Cisco Investments

Cisco Investments, established in 1993, is the venture capital arm of Cisco Systems, Inc. Based in San Jose, California, with additional offices globally, it specializes in direct investments and fund of funds strategies. Focusing primarily on early-stage, growth-stage, and pre-IPO technology companies, Cisco Investments targets sectors such as data center, IoT, security, big data, cloud, and infrastructure. It invests globally, with a particular interest in regions like China, India, and Israel. The firm typically allocates between $0.8 million to $15 million per investment, seeking to acquire a 5% to 20% stake in portfolio companies. With over 40 investment professionals and an active portfolio of $2 billion across 80 direct investments and 35 fund partnerships, Cisco Investments aims to support and grow innovative technology startups worldwide.

Janey Hoe

Vice President

Derek Idemoto

Senior Vice President, Corporate Development

Jon Koplin

Senior Director

Aleem Rizvon

Vice President

Hitesh Saijpal

Vice President, Strategy Planning and Alliances

Noah Yago

Vice President and Corporate Development and Investments

Past deals in Network Security

Corelight

Series E in 2024
Corelight, Inc. provides network visibility solutions tailored for information security professionals, focusing on network traffic analysis to combat cyber threats. The company offers a suite of products, including Corelight sensors and a fleet manager, built upon the open-source Bro framework, which delivers actionable, real-time data to enhance cybersecurity efforts. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Corelight serves enterprises, government agencies, and higher education institutions, enabling them to gain deep insights into network traffic and effectively detect and respond to cyberattacks. The company also maintains additional offices in Santa Clara, California, and Columbus, Ohio.

Binalyze

Series A in 2023
Binalyze operates a digital forensics response platform designed for incident response investigations and threat hunting. Its platform facilitates rapid and thorough evidence collection, triage, and incident investigation, allowing organizations to generate structured digital forensics reports within minutes. By streamlining the process of responding to cyber threats, Binalyze helps companies mitigate the complexity and cost associated with combating cybercrime and enhances their ability to prevent malicious attacks.

Oort

Series A in 2022
Oort is an identity threat detection and response platform that focuses on enhancing enterprise security. Given that over 60% of security breaches involve the misuse of valid identity credentials, Oort recognizes identity as a critical perimeter that cannot be solely defended by personnel. The platform empowers cybersecurity and IT professionals to effectively manage their identity and access management (IAM) programs, providing full visibility and control over their identity attack surface. Oort's SaaS solution is designed for rapid deployment, allowing organizations to quickly reduce identity vulnerabilities at scale. Additionally, it offers network solutions through a network of globally distributed data centers, ensuring robust security for the digital supply chain. Based in Boston, MA, Oort operates as a fully remote startup and is supported by prominent investors such as Bain Capital Ventures, 645 Ventures, and First Star Ventures.

AppOmni

Venture Round in 2022
AppOmni Inc. is a company that specializes in cloud security for software as a service (SaaS) applications, focusing on protecting enterprise data. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Bruno, California, with an additional office in Carbondale, Colorado, AppOmni offers a platform that conducts thorough scans of APIs, security controls, and configuration settings. This technology helps organizations identify and address risky configurations, improper access controls, and potential data exposures. The platform provides users with a dashboard that offers visibility into the state of their SaaS applications, allowing them to ensure compliance with best practices and business objectives. Furthermore, AppOmni enables organizations to establish and automatically validate rules for data access and sharing, enhancing security for sensitive information. The company has received recognition in the cybersecurity field and is backed by notable investors, reflecting its commitment to innovation and leadership in SaaS security solutions.

Edge Delta

Series B in 2022
Edge Delta Inc. is a technology company that specializes in artificial intelligence-based software for data analysis and security services. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the company offers an observability automation platform that allows organizations to identify and address operational and security incidents more effectively. By employing a distributed approach, Edge Delta's software processes data at the source, enhancing security by eliminating the need to replicate or transmit raw and sensitive data. The platform utilizes federated learning to preprocess data, ensuring that clients can monitor valuable datasets without the constraints of traditional centralized systems. This enables DevOps, Developer, and Site Reliability Engineering teams to control costs, maximize visibility, and manage data growth efficiently.

Hunters

Series C in 2022
Hunters is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing an artificial intelligence-based platform for detecting and responding to cyber threats. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company offers its solution, Hunters.AI, which autonomously identifies cyberattacks that may evade traditional security measures across various IT environments, including cloud and network systems. Hunters.AI integrates diverse security telemetry and intelligence, enriching threat signals with detailed tactics, techniques, and procedures to enhance detection capabilities. By utilizing machine learning and cloud-based analytics, the platform correlates threat patterns and generates high-fidelity attack narratives, enabling cybersecurity teams to respond swiftly and effectively to potential breaches.

