William Watkins
Member of the Board of Directors @ Flex
William Watkins is a Series A investor at Flex focused on SaaS and Software. William D. Watkins has served as a member of our Board of Directors since April 2009. William Watkins was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Imergy Power Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in cost-effectiveenergy storage products in September 2013 and appointed Chairman of the Board in January 2015. He previously served as Chairman of theBoard of Bridgelux, Inc. from February 2013 to December 2013 and as its Chief Executive Officer from January 2010 to February 2013. He previously served as Seagate Technology's Chief Executive Officer from 2004 through January 2009, and previously served as Seagate's President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 until 2004. During that time, he was responsible for the company's hard disc drive operations, including recording heads, media and other components, and related R&D and product development organizations. William Watkins joined Seagate in 1996 with the company's merger with Conner Peripherals.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
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Industries William Watkins invests in
Stages William Watkins invests in
Countries William Watkins invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Series A
- $1.1M–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Advertising 1 (50%)
- Organic Food 1 (50%)
- Digital Media 1 (50%)
Country
- United States 1 (50%)
- United Kingdom 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Dash Water
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They’re Alex and Jack and they used to sell mainstream fizzy soft drinks. Both from farming backgrounds, they’ve seen first-hand just how much produce never even gets to their plates. It’s time to do something about it, 100% naturally. | $2M / Series A / Jan 28, 2020 | |
OptiMine Software
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OptiMine Software was founded by experienced software executives, including Rob Cooley and Doug Bryan, experts in marketing applications based on data mining. Together they have more than 25 years of experience in e-commerce analytics. It provides intelligent software for advertising optimization. There flagship product, OptiMine Paid Search BidManagement, forecasts the performance of each paid search ad placement each day and automatically sets optimal bids. It is used by leading organizations such as Overstock.com and Wells Fargo and may be implemented in-house, hosted, or as software-as-a-service (SaaS). | $1.1M / Series A / Jan 05, 2011 |
Co-Investors
About Flex
Flex is the Sketch-to-Scale solutions provider that designs and builds intelligent products for a connected world. With approximately 200,000 professionals across 30 countries, Flex provides innovative design, engineering, manufacturing, real-time supply chain insight, and logistics services to companies of all sizes in various industries and endmarkets. It was founded in 1969 and is based in Singapore.
Flex Contacts
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William Watkins
Member of the Board of Directors
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Ahmed Tantawy
Sr. Director Product Solutions and Business Development
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Fei Liu
President, Flex Asia
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Friedrich Wetschnig
VP & Chief Information Security Officer
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Juan Nogueira
Sr. Director, Connectivity Center of Excellence
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FAQ
What does William Watkins invest in?
William Watkins invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Advertising startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 2 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 William Watkins's check size?
William Watkins typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$2M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds William Watkins participates in.
When did William Watkins last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for William Watkins closed in Jan 2020. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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