Ciena is a corporate venture arm. Based in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Known portfolio companies include Flex, Luminous Networks, Agility Communications, Tibit Communications, Laurel Networks and Equipe Communications, 7 companies in all.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- GrowthLate-Stage
- Focus
- Carrier NetworksCloud InfrastructureNetwork InfrastructureOptical NetworkingTelecom
Contacts
Who to pitch at Ciena
Ciena portfolio companies (7)
- Flex
- Luminous Networks
- Agility Communications
- Tibit Communications
- Laurel Networks
- Equipe Communications
- Wavesmith Networks
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About Ciena
The firm's listing covers sectors Consumer, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas Carrier Networks, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure and Optical Networking; known deals cluster at Growth and Late-Stage.
The contacts to approach at Ciena are Eric Haneberg (Investor) and Patrick Nettles (Investor).
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Ciena, including Romulus Capital, Sagard Wealth and Rethink Impact.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ciena?
Ciena is a corporate venture arm based in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States, with a known portfolio of 7 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Ciena invest in?
Listed sectors include Consumer, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include Carrier Networks, Cloud Infrastructure, Network Infrastructure and Optical Networking. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Ciena invest at?
The known deals of Ciena include Growth and Late-Stage rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Ciena?
Both people on file at Ciena are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact Ciena?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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