in a store or building; and find out the age and gender of the customer. The company also provides Heatmap, an in-store analytics tool for automating customer flow analysis. It offers its products for use in various places, such as retail stores, office buildings, sport arenas, and hotels. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Malmö, Sweden. As of July 31, 2020, Modcam AB operates as a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc.

Banzai Cloud

Acquisition in 2020
Bringing Cloud Native to the Enterprise

DynamicSoft

Acquisition in 2004
DynamicSoft provides carrier-class infrastructure software for packet-based wireline and wireless communications networks. The company's infrastructure solutions enable carriers and communications application service providers to deploy telephony applications and converged services over Internet protocol-based networks. Its dynamicsoft Service Engine allows mobile carriers to deliver voice and data services over packet network, as well as provides a migration path to various IP 3G network environments; supports various services, such as voice, multimedia messaging, instant messaging, and presence; and consolidates common functions, which include customer data storage, authentication, authorization, provisioning, and service interaction. The company was founded in 1998 and is based in East Hanover, New Jersey.

American Internet Corporation

Acquisition in 1998
American Internet Corporation provides a suite of management applications aimed at simplifying user access to, from, and onto large IP based data networks, and the first vendor to provide software that provisions users based business policy and user attributes. The company was founded in 1995 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

Pirelli Optical Systems

Acquisition in 1999
POS is a leading developer of Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment. A pioneer in the DWDM market, the company has leading-edge technology and the world's largest installed base of 'open' 10 GBPS (gigabits per second) optical transport systems in operational networks. POS products will accelerate the deployment of more cost-effective transitional and New World networks.

Noochee Solutions

Venture Round in 2000
Noochee's suite of software applications enables telecom service providers to proactively manage the presentation.

Oversi Networks

Series B in 2007
Oversi is an Israeli OTT (over-the-top) caching and content delivery company. Oversi offers a multi-service platform for accelerating delivery of OTT content, including Internet video, P2P (peer-to-peer) and other media applications. Oversi's video cache and P2P cache solutions enable service providers to cope with the huge traffic load on their networks while improving subscribers' QoE (quality of experience). By assuring QoE, Oversi's solutions open up new monetization opportunities and facilitate the delivery of tiered services, increasing ARPU (average revenue per user). Oversi systems are deployed in service provider sites around the world. The Company has offices and representatives in EMEA, the US, Asia-Pacific and Latin America. For more information, please visit their web site, www.oversi.com.

Celeno

Series E in 2012
Celeno Communications is a fabless semiconductor company developing components and subsystems for high performance carrier-class WiFi systems and networks. Celeno's breakthrough technology enables a new vision in home wireless networking by delivering high definition entertaiment and multimedia content throughout the home. Celeno's components provide the boost in throughput, coverage, and QoS necessary to deliver multiple HDTV, SDTV, VoIP and Data "triple play" services over the home network. Celeno's core competency is based on smart antenna technology, spatial radio switching combined with adaptive channel coding, dynamic time-space scheduling, and multimedia QoS optimization. The technology targets applications requiring the highest level of system performance (capacity and reach), consistent carrier-class multimedia QoS, and tight security protection.

Celeno

Series F in 2016
Celeno Communications is a fabless semiconductor company developing components and subsystems for high performance carrier-class WiFi systems and networks. Celeno's breakthrough technology enables a new vision in home wireless networking by delivering high definition entertaiment and multimedia content throughout the home. Celeno's components provide the boost in throughput, coverage, and QoS necessary to deliver multiple HDTV, SDTV, VoIP and Data "triple play" services over the home network. Celeno's core competency is based on smart antenna technology, spatial radio switching combined with adaptive channel coding, dynamic time-space scheduling, and multimedia QoS optimization. The technology targets applications requiring the highest level of system performance (capacity and reach), consistent carrier-class multimedia QoS, and tight security protection.

Plaxo

Series C in 2004
Plaxo is an internet company that works and specializes in important problems in the consumer Web space, pioneering the “smart address book. Plaxo, focused on delivering on the vision of a truly smart, socially-aware, and pervasive address book; the Social Technologies Group (STG), created after the acquisition to lead address book, identity, and social strategies for all of Comcast; and Tunerfish , a new social entertainment internal startup, incubated in STG.

Lightbits Labs

Private Placement in 2018
Lightbits Labs, Inc. develops data storage solutions for enterprise private clouds, Software-as-a-Service, and Infrastructure-as-a-Service providers. It offers LightOS Software Defined Storage that integrates with existing datacenter infrastructure; and LightField Storage Acceleration Card that supports the LightOS stack. Lightbits Labs, Inc. was founded in 2015 and is based in San Jose, California. It has additional offices in Kfar Saba and Haifa, Israel; and New York, New York.

