Cisco Investments took significant steps this year, accelerating our investments in strategic areas, including AI, security, networking and sustainability, that will drive Cisco’s inorganic innovation moving forward.
✨ Below are some of our highlights from 2024 ✨
✔️ Launched a $1B Global AI fund to drive innovations in AI infrastructure and language models, focusing on scalable processing capabilities, modernizing data centers, enhancing data management, and ensuring robust data strategies
✔️ Completed 5 acquisitions and 21 investments in 2024, strategically expanding our AI ecosystem with startups that align with Cisco's vision and culture
✔️ Initiated our first sustainability investments aligned with Cisco's “Plan for Possible,” focusing on transitioning to clean energy, evolving towards a circular business model, and investing in resilient ecosystems
As we enter 2025, we’re keeping a keen eye on strategic investments that will help Cisco better advance, secure, and monitor AI workloads.
You can read our 2024 Year in Review: