Western Digital

North America, California, United States, Milpitas

Description

Western Digital helps customers capture, preserve, access, and transform an ever-increasing diversity of data.

Investor Profile

Western Digital has backed more than 9 startups, with 1 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 11% of its total and boasts 2 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

Concentrates on Series D, Series C, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
Majority of deals are located in United States, Germany, Israel.
Strong thematic focus on Data Storage, Big Data, Cloud Data Services.
Led 1 rounds in the past year.

Stage Focus

Series D (33%)
Series C (22%)
Series B (22%)
Private Equity (11%)
Corporate Round (11%)

Country Focus

United States (67%)
Germany (22%)
Israel (11%)

Industry Focus

Data Storage
Big Data
Cloud Data Services
Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
Machine Learning
Hardware
Semiconductor
Computer
B2b
Internet

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Western Digital frequently co-invest with?

Hitachi

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Co-Investments: 1

Compaq

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 1

AMD

North America, California, United States, Santa Clara

Co-Investments: 1

Gateway

North America, California, United States, Irvine

Co-Investments: 1

Agilent Technologies

North America, California, United States, Santa Clara

Co-Investments: 1

North America, California, United States, Palo Alto

Co-Investments: 1

Xilinx

North America, California, United States, San Jose

Co-Investments: 2

Canon

North America, New York, United States, Melville

Co-Investments: 1

Samsung Electronics

Asia, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea, Seoul

Co-Investments: 1

NEC Corporation

Asia, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo

Co-Investments: 1

Which angels does Western Digital often collaborate with?

Kevin F. Li

North America, Canada

Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Western Digital?

Cerabyte

Munich, Bayern, Germany

Cerabyte develops a ceramic-based data storage technology, offering a unique solution for data preservation.

Cloud Data ServicesData StorageInformation Technology

Corporate RoundMay 12, 2025

Deep Vision

Los Altos, California, United States

Embedded deep learning computer vision solution for drones, robots, and IOT cameras

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Autonomous VehiclesBig DataComputer VisionMachine LearningRobotics

Series BSep 15, 2021

Amount Raised: $35,000,000

Pliops

Abba Hillel, HaDarom, Israel

Pliops is a creator of new category of product that enables cloud and enterprise data centers.

AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataCloud Data ServicesData StorageDatabaseMachine LearningProduct DesignSemiconductor

Series CFeb 24, 2021

Amount Raised: $65,000,000

Esperanto Technologies

Mountain View, California, United States

Esperanto Technologies develops massively parallel, energy-efficient chips for Generative AI based on the open standard RISC-V ISA

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerEnergy EfficiencyMachine LearningSemiconductor

Series BNov 1, 2018

Amount Raised: $58,000,000

Barefoot Networks

Santa Clara, California, United States

Barefoot Networks sells ultrafast programmable P4 chips for infrastructure

ComputerHardwareNetwork Hardware

Series DAug 30, 2018

Amount Raised: $70,000,000

Qumulo

Seattle, Washington, United States

Qumulo provides a file data platform for multi-cloud environments with large scale file data.

Big DataCloud Data ServicesCloud StorageData ManagementData StorageEnterprise SoftwareSoftware

Series DJun 6, 2018

Amount Raised: $93,000,000

Tegile Systems

Newark, California, United States

Tegile Systems provides hybrid and all flash storage arrays for a wide range of enterprise applications.

Data StorageFlash StorageHardwareVirtualization

Series DMay 27, 2015

Amount Raised: $70,000,000

Kona Medical

Bellevue, Washington, United States

Kona Medical develops treatments for alleviating the suffering and health risks associated with drug-resistant hypertension.

Health CareMedicalTherapeutics

Series CMay 30, 2012

Amount Raised: $30,000,000

eHitex

Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

eHitex is an independent company that operates an open internet marketplace for the high-tech supply chain community.

B2BInternetMarketplace

Private EquityJun 30, 2000

Amount Raised: $100,000,000

Western Digital

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