# Western Digital Technologies: portfolio, investments and team

> Western Digital Technologies is a growth equity. 3 investments on record, latest May 2015. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/western-digital-technologies (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Western Digital Technologies

Last cheque observed May 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

Quiet Growth equity

Series D Series E

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **4171** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$20M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Exits **2 from the portfolio**

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## Western Digital Technologies highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series D and Series E: 100% of its rounds
- 03 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances**

- **2015** 1 round
- **May** **[Tegile Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/tegile-systems)** Series D · US **$70M** With 6 others
- **2014** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Amplidata](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplidata)** Series E · BE **$10M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Avere Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/avere-systems)** Series D · US **$20M** With 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Avere Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/avere-systems)** Bought by [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) **Undisclosed** Jan 2018

**[Amplidata](https://millionrounds.com/company/amplidata)** Bought by [HGST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/western-digital-capital) **Undisclosed** Mar 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

## Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

**SanDisk** **$19B** Oct 2015

**[Virident Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/virident-systems)** **$685M** Sept 2013

**[Arkeia Software](https://millionrounds.com/company/arkeia-software)** **Undisclosed** Jan 2013

**[SiliconSystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/siliconsystems)** **Undisclosed** Mar 2009

**Komag** **$1.0B** Jun 2007

## The cheque

Series D Series E

Median round joined **$20M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** May 2015
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series D *2*
- Series E *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2014 2015

Often in the room with

- [HGST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/western-digital-capital) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Western Digital Technologies. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**HGST** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/western-digital-capital)

## Quick answers about Western Digital Technologies

### What does Western Digital Technologies invest in?

Western Digital Technologies invests most often at Series D and Series E (100% of the rounds on record).

### How active is Western Digital Technologies?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in May 2015.

### How big are Western Digital Technologies's cheques?

The median round it joins is $20M.

### Is Western Digital Technologies investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in May 2015.

### Who does Western Digital Technologies invest alongside?

Most often HGST (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Western Digital Technologies?

Western Digital Technologies is a growth equity firm.

### Where does this information on Western Digital Technologies come from?

From public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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