Expel

Series E in 2021
Expel, Inc. is a managed security operations provider based in Herndon, Virginia, specializing in managed detection and response (MDR) services. Founded in 2016, the company offers a comprehensive security operations center (SOC)-as-a-service that monitors and responds to threats across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Expel's platform combines advanced technology with human expertise to quickly detect, analyze, and remediate security issues, including phishing, ransomware, and supply chain attacks. The Expel Workbench™ platform enhances collaboration by allowing customers to engage with live investigations and receive continuous updates, ensuring transparency throughout the security process. By filtering out false positives, Expel enables security teams to focus on strategic priorities rather than being overwhelmed by alerts, ultimately improving their overall security posture.

Valtix

Series A in 2021
Valtix Inc. is a software company based in Santa Clara, California, specializing in network security solutions for public cloud applications. Founded in 2018, Valtix offers a multi-cloud network security platform that simplifies the implementation of security measures in cloud environments. The platform automatically discovers applications and allows administrators to quickly define inspection policies, catering to the needs of security teams in a DevOps-friendly manner. By providing flexibility in deployment architectures—ranging from secure island setups to centralized models—Valtix enables cloud teams to meet stringent security requirements without the complexity and costs associated with multiple vendor appliances.

Exabeam

Series E in 2019
Exabeam, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a security management platform designed to enhance threat detection, investigation, and response. Its technology leverages user and entity behavior analytics to identify risky activities and improve incident response through automation. The platform integrates log data to create coherent timelines of user activities across multiple accounts and devices, allowing analysts to swiftly assess and address potential threats. Exabeam's offerings include advanced tools such as Threat Hunter for security intelligence, a cloud-based Threat Intelligence Service that aggregates threat indicators, and Exabeam Data Lake for storing critical log data. The company provides solutions applicable to various security challenges, including insider threats and data loss prevention. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Exabeam has formed strategic partnerships with other cybersecurity firms to enhance its service offerings.

Exabeam

Series D in 2018
Exabeam, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a security management platform designed to enhance threat detection, investigation, and response. Its technology leverages user and entity behavior analytics to identify risky activities and improve incident response through automation. The platform integrates log data to create coherent timelines of user activities across multiple accounts and devices, allowing analysts to swiftly assess and address potential threats. Exabeam's offerings include advanced tools such as Threat Hunter for security intelligence, a cloud-based Threat Intelligence Service that aggregates threat indicators, and Exabeam Data Lake for storing critical log data. The company provides solutions applicable to various security challenges, including insider threats and data loss prevention. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Exabeam has formed strategic partnerships with other cybersecurity firms to enhance its service offerings.

Flashpoint

Series C in 2017
Trusted by governments, global commercial companies, and educational institutions, Flashpoint helps organizations protect their most critical assets, infrastructure, and stakeholders from security risks such as cyber threats, ransomware, fraud, physical threats, and more. Leading security practitioners—including cyber threat intelligence (CTI), vulnerability management, DevSecOps and vendor risk management teams—rely on the Flashpoint Intelligence Platform to proactively identify and mitigate risk and stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. To learn more about Flashpoint, visit https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/ or follow us on Twitter at @FlashpointIntel.

Exabeam

Series C in 2017
Exabeam, Inc. is a cybersecurity company that specializes in developing a security management platform designed to enhance threat detection, investigation, and response. Its technology leverages user and entity behavior analytics to identify risky activities and improve incident response through automation. The platform integrates log data to create coherent timelines of user activities across multiple accounts and devices, allowing analysts to swiftly assess and address potential threats. Exabeam's offerings include advanced tools such as Threat Hunter for security intelligence, a cloud-based Threat Intelligence Service that aggregates threat indicators, and Exabeam Data Lake for storing critical log data. The company provides solutions applicable to various security challenges, including insider threats and data loss prevention. Established in 2013 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, Exabeam has formed strategic partnerships with other cybersecurity firms to enhance its service offerings.

Flashpoint

Series B in 2016
Trusted by governments, global commercial companies, and educational institutions, Flashpoint helps organizations protect their most critical assets, infrastructure, and stakeholders from security risks such as cyber threats, ransomware, fraud, physical threats, and more. Leading security practitioners—including cyber threat intelligence (CTI), vulnerability management, DevSecOps and vendor risk management teams—rely on the Flashpoint Intelligence Platform to proactively identify and mitigate risk and stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. To learn more about Flashpoint, visit https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/ or follow us on Twitter at @FlashpointIntel.

