Western Digital Capital is the venture capital and strategic investment division of Western Digitial. They look to invest in startups working in data center and enterprise, internet of things, consumer devices and services, and components and subsystems sectors.
Western Digital Capital has made investments in Weka.IO, Kompromise, Pliops, Codasip, Kaminario, Excelero Storage, ScyllaDB, SiFive and Esperanto Technologies.
Western Digital Capital has exited their investments in Elastifile, Tegile Systems, Kazan Networks, EverSpin Technologies, Hightail, Upthere, Skyera, Avere Systems and Amplidata.
Timeline
Funded Companies
A software company offering a NoSQL database compatible with Apache Cassandra.
SiFive is a San Francisco-based semiconductor company developing silicon and transistor products founded in 2015 by Krste Asanović.
Cloud service to send/receive and digitally sign files
Iridia is a DNA researching and developing company.
Avere Systems is a Pittsburgh-based web hosting service company founded in 2008.
NGD Systems is a company developing data storage and computation products.
Komprise is a company founded by Kumar Goswami.
Elastifile is an Israel-based company.
Pliops is a San Jose, California-based company founded by Uri Beitler.
People
Amir Fridman
Investments Israel
Daniel Flynn
President and Treasurer
Kaushik Roy
Ecosystem Strategy
