Corporate VC
United States
Last Deal Jul 2026

Cisco Investments

Check Size
€5M – €50M

Investment Focus

Investment Stages

Geographic Focus

Global
United States
Europe
Asia

Investment Thesis

Strategic investment arm of Cisco with a dedicated $1B AI fund targeting startups advancing secure, reliable AI and enterprise networking infrastructure.

How to Pitch Cisco Investments

No Stated Policy
Cisco Investments hasn't published an outreach policy. A short, specific cold email is the safest default.

Who To Contact

Aakrit Kumar
Director
Aleem Rizvon
Vice President

Recent Deals

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Portfolio Highlights

Cohere - enterprise-focused large language model provider
Mistral AI - open-weight LLM company for enterprises
Scale AI - AI data labeling and validation platform

Team

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Aakrit Kumar
Director
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Aleem Rizvon
Vice President
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Alon Weinberg
Director
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Derek Idemoto
Senior Vice President
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Janey Hoe
Vice President
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Jon Harms
Senior Director
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Jon Koplin
Senior Director
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Kay Min
Senior Director
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Mike Lim
Senior Director
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Noah Yago
Vice President
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Prasad Parthasarathi
Vice President
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Saqib Jalil
Director
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Ready to Reach Cisco Investments?

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