Western Digital
Capital

Partnering with Innovation


Western Digital Capital partners with innovative startups that improve how data is generated, saved, managed, and consumed. We provide the capital, expertise and connections required to scale the organizations of tomorrow.

Overview

Helping Companies Thrive


Data is growing and evolving every day. That's why at Western Digital, we're growing and evolving our relationships every day too. Collaborating with smart, innovative startups to reshape how data is captured, preserved, accessed and transformed. 

Uniting the people and ideas that make the future of data a reality. We believe there's no better use of our capital, expertise, and industry connections, than unlocking the full potential of the future.

Our Team


Our team includes investment bankers, venture capitalists, analysts, lawyers, consultants, mathematicians, scientists, and engineers with in-depth knowledge of technology and the storage ecosystem.

 

Together we provide the strategic insights and facilitate the business unit partnership opportunities necessary for companies to profitably accelerate their growth.

 

 

Western Digital Capital Team

Daniel Flynn
President & Treasurer,
Western Digital Capital

Vice President, Corporate Strategy
& Development,
Western Digital Corporation

Amir Fridman
Investments Israel

Kaushik Roy
Ecosystem Strategy

Corporate Strategy & Development Support Team

James Park

Apurva Shah

Marissa Rietman

Steffen Hellmold

Saul Zales

Portfolio

Western Digital Capital’s portfolio consists of investments in the following categories:

Data Center & Enterprise

Enmotus
Kaminario
Pivot3
Qumulo
ScyllaDB
Excelero
Weka-io

Internet of Things, Services & Consumer Devices

Components & Subsystems

DeepVision
Esperanto
Komprise
SiFive
UPMEM
PLIOPS
Codasip
NGD systems

Exits

A sampling of Western Digital Capital’s successful exits follows below:

2020

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2019

corephotonics-logo
magisto-logo
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nexenta-logo
elastifile-logo
kazan-logo

2018

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avere-logo
StorReduce

2017

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tegile-logo
upthere_logo

2016

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ravello-systems-logo
altair

2015

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amplidata-logo

2014

skyera-logo

2013

whiptail-logo

2011

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