Seagate Technology

Seagate Technology is a prominent data storage and hardware company specializing in the design, development, and manufacturing of hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs). The company provides a diverse range of storage solutions tailored for various applications, including enterprise servers, mainframes, desktop and notebook computers, and consumer devices such as digital video recorders and portable external storage systems. Seagate primarily sells its products to original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, establishing itself as a key player in both the enterprise and consumer markets. In addition to its hardware offerings, Seagate also delivers data storage services for small- to medium-sized businesses, encompassing online backup, data protection, and recovery solutions. The company is recognized for its competitive positioning in the market, operating alongside its main rival in a practical duopoly.

Tara Long

Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development

34 past transactions

Terradepth

Seed Round in 2019
Terradepth, Inc. is a data-as-a-service company based in Austin, Texas, founded in 2018. The company focuses on enhancing ocean knowledge by centralizing and monetizing deep ocean data. Utilizing unmanned submersibles, Terradepth autonomously collects high-resolution and scalable data, which is then processed and stored in a cloud-based repository. It offers clients access to this extensive ocean data repository, along with tailored data products and analytical reports for sale. Through its platform, Terradepth aims to support organizations and individuals in making informed, ecologically responsible decisions regarding ocean resources.

WEKA

Series C in 2019
WEKA is an AI-native data platform company that provides a cloud and hardware-agnostic software solution for performance-intensive applications. Its WEKA® Data Platform enhances scalability and performance, transforming stagnant data silos into dynamic data pipelines that optimize enterprise AI, machine learning, and GPU workloads. The platform facilitates seamless data access across on-premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments. Serving hundreds of leading enterprises and renowned research organizations, including numerous Fortune 50 companies, WEKA addresses complex data challenges to accelerate discoveries, insights, and outcomes. The company's software-defined storage technology is tailored for high-performance and scalable file storage, making it beneficial for various industries such as life sciences, media and entertainment, financial services, and government.

Reduxio

Series C in 2017
Since 2012 Reduxio has redefined data management and data protection, and the company has evolved its mission to deliver the first microservices-based storage and data platform for stateful applications. Reduxio’s cloud data platform for Kubernetes pairs high performance software-defined container-native storage and data management with data mobility to enable customers to build a single data cloud for their applications across all their infrastructure, anywhere. Reduxio is backed by Intel Capital, C5 Capital Cloud Partners and Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP).

Lyve Minds

Acquisition in 2015
Lyve Minds want to help you manage your photo and video collection so you can keep on capturing your life’s memories.

Dot Hill Systems

Acquisition in 2015
Dot Hill Systems Corp. designs and manufactures software and hardware storage systems for entry-level and mid-range markets globally. The company offers a range of integrated solutions that include hardware, firmware, and software, allowing users to customize their storage capacity and performance needs. Its product offerings include the AssuredSAN line of storage arrays, which support various technologies such as fibre channel and SCSI, and the AssuredVRA, a host-based RAID stack for enterprise servers. Dot Hill also provides a suite of data protection software to enhance the security and management of stored data. The company's products are primarily distributed through original equipment manufacturers, systems integrators, distributors, and value-added resellers. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Longmont, Colorado, Dot Hill operates as a subsidiary of Seagate Technology.

Reduxio

Series B in 2014
Since 2012 Reduxio has redefined data management and data protection, and the company has evolved its mission to deliver the first microservices-based storage and data platform for stateful applications. Reduxio’s cloud data platform for Kubernetes pairs high performance software-defined container-native storage and data management with data mobility to enable customers to build a single data cloud for their applications across all their infrastructure, anywhere. Reduxio is backed by Intel Capital, C5 Capital Cloud Partners and Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP).

EVault

Acquisition in 2014
EVault, a Seagate Company, specializes in cloud-connected online data backup and recovery services designed for small to mid-size organizations. The company provides on-premise, cloud-connected, and edge data protection solutions, often integrated as hybrid systems to ensure businesses can access and protect their data anytime, anywhere. With a focus on maintaining business continuity across multi-platform and multi-site environments, EVault offers a comprehensive ecosystem that includes storage software, managed services, and appliances. Their solutions are optimized for distributed environments and are supported by a secure cloud storage infrastructure, ensuring reliable performance and high-quality customer service. EVault's services cater to over 30,000 customers globally and are distributed through a wide reseller network, serving managed service providers, data centers, telecommunications companies, application providers, and other technology partners.

SandForce

Acquisition in 2014
SandForce is a company focused on enhancing data storage solutions through its innovative solid state drive (SSD) processors. Established in 2006, SandForce has developed technology that allows standard flash memory to be utilized effectively in various computing applications, including enterprise, client, and industrial sectors. Its SSDs, powered by the proprietary DuraClass technology, are designed to offer exceptional reliability, performance, and energy efficiency. This innovation not only improves the functionality of SSDs but also facilitates their broader adoption in the market. SandForce is backed by prominent venture capital investors and leading storage firms, underscoring its significance in the data storage industry.