WebLine Communications

Acquisition in 1999
WebLine Communications provides simultaneous Web-based information and real-time personal interaction by allowing customers to contact corporate call centers via their computer while browsing a site or Intranet. Webline became part of Cisco's Applications Technology. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Burlington, Massacheusetts.

4Paradigm

Series C in 2020
4Paradigm is an artificial intelligence technology and service provider. Fourth paradigm has a machine learning technology that can accurately predict and mine data, help enterprises improve efficiency, reduce risks, and obtain greater commercial value. The “migration learning” initiated by the fourth paradigm founding team is considered by the industry to be "The next generation of artificial intelligence technology", the fourth paradigm maintains the world's leading edge in the field of migration learning

Digital Fountain

Series C in 2000
As experts in broadcast and real-time data transport, Digital Fountain software optimizes the delivery of digital media over any network. Their technology eliminates the common limitations associated with digital media distribution solutions over both private and public networks, maximizing their customers' existing infrastructure investments, and enabling expanded revenue opportunities.

CREDANT Technologies

Series C in 2007
CREDANT Technologies, Inc. provides endpoint data protection and management solutions. It offers CMG Enterprise Edition that delivers data security without interfering with user productivity; CMG for External Media; and CMG Standalone Edition, which works on devices that store or access sensitive or confidential data. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Addison, Texas with additional offices in the United States and Europe.

Audium

Acquisition in 2006
Audium developed the leading service creation environment for next generation call center applications. Acquired by Cisco in 2006.

Hatch Loyalty

Series B in 2013
Hatch Loyalty is a simple, adaptable platform designed to help retailers and brands build stronger relationships with their customers. More than a loyalty company, Hatch makes insights actionable, enabling a more personalized and meaningful customer experience for retailers of all sizes. The world’s largest retailers and brands have access to the Hatch platform’s full configurability, while small- to medium-sized businesses can access Hatch’s off-the-shelf marketing solution, Belly, which is already an industry-leading solution. Hatch Loyalty is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois and received funding from Andreessen Horowitz, Lightbank, NEA, and DAG Ventures.

WheelGroup

Acquisition in 1998
WheelGroup was a pioneering computer security company with approximately 65 employees based in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. The 10 founders originally met and worked together at the US Air Force Information Warfare Center and they started Wheelgroup in November 1995. WheelGroup was one of the first companies to specialize in network security and penetration testing.

Digital Fountain

Series D in 2001
As experts in broadcast and real-time data transport, Digital Fountain software optimizes the delivery of digital media over any network. Their technology eliminates the common limitations associated with digital media distribution solutions over both private and public networks, maximizing their customers' existing infrastructure investments, and enabling expanded revenue opportunities.

Ensoft Ltd.

Merger/Acquisition in 2018
Ensoft Ltd. provides software solutions for service provider networks. Ensoft delivers software solutions for high-end computer networking and telecommunications systems. It works intimately with major US product vendors on industry-leading platforms for core/edge routing, Carrier Ethernet, broadband, mobile, and video

ScanSafe

Acquisition in 2009
ScanSafe is a market leader of software-as- a-service (SaaS) Web security solutions for organizations ranging from global enterprises to small businesses. Founded in 2004, ScanSafe was the first company in the world to offer Web security via a SaaS model. Its services secure the use of the web and messaging and block malware and spyware.

BroadSoft

Merger/Acquisition in 2017
BroadSoft is the leading global provider of software that enables mobile, fixed-line and cable service providers to deliver real-time communications over their IP networks. They have more than 500 telecommunications service provider customers, powering their delivery of enhanced, personalized communications and entertainment services to their businesses and residential subscribers. BroadSoft serves 18 of the top 25 largest telecommunications carriers in over 70 countries and in 25 languages.

Netmagic Solutions

Series C in 2010
Netmagic Solutions is India's leading Managed IT Hosting Services Provider, specializing in Internet Data Center & Managed Hosting, Infrastructure Management, Managed Security, Cloud Computing, Application Hosting, Messaging & Collaboration and DR. Netmagic Solutions is ISO 27001 and ISO 9001:2008 certified and its processes are designed as per ITIL framework. Combining world class Internet Data Centers with advanced technology and professional service capabilities, Netmagic Solutions delivers mission critical hosted applications for over 1000 of the world's best-known enterprises from multiple locations in a secure and seamless manner. Netmagic's Chennai Datacenter is the only Gold LEED certified datacenter by the USGBC in India. Netmagic has 6 carrier neutral Tier III + datacenters located in Mumbai, Bengaluru, New Delhi and Chennai as well as a virtual data center in the United States with over 1,75,000 sq. ft. floor space. These are equipped with best-in-class infrastructure, world-class services, tools and skilled personnel, giving its customers the option to host their applications in any of these centers. The company is backed by the best-known names in the internet world. B V Jagadeesh - President & CEO, Virtela and Venture Capitalists including FIL Capital Advisors (India) Pvt. Ltd., Nexus Venture Partners and more recently Cisco Systems and Nokia Growth Partners Advisors India.

