Co-create and Co-innovate to Transform. Tomorrow. Together. 

At Cisco for Startups, innovation and collaboration form the DNA of our mission to touch the lives of people with technology. We strive to build a world by positively transforming societies, economies, and outcomes by harnessing technology and the latest innovations. This serves as a catalyst for a sell-to, sell-through, and sell-with approach to accelerate the startup growth trajectory.

The numbers here represent the tangible outcomes accomplished across industry verticals.
7 Years

7

Years
100+ Investor Connects

100+

Investor connects
70 Startups

70

Startups
100+ Mentors

100+

Mentors
30+ Pilots

30+

Pilots
20+ Startups onboarded as Cisco solution partners

30+

Startups onboarded as Cisco solution partners
30K+ Social media followers

30K+

Social media followers
3K+ Jobs created

3K+

Jobs created
$ 216 M Total follow on funding by Cisco accelerated startups

$300M

Total follow on funding by Cisco accelerated startups

Accelerate your digital transformation with Cisco’s technologies

Leverage the capabilities of our cutting-edge tech stack to propel your startup to new heights. Explore the sphere of co-innovation and co-creation, integrating seamlessly with Cisco technology for a pioneering journey towards success in the landscape of the digital era.

Duo is designed to be easy and flexible, ensuring robust protection for startups of all sizes. From multi-factor authentication to seamless access controls, DUO has your back.

Key Features
  • Intuitive User Interface
  • Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Seamless Access Controls
  • Scalable Security Solutions

Security Service Edge ensures your startup is shielded from every angle – giving you comprehensive security without compromise.

Key Features
  • Unified Threat Protection
  • Cloud-Native Security Architecture
  • Integrated Security Services
  • Proactive Threat Intelligence

Meraki brings you smart, cloud-managed IT solutions that make complexity a thing of the past. From seamless networking to intuitive management, Meraki is your key to simplicity in the digital age.

Key Features
  • Cloud-Managed Networking
  • Centralized Dashboard
  • Plug-and-Play Deployment
  • Scalable Infrastructure

Webex cPaaS Solutions redefine customer interactions. From smarter communication APIs to rich collaboration tools, we empower startups to create experiences that leave a lasting impression.

Key Features
  • Communication APIs
  • Collaborative Workspaces
  • Real-Time Interactions
  • Customizable Solutions

From application performance monitoring to real-time insights, FSO is the key to optimizing every facet of your digital presence. It offers benefits that can help improve IT operations and enhance overall business performance.

Key Features
  • Application Performance Monitoring
  • Real-Time Insights
  • End-to-End Visibility
  • Actionable Analytics

ThousandEyes catalyzes SMB and DNE teams, providing proactive network infrastructure monitoring that identifies bottlenecks, latency issues, and bandwidth constraints to prevent disruptions, and maintain productivity.

Key Features
  • Proactive Monitoring
  • Prevent Disruptions
  • Maintain Productivity
  • Enhance User Experiences

With AppDynamics, businesses benefit from an advanced (APM) suite that spans on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, provides real-time insights, identifies bottlenecks, enhances agility, and lowers costs by optimizing IT operations.

Key Features
  • Comprehensive Application Performance Monitoring
  • Real-Time Insights
  • Efficient Issue Resolution
  • Business Agility and Cost Savings

Cisco Hybrid Cloud Solutions offer compatibility with any cloud infrastructure, eliminating lock-in while providing infrastructure automation flexibility to various environments and consumption models to ensure high-performance application.

Key Features
  • Compatibility Across Cloud Infrastructures
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Simplified Administration
  • Flexibility for Various Environments and Consumption Models

With SD-WAN, businesses can improve performance and enable robust security. It’s a cloud-scale, software-driven architecture that routes traffic around problems and adapts to changing conditions without direct IT intervention.

Key Features
  • Enhanced Performance
  • Cost Reduction
  • Robust Security
  • Adaptability and Automation

Accelerate your digital transformation with Cisco’s technologies

Leverage the capabilities of our cutting-edge tech stack to propel your startup to new heights. Explore the sphere of co-innovation and co-creation, integrating seamlessly with Cisco technology for a pioneering journey towards success in the landscape of the digital era.

Duo is designed to be easy and flexible, ensuring robust protection for startups of all sizes. From multi-factor authentication to seamless access controls, DUO has your back.

Key Features
  • Intuitive User Interface
  • Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Seamless Access Controls
  • Scalable Security Solutions
Explore

Security Service Edge ensures your startup is shielded from every angle – giving you comprehensive security without compromise.

Key Features
  • Unified Threat Protection
  • Cloud-Native Security Architecture
  • Integrated Security Services
  • Proactive Threat Intelligence
Explore

Meraki brings you smart, cloud-managed IT solutions that make complexity a thing of the past. From seamless networking to intuitive management, Meraki is your key to simplicity in the digital age.

Key Features
  • Cloud-Managed Networking
  • Centralized Dashboard
  • Plug-and-Play Deployment
  • Scalable Infrastructure
Explore

Webex cPaaS Solutions redefine customer interactions. From smarter communication APIs to rich collaboration tools, we empower startups to create experiences that leave a lasting impression.

Key Features
  • Communication APIs
  • Collaborative Workspaces
  • Real-Time Interactions
  • Customizable Solutions
Explore

From application performance monitoring to real-time insights, FSO is the key to optimizing every facet of your digital presence. It offers benefits that can help improve IT operations and enhance overall business performance.

Key Features
  • Application Performance Monitoring
  • Real-Time Insights
  • End-to-End Visibility
  • Actionable Analytics
Explore

ThousandEyes catalyzes SMB and DNE teams, providing proactive network infrastructure monitoring that identifies bottlenecks, latency issues, and bandwidth constraints to prevent disruptions, and maintain productivity.

Key Features
  • Proactive Monitoring
  • Prevent Disruptions
  • Maintain Productivity
  • Enhance User Experiences
Explore

With AppDynamics, businesses benefit from an advanced (APM) suite that spans on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, provides real-time insights, identifies bottlenecks, enhances agility, and lowers costs by optimizing IT operations.

Key Features
  • Comprehensive Application Performance Monitoring
  • Real-Time Insights
  • Efficient Issue Resolution
  • Business Agility and Cost Savings
Explore

Cisco Hybrid Cloud Solutions offer compatibility with any cloud infrastructure, eliminating lock-in while providing infrastructure automation flexibility to various environments and consumption models to ensure high-performance application.

Key Features
  • Compatibility Across Cloud Infrastructures
  • Infrastructure Automation
  • Simplified Administration
  • Flexibility for Various Environments and Consumption Models
Explore

With SD-WAN, businesses can improve performance and enable robust security. It’s a cloud-scale, software-driven architecture that routes traffic around problems and adapts to changing conditions without direct IT intervention.

Key Features
  • Enhanced Performance
  • Cost Reduction
  • Robust Security
  • Adaptability and Automation
Explore
Daisy Chittilapilly, President, Cisco India

A vision to pave the way for India's digital transformation

"As technology becomes the greatest enabler in this endeavor, startups are emerging at the forefront of the country’s digital transformation, creating jobs and tremendous value across every sector."
Daisy Chittilapilly, President, Cisco India

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