Verodin

Series A in 2016
Verodin, Inc. is a software company based in Purcellville, Virginia, specializing in cybersecurity solutions. Founded in 2014, Verodin has developed the Security Instrumentation Platform (SIP), which enables organizations to measure, manage, and enhance their cybersecurity effectiveness. The platform provides tools for testing and validating the effectiveness of layered security infrastructures across various technologies and personnel, revealing an organization's true security posture. By offering evidence that cybersecurity technologies and processes are functioning effectively across endpoints, email, cloud, and network controls, Verodin empowers businesses to continuously safeguard their critical assets. As of May 2019, Verodin operates as a subsidiary of FireEye, Inc.

Skyport Systems

Series C in 2016
Skyport Systems specializes in developing Hyper-Secured Infrastructure (HSI) designed to protect mission-critical IT and corporate assets. Their flagship product, the SkySecure System, integrates hardware, software, and services into a cohesive turn-key solution. This system provides robust security and integrity verification for application workloads, ensuring continuous protection. Skyport's enterprise IT software offers a secured, hyperconverged platform that combines compute, virtualization, networking, and storage, facilitating a simplified IT infrastructure. By automating operations and streamlining processes, it empowers IT organizations to save time and resources, allowing application owners to manage their infrastructure effectively without compromising security or performance.

eSentire

Venture Round in 2016
eSentire is a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity services, established in 2001. The company specializes in protecting the critical data and applications of over 1,500 organizations across more than 80 countries and 35 industries from various cyber threats. eSentire's mission is to proactively hunt, investigate, and mitigate cyber threats before they disrupt business operations. The company employs advanced machine learning technology and offers 24/7 threat hunting, along with access to expert Cyber Risk Advisors and elite Threat Hunters. Additionally, eSentire provides managed risk programs, digital forensics, and incident response services, ensuring that organizations can effectively secure their internal and cloud environments against potential cyber incidents.

6Wind

Venture Round in 2015
6Wind S.A. specializes in designing and developing high-performance networking software for a diverse clientele, including individual developers, Fortune 500 companies, and the telecommunications sector. The company offers a range of solutions such as network function virtualization, software-defined networking, and various security applications. Notable products include 6WINDGate, a packet processing software enabling large-scale deployment of high-performance networks, and the 6WIND Virtual Accelerator, which enhances virtual infrastructures. Additional offerings include the Turbo Router, suitable for both bare metal and virtual environments, and secure site-to-site VPN solutions for data center interconnection. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, with offices in the United States, China, Japan, and South Korea, 6Wind is recognized as a market leader in vRouter solutions, allowing clients to optimize operations and reduce costs through software-based virtualization.

Flashpoint

Series A in 2015
Trusted by governments, global commercial companies, and educational institutions, Flashpoint helps organizations protect their most critical assets, infrastructure, and stakeholders from security risks such as cyber threats, ransomware, fraud, physical threats, and more. Leading security practitioners—including cyber threat intelligence (CTI), vulnerability management, DevSecOps and vendor risk management teams—rely on the Flashpoint Intelligence Platform to proactively identify and mitigate risk and stay ahead of the evolving threat landscape. To learn more about Flashpoint, visit https://www.flashpoint-intel.com/ or follow us on Twitter at @FlashpointIntel.

eSentire

Series C in 2014
eSentire is a leading provider of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) cybersecurity services, established in 2001. The company specializes in protecting the critical data and applications of over 1,500 organizations across more than 80 countries and 35 industries from various cyber threats. eSentire's mission is to proactively hunt, investigate, and mitigate cyber threats before they disrupt business operations. The company employs advanced machine learning technology and offers 24/7 threat hunting, along with access to expert Cyber Risk Advisors and elite Threat Hunters. Additionally, eSentire provides managed risk programs, digital forensics, and incident response services, ensuring that organizations can effectively secure their internal and cloud environments against potential cyber incidents.

Arbor Networks

Series B in 2002
Arbor Networks specializes in securing complex networks against DDoS attacks and advanced threats. The company offers a suite of products that provides customers with detailed insights into their own networks while also leveraging its ATLAS threat intelligence infrastructure for a broader understanding of global Internet traffic and emerging threats. With contributions from over 330 service providers generating 120 Tbps of traffic intelligence, Arbor's Security Engineering & Response Team develops protective measures that are integrated into customer products to combat DDoS and malware threats. Arbor's DDoS Solutions are adaptable, catering to various deployment needs, including virtual solutions, network-embedded systems, and enterprise appliances. The Arbor Cloud service combines on-premises and cloud-based mitigation for comprehensive DDoS defense. Additionally, Arbor Advanced Threat Solutions utilize integrated Netflow and Packet Capture technology to enhance network-wide situational awareness and provide deep traffic visibility, enabling effective threat detection and response through real-time insights and historical analysis. The company's focus is on ensuring the availability of critical infrastructure while safeguarding against advanced threats.
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