CiDRA

Venture Round in 2000
CiDRA Holdings LLC develops instrumentation solutions for measurement, monitoring, and control applications. The company offers flow and entrained air measurement, entrained air measurement, and grind management products. It serves minerals processing, concrete, oil sands, power generation, dredging, and water/wastewater. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in Wallingford, Connecticut.

Ardent Communications

Acquisition in 1997
Ardent Communications Inc. (Ardent) is engaged in offering and delivering client-focused solutions in the field of advertising, marketing and communications. The Company is engaged in developing creative advertisements for its clients. The creative resources consisted of copywriters, designers and art directors. The market knowledge and experience of the full spectrum of media, combined with tools and methodologies employed by the Company provides the client with media planning and buying service.

Reef

Venture Round in 1999
Reef’s 30-year heritage was born out of an idea by Fernando and Santiago Aguerre, entrepreneur brothers from South America with a love of surf and beach culture, to create a high-quality active lifestyle sandal. To bring their vision to life, the brothers moved to Southern California to manage the Reef brand, and they set up production in Sao Paulo Brazil in 1984, where they first produced the iconic sandal that made Reef the leader in open-toe footwear. Inspired by the beautiful women of the beaches in South America, the brothers saw an opportunity to introduce the surf market to an exotic element that they called Miss Reef, who has become a global icon of the surfing community. Since then, the vibrant culture, imagery, and beautiful Reef girls of Latin America have been a part of Reef’s DNA. Now 30 years later, the company is thriving as the global surf lifestyle brand that lives by the "Just Passing Through" mentality of surf adventure. Reef draws on the spirit of the global traveler to offer casual lifestyle footwear for men and women, as well as apparel for men that combines function and fashion for life on the road. Using technology and a host of eco-based materials inspired by Reef Redemption, Reef continually delivers instant comfort and exotic styling, and strives toward versatile and multi-functional products for the traveling surfer. The brand is also well known for an ambassador program that supports some of the best wanderers and waveriders around the globe.

HyTrust

Series D in 2015
HyTrust was founded by veterans in the enterprise infrastructure and security space who recognized early on not only that virtualization and the cloud were going to dramatically transform the data center, but also that security would be a critical inhibitor to cloud adoption. The mission behind HyTrust has always been to mitigate the risk of catastrophic data center failure and data breaches — especially in light of the concentration of risk that occurs within virtualized and cloud environments. Organizations can now confidently expand virtualization to mission critical applications and take full advantage of the cloud. HyTrust has assembled a world-class team of company builders and innovators and has earned venture backing from the biggest players in the next-generation datacenter: Cisco, VMware, Intel, Fortinet, and In-Q-Tel, the funding arm of the US intelligence community. Further venture investment has come from highly respected firms such as Trident Capital, Sway Ventures, Epic Ventures, Advanced Venture Partners and Granite Ventures.

newScale

Acquisition in 2011
newScale is the provider of self-service, service catalog, and lifecycle management software for enterprise IT and private / hybrid cloud computing. With more than two million users worldwide, newScale helps IT organizations and service providers offer a self-service storefront for both desktop and data center services – across physical, virtual and cloud environments. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

ExiO Communications

Acquisition in 2000
ExiO Communications develops wireless technologies for corporate networks based on code division multiple access technologies. Cisco acquired ExiO communications in 2000.

Plesk

Venture Round in 2013
Plesk is a WebOps platform to run, automate, and grow applications, websites, and hosting businesses. Plesk allows its users to create cloud-based web applications and websites for SMEs and it secures their applications and websites automatically. The company offers its users with solutions such as shared hosting, WordPress management, WebOps for developers, and infrastructure for providers. Plesk is headquartered in Switzerland and has 6 global offices including Toronto/CA, Cologne/DE, Barcelona/DE, Tokyo/JP and Novosibrisk/RU

LiveAction

Series A in 2014
LiveAction is an enterprise software company that simplifies the network for better digital experiences by providing continuous insight, service assurance and control of enterprise networks. Our award-winning network performance and analytics platform, LiveNX, offers a deep understanding of networks and applies situational awareness to accelerate employee productivity and boost customer satisfaction. LiveAction’s LiveNX platform maximizes a company’s investments in IT network management by ensuring users consistently have optimal online experiences without interruptions or delays. LiveNX performs network diagnostics, monitors service delivery to ensure service level agreements (SLA) are met, automates device discovery to make it easier for users to access the network, and issues proactive alerts to potential problems. It visualizes the entire network and presents a comprehensive view of performance through a dynamic dashboard.