Xyratex

Acquisition in 2013
Xyratex is a prominent provider of data storage technology, specializing in modular solutions for the enterprise data storage sector and capital equipment for the hard disk drive industry. The company offers a range of products, including storage enclosures, integrated application platforms, and high-performance computing data storage systems. Xyratex was acquired by Seagate Technology PLC in 2013, enhancing its capabilities within the data storage market.

Egnyte

Series D in 2013
Egnyte, Inc. is a provider of enterprise file sharing services that combines on-premises and cloud solutions to enhance collaboration and data security for businesses. The company's offerings include the Cloud File Server for online storage and collaboration, Storage Sync for bi-directional synchronization between local and cloud storage, and Storage Connect for direct access to local files. Egnyte serves a diverse range of industries, including technology, finance, education, healthcare, and entertainment, among others. The firm emphasizes unified content security and governance, helping organizations mitigate risks, prevent ransomware, and streamline IT complexity. With over 16,000 customers, Egnyte's platform integrates seamlessly with various cloud services and applications, allowing for secure access and centralized control. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Egnyte operates data centers in both the United States and Western Europe and has established strategic partnerships with notable companies in the tech industry.

eASIC

Private Equity Round in 2013
eASIC Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in manufacturing platforms designed to reduce the cost of ownership and production time for customized silicon devices. The company offers the Nextreme family of devices, which significantly lower development costs and turnaround times compared to traditional standard cell ASICs, while also minimizing power consumption and unit costs. Among its key products are Nextreme-3 and Nextreme-2, representing the fourth and third generations of eASIC technology, respectively. Additionally, eASIC provides the easicopy ASIC, which offers original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) a pathway to transition from Nextreme devices to a cell-based easicopy ASIC, further reducing costs or enhancing performance. The eZ-IP alliance program complements this offering by providing verified eASIC-ready IP cores to expedite market entry for customers. eASIC's products find applications across a range of sectors, including wireless infrastructure and consumer handheld devices, and the company serves a global customer base. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, eASIC operates as a subsidiary of Intel Corporation.

Cloudscaling

Series B in 2013
Cloudscaling specializes in providing elastic cloud infrastructure, offering an advanced OpenStack-based solution known as the Open Cloud System (OCS). This system is tailored for next-generation dynamic applications, enabling businesses to achieve the agility, performance, and cost-effectiveness typically associated with leading cloud providers while allowing deployment within the customer's own data center. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable names such as Ubisoft and LivingSocial. Headquartered in San Francisco and supported by Trinity Ventures, Cloudscaling focuses on delivering robust cloud technology for enterprises, software as a service (SaaS) providers, and cloud service providers.

Virident Systems

Venture Round in 2013
Virident Systems specializes in developing enterprise-class storage solutions utilizing Storage Class Memory (SCM) technologies, including flash memory, aimed at transforming data centers and cloud computing environments. The company addresses historical challenges associated with performance, reliability, and serviceability in storage technologies. Its flagship product, the tachIOn solid-state disk, offers significantly enhanced performance—4 to 10 times greater than competing products—while ensuring consistent reliability for data-intensive applications. Founded by experienced professionals from leading technology companies, Virident Systems has cultivated a team with deep expertise in flash technologies, empowering them to tackle complex challenges in modern data environments. Through its innovative hardware and software offerings, Virident Systems positions itself as a key player in the evolving landscape of enterprise storage solutions.

DensBits Technologies

Funding Round in 2012
DensBits Technologies Ltd. specializes in developing NAND flash-based storage system technologies aimed at enhancing the performance and reliability of flash memory. The company's flagship product, the Memory Modem, integrates proprietary Error Correcting Coding (ECC), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), and management solutions to significantly improve flash memory reliability while maintaining low costs. This innovative technology is designed to support various flash-based storage systems, allowing manufacturers to utilize smaller process nodes and higher bits per cell. DensBits also offers a configurable ECC core engine and a DSP core engine that optimizes read and program operations. Headquartered in Haifa, Israel, DensBits has established strategic partnerships with leading flash manufacturers and storage providers to advance next-generation storage solutions. Founded in 2007, the company operates as a subsidiary of Broadcom Limited.

Samsung - Hard Disk Drive Business

Acquisition in 2011
Samsung - Hard Disk Drive Business is a provider of digital consumer electronics and information technology.

Coraid

Series C in 2011
Coraid specializes in providing storage solutions tailored for cloud service providers and enterprises facing rapid data growth. The company utilizes Layer 2 Ethernet technology to enhance network performance and operational efficiency in large-scale, dynamic environments. Coraid's modular and pay-as-you-grow architecture allows for flexible scaling, while its user-friendly software, along with comprehensive support and implementation services, ensures a quick return on investment. The company's offerings include scale-out Ethernet storage technology, block storage solutions, and networked storage appliances, all designed to simplify complex storage challenges and deliver enterprise-level reliability.

Link_A_ Media

Series B in 2008
Link_A_Media Devices (LAMD) is the new leader in developing and manufacturing custom System-on-Chip (SOC) solutions for peripheral data storage devices, which include hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state-drives (SSDs). The SoC solution integrates the Read/Write Channel, disk controller functions, microprocessor(s) and memories, and servo processing for HDD application on a single chip.

