Investments

May 21, 2020

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

The Joy of Deal-Making: From Sports Cards to Investments and Acquisitions

3 min read

Derek Idemoto, recently named SVP of Corporate Development and Cisco Investments, shares how he has the best job in the world – managing a team of domain experts, partnering with business unit leaders on strategy, and engaging with venture capitalists, investment banks, entrepreneurs and founders.

March 26, 2019

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco Turns Up the Innovation Dial with Decibel

4 min read

With Decibel, Cisco adds to its multi-faceted approach to innovation – a relationship with entrepreneurs at the earliest inception of startups, providing new perspectives on future Enterprise trends.

September 28, 2016

INNOVATION

Innovation, Transformation and Impact Through Investments and M&A – 2016 and Beyond

3 min read

One year ago, I became the new leader for Cisco’s Corporate Development team, leading Cisco’s acquisitions and investment strategy. The corporate development team was already firing on all cylinders, and this last year proved just how impactful we could be.  The past 12 months became one of the most active years in Cisco’s history, with […]

April 1, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco Announces Intent to Acquire Embrane

1 min read

With agility and automation as persistent drivers for IT teams, the need to simplify application deployment and build the cloud is crucial for the data center. Today, Cisco is pleased...

April 30, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

There is No Limit to Innovation

3 min read

There is no limit to innovation.  Cisco has embraced that idea for more than three decades with our build, buy, partner and integrate growth strategy.  Part of that strategy is investing in order to gain insights and drive new innovation.  True to that spirit, we have just announced the next evolution of the Cisco Investments[1] […]

Cisco Supports Tech Entrepreneurs in Jordan

4 min read

It is Sunday night in Amman, Jordan, and the Jordanian startup scene keeps moving full steam ahead at an event called Dealmakers Weekend, organized by Endeavor, a nonprofit that supports high-impact entrepreneurship and Int@j, a nonprofit representing the Jordan IT industry. The cream of the local startup crop were paired up all day in matchmaking […]

January 8, 2014

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Cisco Investments Shape the Disruptions that will Define Tomorrow’s World

3 min read

It’s impossible to predict the future, especially when it comes to the impact of technology on our lives.  This has been true since the time of the very earliest human inventions, and in the modern era, we no longer need decades and multiple generations to see these changes; they are immediate and have the power […]