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Silicon & Optics

Capabilities that make networking possible.

As a world-renowned creator of networking technologies, Cisco is deeply invested in the capabilities that make those technologies possible.

Investments

Cisco Team

Kay Min

Senior Director
Meet Our Team

We are one of the most active investors in silicon and optics, with a number of active portfolio companies (that are confidential).

Our focus on next-generation networking allows Cisco to meet market trends as they happen. From “bare metal silicon” approaches to fully integrated systems, we offer diverse solutions to specific customer pain points.

We are looking to invest in partners who share our passion for silicon and optics technologies—innovators who can see how tomorrow works. With a joint vision and common goals, we will pave the way for future leadership in this key area of technology. Cisco’s ready and able to make capital investments in this domain, bringing innovation to market.

Explore our investment portfolio

Founders

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Alon Maor, CEO and Co-founder

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"Cisco Investments has not only fueled our growth. They have been by our side selling our ‘as-a-service’ offering that combines Qwilt’s CDN platform based on Open Caching with Cisco’s edge compute and networking infrastructure. Our partnership has been fantastic, and we can’t wait to see what the future holds."