MetaLINCS

Acquisition in 2007
MetaLINCS was founded to address the growing problem of intelligently finding important information within email repositories. Email has become the cornerstone of business communications and organizations. The automatic capture of email communication in messaging systems creates a natural record of critical messages, context of important decisions and inherent communication patterns. Consequently, organizations are spending billions of dollars on email analysis, often as part of an investigatory discovery process or EDiscovery. Current technologies and traditional methods do not leverage the unique qualities of electronic messaging and hence do not adequately address this issue. The application of single techniques such as keyword search, knowledge management, databases or natural language processing are not sufficient. What is required is an intelligent combination of multiple technologies.

Aristos Logic

Series G in 2007
Aristos Logic Corporation provides RAID solutions for the data storage industry for original equipment manufacturer suppliers of storage systems and servers. It offers RAID storage processors and software for storage systems. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Foothill Ranch, California. As of September 3, 2008, Aristos Logic Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Adaptec, Inc.

Maxtor

Acquisition in 2006
Maxtor Corporation was an American manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1982 by James McCoy, Jack Swartz, and Raymond Niedzwiecki. The company specialized in supplying hard disk drives for various applications, including desktop, enterprise, and consumer electronics. Maxtor focused on disk capacity over speed, particularly in the desktop market. In 2006, Maxtor was acquired by Seagate Technology and now operates as a subsidiary of Seagate, which is a prominent provider of hard drives and storage solutions.

ActionFront Data Recovery

Acquisition in 2005
ActionFront is the world's largest privately held data recovery company with the most advanced technologies to recover your data. Since 1989, ActionFront has defined the standard of excellence in the recovery industry by consistently providing only the finest and most innovative recovery services for all media including hard drives, servers, RAID, NAS, DLT, all tapes, and all removable media. They offer a level of technical expertise that is second to none with customer satisfaction ratings that remain unmatched by any of our competitors!

Mirra

Acquisition in 2005
Mirra, Inc. is a privately held company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in personal digital content protection and management. The company offers the Mirra Personal Server, aimed at consumers and small office/home office (SOHO) professionals who require an efficient and cost-effective solution for safeguarding, remotely accessing, and sharing their digital files, photos, and emails. Launched in 2003, the Mirra Personal Server addresses the growing need for reliable data protection as digital content becomes increasingly valuable. With the rise of digital cameras and broadband adoption, users are seeking straightforward methods to manage their expanding digital assets. Mirra's solution eliminates the complexities often associated with data management, making it accessible to users without requiring technical expertise.

Serenex

Venture Round in 2004
Serenex is a U.S.-based medical drug discovery and development company that specializes in oncology and related therapeutic areas. Founded in 2000 and acquired by Pfizer in 2008, Serenex has developed a proprietary Hsp90 product platform that includes a range of small molecule Hsp90 inhibitors targeting cancer, inflammatory diseases, fungal infections, viral diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's. Additionally, the company is advancing SNX-1012, a treatment aimed at alleviating oral mucositis in patients with solid tumors. Through its innovative approach to drug development, Serenex aims to address significant unmet medical needs in various disease areas.

Matrix Semiconductor

Venture Round in 2003
Matrix Semiconductor, established in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, specializes in the development and manufacturing of 3D memory devices and integrated circuits. The company offers a range of flash-memory storage solutions designed for digital content, including memory cards, solid-state drives, USB storage devices, and embedded storage. Its flagship product, Matrix 3-D memory, facilitates the rapid transfer of data, making it suitable for portable consumer electronics. Matrix Semiconductor also focuses on providing packaging that ensures electrical and mechanical compatibility with existing flash devices, enhancing its appeal in the market. Currently, it operates as a subsidiary of SanDisk Corp.

X-IO

Acquisition in 1999
X-IO is a storage industry related company delivering unmatched price or performance, reliability, and scale for enterprise, cloud applications, and infrastructure. Its “Intelligent Storage Element” systems are based on two decades of invention and investment by veteran storage industry experts. The features of X-IO’s plug-and-perform “Intelligent Storage Element” storage arrays are accelerate transactional, reporting and business intelligence applications by a factor of 3x or more; drives extreme performance and scale for virtual desktop and virtualized server infrastructures; and with five- to seven-year duty cycles, a super-efficient energy and space profile. X-IO solutions have been recognized as SQL Server Magazine and Windows IT Pro’s 2011 Editors’ Best Gold Medal winners, the 2012 Best of TechEd “Hardware and Storage Product” and “Attendees’ Pick” Awards, and inclusion in CRN’s 2012 Data Center 100 List.

Quinta Corporation

Acquisition in 1997
Quinta Corporation is a provider of an optical data storage technologies. It owns a magnetic recording architecture known as Optically Assisted Winchester (OAW™) technology. The technology helps in information-centric computing.

Archive Corp.

Acquisition in 1996
Archive Corporation manufactures and markets tape drives for computers.

NetLabs

Acquisition in 1995
NetLabs is a software company that addresses the management of SNMP and CMOT devices. The company was founded in Los Angeles, California by Unni Warrier, Anne Lam, Jon Biggar, and Dan Ketcham.
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