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At a glance
Cisco Investments appears in 9 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2024. Its most frequent sectors in these rounds are AI & Infrastructure and Semiconductors & Hardware, and its most recent tracked deal was Starcloud's $250M round (Aug 21, 2026). It co-invests most often with Nvidia, AMD Ventures and Benchmark.
Recent changes
- Aug 21, 2026Aug 21, 2026Invested in Starcloud (extension, $250M) TechCrunch
- Jul 29, 2026Jul 29, 2026Invested in Eliyan (Series C, $145M) SiliconANGLE
- Jan 6, 2026Jan 6, 2026Invested in xAI (Series E, $20B) xAI
- Oct 20, 2025Oct 20, 2025Invested in LangChain (Series B, $125M) LangChain
- Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 2025Follow-on: Invested in Groq (Growth, $750M) TechCrunch
Earlier changes (4)
- Jul 15, 2025Jul 15, 2025Invested in Thinking Machines (Seed, $2B) TechCrunch
- Mar 3, 2025Mar 3, 2025Invested in Anthropic (Series E, $3.5B) TechCrunch
- Aug 5, 2024Aug 5, 2024Invested in Groq (Series D, $640M) TechCrunch
- Jul 2024Jul 2024Invested in Cohere (Growth, $500M) Wikipedia
Portfolio
9 totalRecent Investment Activity
9Track record: led 0 and participated in 9 of 9 tracked venture rounds · 4 in the last 12 months
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 2026 | Starcloud | extension | Participated | $250M | — | NvidiaCisco InvestmentsBenchmarkEQT VenturesSoma CapitalNFX776Cedar CapitalGoanna CapitalStandard Capital+1 more | TechCrunch |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Eliyan | Series C | Participated | $145M | $1 billion | Pulse story | |
| Jan 6, 2026 | xAI | Series E | Participated | $20B | ~$230B | xAI | |
| Oct 20, 2025 | LangChain | Series B | Participated | $125M | $1.25B | LangChain | |
| Sep 17, 2025 | Groq | Growth | Participated | $750M | $6.9B | TechCrunch | |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Thinking Machines | Seed | Participated | $2B | $12B | TechCrunch | |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Anthropic | Series E | Participated | $3.5B | $61.5B | TechCrunch | |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Groq | Series D | Participated | $640M | $2.8B | TechCrunch | |
| Jul 2024 | Cohere | Growth | Participated | $500M | $5.5B | Wikipedia |
Sector / Stage Activity
Co-Investors
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- AI & Technology · Oct 15, 2026LangChain Valuation 2026: $1.25B IVP Series B
- Market & Trends · Sep 21, 2026xAI Deep Dive: Grok, $230B Valuation, and Life Inside SpaceX
- AI & Technology · Sep 12, 2026Positron AI Valuation: $875M Series C at $5B, Up From $1.06B
- AI & Technology · Aug 27, 2026Eliyan Valuation 2026: $1B After a $145M Series C
- AI & Technology · Aug 17, 2026Groq's $3.5B Valuation Is Half Its 2025 Peak
- AI & Technology · Jul 15, 2026Anthropic Valuation 2026: $965B After Series H
- Fundraising · May 1, 2026SaaS Accelerators: YC $500K/7%, Techstars, Alchemist
Latest Pulse
- Sep 10, 2026Positron AI Raises $875M At $5B ValuationAI inference-chip startup Positron AI raised $875 million at a $5 billion valuation, more than quadrupling its value in seven months as it races to tape out its memory-heavy Asimov chip on TSMC's N3P process.→
- Aug 21, 2026Starcloud Raises $250M for Orbital AI Data CentersOrbital data-center startup Starcloud added a $250M extension at a $2.3B valuation, backed by Nvidia and Cisco, to build satellite-based AI compute as ground-based launch capacity tightens.→
- Jul 29, 2026Eliyan Hits Unicorn Status With $145M Series CEliyan raised $145 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation, becoming a unicorn as it scales chiplet interconnect technology designed to fix the data bottleneck that leaves AI chips idle much of the time.→
Cisco Investments FAQ
What companies has Cisco Investments invested in?
Cisco Investments' portfolio includes Anthropic, Cohere, Groq, Starcloud, Eliyan, Atom Computing, and 3 more tracked companies.
Who does Cisco Investments co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, Cisco Investments most often invests alongside Nvidia (6 shared deals), Alumni Ventures (3 shared deals), Samsung Catalyst Fund (3 shared deals), Accel (2 shared deals), Altimeter Capital (2 shared deals).
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