About Western Digital Cptl
Western Digital Cptl is a venture capital firm located in Milpitas, United States. As of Oct 2018, Western Digital Cptl has invested in 30 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Enterprise Infrastructure and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series F round of Silk Overall, Western Digital Cptl portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 1 IPO and 22 acquisitions including key companies like August, Qumulo and Everspin. A lot of funds co-invest with Western Digital Cptl, with names like Samsung Venture Investment sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series B, Series A & 4 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Western Digital Cptl's List of Top Investments
Western Digital Cptl has a portfolio of 30 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Silk and Amplidata.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel and Belgium. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, High Tech and 5 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Western Digital Cptl:
1. August
August is a provider of a smart lock and access system. It is a lock and access system that allows homeowners to grant access to trusted people for specific periods of time. It also offers a mobile application through which activity monitoring can be done for preventing threats.
Key facts about August
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $73.1M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: Scale Up Venture Capital, Industry Ventures and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 13, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Qumulo
Provider of an enterprise cloud storage management software. It offers features such as file workload management, cloud native service management, project management, enterprise capabilities management, on demand automated infrastructure management, and cloud infrastructure management.
Key facts about Qumulo
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Seattle (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $346M
- Employee Count: 634 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: TriplePoint Capital, Allen & Company and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Jul 16, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Everspin
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Key facts about Everspin
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Chandler (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $50.4M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $68.5M
- Employee Count: 72 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Ares Capital Corporation, Lux Capital and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 16, 2014, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Hightail
Cloud solutions for information management, cybersecurity, and application development. The company provides a comprehensive suite of cloud-based software and services designed to help businesses manage information, enhance cybersecurity, and streamline application development. Their offerings include content management, business network solutions, and various AI-powered tools. They cater to diverse industries, offering solutions for enterprise applications, data protection, and IT operations. The company focuses on enabling digital transformation, improving customer experiences, and ensuring data security through innovative technologies and cloud services. They provide a range of support and services, including consulting, learning resources, and managed services, to assist customers in achieving their business goals. The company's products and services are designed to improve efficiency, enhance collaboration, and drive business growth.
Key facts about Hightail
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Campbell (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $77.7M
- Employee Count: 245 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, Demtech and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Nov 19, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Developer of RISC-V based solutions for artificial intelligence and HPC. The company offers high-performance systems enabling access to RISC-V cores, delivering compute efficiency. It provides chips designed for performance and low power consumption, suitable for AI, HPC, and mixed workloads. The company leverages an open standard instruction set architecture, developing parallelized AI and HPC accelerators.
Key facts about Esperanto Technologies
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Mountain View (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $63M
- Employee Count: 31 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Almaz Capital, Larry-Carter and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 04, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Western Digital Cptl's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Western Digital Cptl has invested in 30 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Silk and most recent follow-on round was in Tegile.Western Digital Cptl's Investments by Stage
Western Digital Cptl has made 7 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $34.4M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $4.75M and 2 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $20.3M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 7 |
Series A | 2 |
Series C | 2 |
Series D | 2 |
Series E | 2 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Western Digital Cptl's Investments by Sector
Western Digital Cptl has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Semiconductors and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 28 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 28 Tech companies, 20 Software companies and at least 10 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 12 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 12 |
Semiconductors | 2 |
High Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Western Digital Cptl's Investments by Geography
Western Digital Cptl has made most investments in United States (13), followed by Israel where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 13 |
Israel | 2 |
Belgium | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Western Digital Cptl's recent investments
Western Digital Cptl has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Western Digital Cptl:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 15, 2018 | United States | Series F | 1749 | - | |
Aug 16, 2018 | United States | Series B | 8109 | ||
Aug 13, 2018 | United States | Series C | 7265 | ||
Jun 06, 2018 | United States | Series D | 4896 | [+5] | |
Nov 28, 2017 | United States | Series A | 4715 | - |
Unicorns in Western Digital Cptl's Portfolio
Western Digital Cptl has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Qumulo. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Qumulo which became a unicorn in 2020, 2 years after Western Digital Cptl first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Western Digital Cptl's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
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71 | Provider of an enterprise cloud storage management software | 2012 | Seattle | Series E | ouyinrh |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Western Digital Cptl's Portfolio
1 of Western Digital Cptl's portfolio company became public - Everspin. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Oct 2016.Here are Western Digital Cptl's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 07, 2016 | Dec 16, 2014 | Series B | 4735 |
Acquired companies in Western Digital Cptl's Portfolio
22 companies from Western Digital Cptl's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition were August in Dec 2022 by Fortune Brands Home & Security.Here are Western Digital Cptl's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 01, 2022 | - | - | 6257 | |
Mar 07, 2022 | Aug 16, 2018 | Series B | 6024 | |
Jul 01, 2021 | - | - | 7271 | |
Jun 11, 2021 | - | - | 9804 | |
May 11, 2020 | Jan 03, 2017 | Series B | 5340 |
Co-investors of Western Digital Cptl
Over the past 13 years, 96 investors have co-invested in Western Digital Cptl's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Western Digital Cptl: Kleiner Perkins, Sigma Partners and 53 others have invested in rounds before Western Digital Cptl. There are 2 companies where Kleiner Perkins has invested before Western Digital Cptl and 2 companies where Sigma Partners has invested before Western Digital Cptl.
- Top Co-investors of Western Digital Cptl: 20 investors entered a company along with Western Digital Cptl. These include investors like Samsung Venture Investment (2 companies).
- Invested after Western Digital Cptl: A total of 21 investors have invested in Western Digital Cptl's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Amity Ventures (1 company), Comet Labs (1 company) and Capricorn (1 company).
Recent News related to Western Digital Cptl
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Open-source semiconductor tech startup and Arm rival SiFive secures $61 million in Series E funding from Saudi Aramco, othersTechStartups.com•Aug 11, 2020•SiFive, Saudi Aramco, SK hynix, Prosperity7 Ventures and 9 others
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Western Digital invests in Excelero to drive data center innovationDataCenterNews•Aug 16, 2018•Excelero, Western Digital, Western Digital Cptl
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Qumulo Raises $93 Million in Series D Funding as Market Disruptor Enters Next Phase of Hyper GrowthVCA Online•Jun 06, 2018•Qumulo, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Highland Capital Partners and 4 others
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Western Digital to Bring RISC-V Processors into Drives, AICDRinfo•Nov 28, 2017•, Esperanto Technologies, Western Digital Cptl
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UPMEM Announces the First Processing In-Memory Chip Accelerating Big Data ApplicationsPR Newswire•Sep 08, 2017•UPMEM, Western Digital Cptl, Credit Agricole, Supernova Invest and 1 other
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Tegile becomes the latest Western Digital acquisitionTechTarget•Aug 30, 2017•Western Digital, Tegile, Meritech, Capricorn and 10 others
