# Western Digital Capital

> Western Digital Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Data Storage. See 35 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Irvine, United States
- Total investments: 35
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 26%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/wd_capital
- Website: http://www.westerndigitalcapital.com

Western Digital Capital is a VC fund in Irvine focused on Software and Data Storage. Western Digital Capital partners with innovative startups that improve how data is generated, saved, managed, and consumed. They provide the capital, expertise, and connections required to scale the organizations of tomorrow.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $7M–$52M |
| Series C | $10M–$51M |
| Series E | $10M–$61M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 11 | 31% |
| Data Storage | 8 | 23% |
| Information Technology | 8 | 23% |
| Cloud Storage | 6 | 17% |
| Big Data | 5 | 14% |

49 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 8 | 23% |
| Series B | 6 | 17% |
| Series E | 6 | 17% |
| Series A | 3 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 9% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 23 | 66% |
| Israel | 2 | 6% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alvin B. Phillips | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alvin-b-phillips-1bbe |
| Daniel Flynn | Vice President, Corporate Development | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-flynn-e7c3 |
| Mark Long | President | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mark-p-long |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Upmem | UPMEM is implementing the first scalable, programmable and efficient Processing-In-Memory (PIM) solution for the datacenter. In server architectures, Big Data processing performance is limited by data movements. UPMEM solution accelerates 10+ times data-intensive applications with an innovative solution based on a large number of programmableco-processors located next to the data. | $4.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 12, 2023 |  |
| Ethernovia | Developing an Ethernet system sophisticated enough to process the bandwidth demands of the future requires expert integration at multiple levels. By unifying the vehicle network, the Ethernovia system has the power to dramatically alter how cars are designed and built. | $64M | Series A | May 15, 2023 |  |
| SiFive | SiFive designs chips for the semiconductor industry. It offers the system on a chip for the microcontroller, embedded, IoT, and wearable applications; and toolset to provide debug capabilities. SiFive brings the power of open source and software automation to the semiconductor industry, making it possible to develop new hardware faster and moreaffordably than ever before. With our platform for rapidly designing, testing, and building RISC‑V-based core IP and chips, we’re accelerating the pace of innovation for businesses large and small. | $175M | Series F | Mar 16, 2022 |  |
| Niron Magnetics | Niron develops innovative advanced magnetic materials for high performance and low-cost permanent magnets. Permanent magnets play a vital, hidden role in modern technologies. Common devices that we use daily, such as computers, appliances, and automobiles are powered by permanent-magnet motors that convert electricity to motion. In the productionof electricity, permanent magnets are found at the heart of generators.Despite their ubiquity, however, magnets themselves have not kept pace with demands of higher performance, lighter weight machines. In fact, it has been almost 25 years since the last new magnetic material (NdFeB) became commercially available. As hybrid and electric vehicles fill the streets, and wind power generation continues to be one of the fastest growing means of producing electricity, the demand for increased efficiency needs to be met with innovative new magnetic materials.Niron Magnetics is developing the world’s first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of permanent magnets powered by our breakthrough material formulation. Niron’s proprietary Iron nitride magnets possess inherently higher magnetization and can be produced at a lower cost compared to today’s rare-earth magnets, and will enable a revolution in the design of new electric motors and generators.Niron was founded in 2014 as a spinout of University of Minnesota and is based on technology that has received the support of ARPA-E, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 23, 2022 |  |
| Niron Magnetics | Niron develops innovative advanced magnetic materials for high performance and low-cost permanent magnets. Permanent magnets play a vital, hidden role in modern technologies. Common devices that we use daily, such as computers, appliances, and automobiles are powered by permanent-magnet motors that convert electricity to motion. In the productionof electricity, permanent magnets are found at the heart of generators.Despite their ubiquity, however, magnets themselves have not kept pace with demands of higher performance, lighter weight machines. In fact, it has been almost 25 years since the last new magnetic material (NdFeB) became commercially available. As hybrid and electric vehicles fill the streets, and wind power generation continues to be one of the fastest growing means of producing electricity, the demand for increased efficiency needs to be met with innovative new magnetic materials.Niron Magnetics is developing the world’s first advanced manufacturing process for the mass production of permanent magnets powered by our breakthrough material formulation. Niron’s proprietary Iron nitride magnets possess inherently higher magnetization and can be produced at a lower cost compared to today’s rare-earth magnets, and will enable a revolution in the design of new electric motors and generators.Niron was founded in 2014 as a spinout of University of Minnesota and is based on technology that has received the support of ARPA-E, the National Science Foundation (NSF), and the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 23, 2022 |  |
| Kinara | Deep Vision is a company developing an AI accelerator chip and software suite for edge computing workloads. | $34.7M | Series B | Sep 14, 2021 |  |
| Wasabi Technologies | Wasabi provides simple, predictable and affordable hot cloud storage for businesses all over the world. It enables organizations to store and instantly access an unlimited amount of data at 1/5th the price of the competition with no complex tiers or unpredictable egress fees. Trusted by tens of thousands of customers worldwide, Wasabi has beenrecognized as one of technology’s fastest-growing and most visionary companies. Created by Carbonite co-founders and cloud storage pioneers David Friend and Jeff Flowers, Wasabi has secured nearly $275 million in funding to date and is a privately held company based in Boston. | $25M | Series C | May 20, 2021 |  |
| Iridia | Iridia is a nanotechnology company that specializes in biochemistry, molecular biology, and DNA. develop the world’s first commercially-attractive, DNA-based data storage solution. It combines DNA polymer synthesis technology, electronic nano-switches, and semiconductor fabrication technologies, Iridia is developing a highly-parallel format toenable an array of nanomodules with the potential to store data at exceptionally high density.The company was founded in 2016 and headquartered in California, United States. | $24M | Series B | Mar 16, 2021 |  |
| Chia Network | Chia Network is building a blockchain based on proofs of space and time to make a cryptocurrency that is less wasteful, more decentralized, and more secure. | $5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 11, 2020 |  |
| SiFive | SiFive designs chips for the semiconductor industry. It offers the system on a chip for the microcontroller, embedded, IoT, and wearable applications; and toolset to provide debug capabilities. SiFive brings the power of open source and software automation to the semiconductor industry, making it possible to develop new hardware faster and moreaffordably than ever before. With our platform for rapidly designing, testing, and building RISC‑V-based core IP and chips, we’re accelerating the pace of innovation for businesses large and small. | $61M | Series E | Aug 11, 2020 |  |

10 of 35 investments shown.

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- [Samsung Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/samsung-ventures) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Western Digital Capital invest in?

Western Digital Capital invests primarily in Software, Data Storage and Information Technology startups, most often at Series C and Series B stage. Most of the 35 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Western Digital Capital's check size?

Western Digital Capital typically joins rounds of $7M–$52M at Series B, $10M–$51M at Series C and $10M–$61M at Series E. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Western Digital Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Western Digital Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Western Digital Capital?

The team at Western Digital Capital includes Alvin B. Phillips (Founder), Daniel Flynn (Vice President, Corporate Development) and Mark Long (President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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