aid: growth-networks
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/growth-networks.png
name: Growth Networks
description: Growth Networks was a networking-silicon startup founded in the late 1990s that developed
  a new category of switching hardware it branded Internet Switching Fabrics — scalable, multi-service
  capacity silicon for high-speed network switches and routers. Backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners
  (co-founded by Barry Eggers), the company was acquired by Cisco Systems in 2000 and folded into Cisco's
  core routing and switching business. It operates no independent developer platform or public API today;
  this profile is retained as a venture-portfolio historical record rather than an active API provider.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/growth-networks/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- lightspeed-venture-partners
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
x-status: acquired
x-acquired-by: cisco-systems
x-acquired-year: 2000
x-active: false
x-api-provider: false
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Networking
- Semiconductors
- Switching Silicon
- Networking Hardware
- Acquired
- Cisco
apis: []
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence