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Ciena Ventures

corporate vc$200MCo-invests

◆ Fund Size

$200M

◆ Location

United States

◆ Activity

Statusactively investing

◆ Links

Website ↗@ciena on X ↗

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◆ Investment Thesis

Ciena Ventures is a corporate venture capital program focused on early-stage companies and technology-focused venture funds that align with Ciena’s strategic focus areas and advance networking and connectivity in the AI era, especially across AI networking, data center, optical, interconnect, and related infrastructure technologies.

◆ About Ciena

A corporate venture capital fund launched by Ciena to invest in early-stage companies advancing networking infrastructure, data center architectures, optical networking technologies, and adjacent areas including computing and materials in the AI era.

◆ Sectors

Deep Tech: Telecom & ConnectivityDeep Tech: SemiconductorsAI & ML: AI Infrastructure

◆ Stages

pre-seedseedseries-aseries-b

◆ Team

NameTitleRoleLinks
Loai LouisVice President of Corporate Development; leader of Ciena Ventures—

◆ Notable Investments

Quintessent

◆ Traits

Co-invests

◆ FAQ

What does Ciena Ventures invest in?

Ciena Ventures invests in Deep Tech: Telecom & Connectivity, Deep Tech: Semiconductors and AI & ML: AI Infrastructure at the pre-seed, seed, series-a and series-b stages.