Startup

Startups and larger companies don’t have to be fierce competitors. They can work together to help each other thrive. We all know that relationships take work. They require compromise, balance and playing up one another’s strengths and weaknesses. The same applies to business partnerships. Big…

Riding in a plane is significantly safer per mile than traveling by road. For the majority of people, driving or being a passenger in a motor vehicle is the most dangerous action they will perform in a day. Fatalities caused by aviation have steadily declined since the 1960s, but road safety has rem…

You might not always think of the network as a source of implicit funding, but when it comes to digital transformation projects, consider taking a closer look. It’s no surprise that digital transformation remains top of mind for CEOs. As a recent Gartner CEO survey reported, 42 percent of CEOs are n…

We are pleased to announce our investment in Pixvana, a rapidly growing augmented reality / virtual reality (AR/VR) technology startup that provides VR content platforms and creators with the tools they need to create and deliver high-quality next-gen video experiences. Cisco Investments has funded…

Drones have had a very eventful 2017. Drones not only gained widespread commercial traction this year but came in the public spotlight during the devastating Hurricanes Irma and Harvey. For the first time, video from drones was widely shown to provide real time coverage of these natural disasters. D…

As we head into the last few days of 2017, I look back on the year with gratitude and pride. I want to thank our employees, partners and customers for being part of the Cisco Services journey during the year. Together, we explored some exciting new territory in technology services. We have some amaz…

IDEALondon was thrilled to welcome new Innovation partner, EDF Energy to our partnership.  Innovation does not happen in a vacuum: together with University College London, EDF Energy and our cohort of start-up companies, Cisco teams up, disrupts, innovates and continues to pave the way in Country Di…

We started the journey of Cisco LaunchPad with the vision of creating an ecosystem to deliver end-to-end digital solutions for customers. Cisco LaunchPad is an ecosystem of startups, technology leaders, partners, and developers. It was very gratifying to have the first startup cohort of Cisco Launch…

There is a certain value associated with getting in early, riding the wave, and then jumping ship to go to work for the next hot company. Serial startup employees assume folks that work for “large” companies like Cisco fantasize about joining an early-stage, venture-backed technology company and won…