When was Cisco founded?

Cisco was founded in 1984 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Cisco located?

Cisco is headquartered in San Jose, United States. It is registered at Brigade South Parade, 2nd Floor, No. 10, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560001.

Who is the current CEO of Cisco?

Tom MacIsaac and Chuck Robbins s of Cisco.

How many employees does Cisco have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Cisco is 95545.

Is Cisco a funded company?

Cisco is a funded company, having raised a total of $2.5M across 13 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Series A round, raised on Jan 01, 1987.

When was the latest funding round of Cisco?

Cisco's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on Sep 01, 2021, with participation from 1 investor.

What is the annual revenue of Cisco?

Annual revenue of Cisco is more than $1B as on Jul 31, 2025

Where does Cisco rank among its competitors?

Cisco ranks 1st amongst 1094 active competitors, of which 141 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Forescout, which secured $88.8M in Jul, 2022.

Who are the top competitors of Cisco?

Cisco's top competitors include Dell, NETGEAR and Broadcom. Among them, Forescout secured the most recent funding round in July, 2022.

Cisco - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions. The company delivers data center simplification through unified consoles and common policies across network fabrics. It offers enterprise-grade access points, AI-powered security platforms with threat intelligence, and detection engineering. The company combines networking with security, observability, and collaboration to advance AI adoption.

Website: www.cisco.com/
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Email ID: *****@cisco.com.
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Brigade South Parade, 2nd Floor, No. 10, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Bangalore, Bangalore North, Karnataka, India, 560001

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1984

Location

San Jose, United States

Stage

Public

Total Funding

$2.5M in 13 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), Sep 01, 2021, $*****

Investors

Greyrock Investments & 30 more

Ranked

1^st among 1094 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Jul 31, 2025

Employee Count

95,545 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Galileo AI & 265 more

Similar Companies

Rapid7 & 870 more

Exit Details

Public

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Cisco is associated with 9 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
CISCO SYSTEMS DANMARK ApS CIN: 20456078 , Denmark, Active	Aug 14, 1997	$10M - $50M (As on Jul 31, 2014)	147 (As on Mar 31, 2024)
CISCO SYSTEMS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U31909KA1995PTC019505 , India, Active	Dec 29, 1995	$1B+ (As on Mar 31, 2025)	14642 (As on Mar 01, 2026)
CISCO SYSTEMS CAPITAL (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U70200KA2004PTC034849 , India, Active	Oct 11, 2004	$50M - $100M (As on Mar 31, 2018)	-
CISCO TECHNOLOGY DENMARK ApS CIN: 35039945 , Denmark, Active	Feb 06, 2013	-	-
CISCO COMMERCE INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2011FTC056691 , India, Active	Jan 19, 2011	$1B+ (As on Mar 31, 2025)	744 (As on Jul 01, 2025)
CISCO SYSTEMS (USA) PTE. LTD. CIN: 199508520K , Singapore, Active	Sep 09, 2008	-	-
CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. CIN: 770059951 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1999	$1B+ (As on Jul 31, 2025)	40599 (As on Dec 31, 2024)	-
WEBEX COMMUNICATIONS (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA1995PTC019075 , India, Active	Oct 27, 1995	$1M - $10M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	-
CISCO SERVICES & SPARES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72900KA2019FTC128157 , India, Active	Sep 20, 2019	$100M - $500M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	148 (As on Aug 01, 2025)

Cisco got listed on Feb 16, 1990.

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Cisco has raised a total funding of $2.5M over 13 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 01, 1987. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on Sep 01, 2021 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Cisco has 31 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cisco:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Sep 01, 2021	1356871	Grant (prize money)	7850066	8196717	1380353	6010825
Nov 01, 2019	2199668	Grant (prize money)	9635488	5356959	4572959	Europa
Jul 01, 2018	9316498	Grant (prize money)	1122877	1808993	5401340	Europa

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The founders of Cisco are Sandy Lerner, Leonard Bosack, Dr Christoph Schulien and Brian Roddy. Chuck Robbins, Jason Linn, Lisa Rower Cpa and Gianmatteo Manghi are the CEOs of Cisco.

Here are the details of Cisco's key team members:

Sandy Lerner: Co-Founder of Cisco and founder of 1 other company.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Leonard Bosack: Co-Founder of Cisco.
Dr Christoph Schulien: Co-Founder of Cisco.
Contact Info: 1 email address
Brian Roddy: Founder/VP of Engineering/CTO/Board Member of Cisco.
Tom MacIsaac: CEO of Cisco.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses

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Cisco's employee count trend

Cisco has 95,545 employees as of May 26. Here is Cisco's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cisco include Dell, NETGEAR and Broadcom. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cisco, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Cisco 1984, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of AI infrastructure, secure networking, and software solutions	$2.5M	Western Technology Investment, Credo Ventures ... & 29 others	83/100
2nd	Dell 1984, Round Rock (United States), Public	Provider of enterprise servers and cloud solutions	-	Bank of America, CampVentures & 11 others	81/100
3rd	NETGEAR 1996, San Jose (United States), Public	Provider of networking hardware and solutions for home and business use	-	Shamrock Capital Advisors, UBS & 4 others	78/100
4th	Broadcom 1991, California (United States), Public	Platform offering data center fiber optic networks	-	Kelvin Capital, Alcor Fund & 26 others	78/100
5th	Rapid7 2000, Boston (United States), Public	Provider of cybersecurity solutions for exposure management, threat intelligence, and response	$92.3M	Bain Capital Ventures, Venture Guides & 4 others	77/100
6th	Imperva 2002, Redwood City (United States), Acquired	Provider of application and data security solutions for threat protection	$54M	Meritech, Sprout Capital Partners & 6 others	77/100
7th	HashiCorp 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	AI based cloud infrastructure management solutions	$349M	GGV Capital, True Ventures & 19 others	76/100
8th	Forescout 2000, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of cybersecurity solutions for continuous threat exposure management and mitigation	$120M	Meritech, Pitango & 12 others	75/100
9th	Bitdefender 2001, Bucharest (Romania), Series B	Provider of cybersecurity software, threat intelligence, and managed security services	$7M	Vitruvian Partners, Axxess Capital & 1 others	73/100
10th	ZeroFOX 2013, Baltimore (United States), Acquired	Provider of digital risk protection, threat intelligence, and attack surface management	$154M	New Enterprise Associates, Redline Capital Management ... & 12 others	73/100

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Cisco has made 56 investments in companies including Groq and Thinking Machines Lab. Cisco has also acquired 210 companies including Galileo AI and EzDubs.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Apr 09, 2026	Acquisition	Galileo AI	2021	Burlingame (United States)
Nov 17, 2025	Acquisition	EzDubs	2022	San Francisco (United States)
Nov 14, 2025	Acquisition	NeuralFabric	2023	Redmond (United States)