Dell Technologies
Unveils Venture Arm Formerly in Stealth —
Dell Technologies Capital
Unveils Venture Arm Formerly in Stealth —
Dell Technologies Capital
Ventures team invests
approximately $100 million annually in promising founders and startups to bring
innovative technology to customers
approximately $100 million annually in promising founders and startups to bring
innovative technology to customers
DELL EMC WORLD 2017, LAS VEGAS – May 9,
2017
2017
News Summary:
· Dell Technologies
Capital is out of stealth, details investments and differentiated approach to
venturing
Capital is out of stealth, details investments and differentiated approach to
venturing
· Invests globally for
Dell Technologies’ unique family of businesses including Dell, Dell EMC,
Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware
Dell Technologies’ unique family of businesses including Dell, Dell EMC,
Pivotal, RSA, SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware
· Offers startups access
to experienced board members, deep technical expertise and unparalleled go-to-market
opportunities
to experienced board members, deep technical expertise and unparalleled go-to-market
opportunities
Full Story:
Dell Technologies, theworld’s largest privately-controlled technology company, today brings out of
stealth its venture practice, Dell Technologies Capital. Since its inception a
few years ago, Dell Technologies Capital has been an active investor in more
than 70 early-stage startups, with the mission of helping founders and their
teams develop innovative technology solutions and bring them to market.
“At Dell Technologies
Capital, we have a fundamental understanding of what promising young companies
need to change the world,” said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive of
Dell Technologies. “We provide the resources, scale and expertise to help them
continue innovating and maximize their potential.”
Capital, we have a fundamental understanding of what promising young companies
need to change the world,” said Michael Dell, chairman and chief executive of
Dell Technologies. “We provide the resources, scale and expertise to help them
continue innovating and maximize their potential.”
The ventures team
focuses on emerging technology areas that are relevant to the Dell
Technologies’ unique family of businesses: Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA,
SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware. Examples of Dell Technologies Capital’s
investment areas include storage, software-defined networking, management and
orchestration, security, machine learning/artificial intelligence, Big
Data/analytics, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and DevOps.
focuses on emerging technology areas that are relevant to the Dell
Technologies’ unique family of businesses: Dell, Dell EMC, Pivotal, RSA,
SecureWorks, Virtustream and VMware. Examples of Dell Technologies Capital’s
investment areas include storage, software-defined networking, management and
orchestration, security, machine learning/artificial intelligence, Big
Data/analytics, cloud, Internet of Things (IoT) and DevOps.
“Capital is merely table
stakes to set a startup company on the path to success. New companies are
looking for active investment partners who provide breadth and depth of
expertise and access to resources and scale,” said Scott Darling, president,
Dell Technologies Capital. “Dell Technologies Capital is comprised of a team of
highly experienced investors with an extensive network of industry contacts to
help our portfolio companies achieve escape velocity.
stakes to set a startup company on the path to success. New companies are
looking for active investment partners who provide breadth and depth of
expertise and access to resources and scale,” said Scott Darling, president,
Dell Technologies Capital. “Dell Technologies Capital is comprised of a team of
highly experienced investors with an extensive network of industry contacts to
help our portfolio companies achieve escape velocity.
We’ve been making these
investments in stealth mode for a number of years and are accelerating our pace
of investments.”
investments in stealth mode for a number of years and are accelerating our pace
of investments.”
Dell Technologies
Capital offers experienced board members, deep technical expertise as well as
access to the global scale, channel, OEM and go-to-market relationships that
are unique to the Dell Technologies’ family of businesses. In addition, we
provide access to industry-leading technologists, investors and company
executives.
Capital offers experienced board members, deep technical expertise as well as
access to the global scale, channel, OEM and go-to-market relationships that
are unique to the Dell Technologies’ family of businesses. In addition, we
provide access to industry-leading technologists, investors and company
executives.
“I have known and have
greatly enjoyed working with Michael, Scott and the team at Dell Technologies
Capital for many years,” said Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder, chairman and chief
development officer of Arista Networks. “They have a unique set of perspectives
spanning core infrastructure to cloud native technology and thus are a valuable
advisor and investor to any company in the IT industry.”
greatly enjoyed working with Michael, Scott and the team at Dell Technologies
Capital for many years,” said Andy Bechtolsheim, co-founder, chairman and chief
development officer of Arista Networks. “They have a unique set of perspectives
spanning core infrastructure to cloud native technology and thus are a valuable
advisor and investor to any company in the IT industry.”
Two Dell Technologies Capital portfolio companies
are being highlighted at Dell EMC World this year:
are being highlighted at Dell EMC World this year:
· Edico Genome created the first
bio-IT processor and an end-to-end platform designed to analyze the massive
workloads associated with DNA sequencing. Edico Genome is delivering a
pre-configured, out-of-the- box solution with Dell Technologies that enables
the analysis of an entire genome in 22 minutes compared to more than
24 hours using standard software.
bio-IT processor and an end-to-end platform designed to analyze the massive
workloads associated with DNA sequencing. Edico Genome is delivering a
pre-configured, out-of-the- box solution with Dell Technologies that enables
the analysis of an entire genome in 22 minutes compared to more than
24 hours using standard software.
· Graphcore developed new
technology to deliver massive acceleration for Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) applications. The company’s Intelligence Processing Unit
(IPU) is the first to be designed specifically for machine intelligence
workloads. Graphcore IPU platforms are designed to improve performance,
increase efficiency and lower the cost of accelerating AI applications in cloud
and enterprise datacenters. Dell Technologies Capital is helping Graphcore use
Dell Technologies’ OEM and product integration capabilities to bring their
innovative technology to even more customers.
technology to deliver massive acceleration for Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial
Intelligence (AI) applications. The company’s Intelligence Processing Unit
(IPU) is the first to be designed specifically for machine intelligence
workloads. Graphcore IPU platforms are designed to improve performance,
increase efficiency and lower the cost of accelerating AI applications in cloud
and enterprise datacenters. Dell Technologies Capital is helping Graphcore use
Dell Technologies’ OEM and product integration capabilities to bring their
innovative technology to even more customers.
“The Dell Technologies Capital team understands
both the business potential of genomics processing, and importantly, how
ultra-rapid data analysis advances healthcare and potentially saves lives,”
said Pieter van Rooyen, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Edico Genome. “As a
Dell Technologies Capital portfolio company, we were able to utilize Dell
Technologies’ ecosystem to collaborate and combine the powerful Dell EMC and
Virtustream portfolio with the speed and accuracy of the DRAGEN processor to
offer a complete, cost-effective solution for rapid genomic analysis for new
and existing customers.”
both the business potential of genomics processing, and importantly, how
ultra-rapid data analysis advances healthcare and potentially saves lives,”
said Pieter van Rooyen, Ph.D., chief executive officer of Edico Genome. “As a
Dell Technologies Capital portfolio company, we were able to utilize Dell
Technologies’ ecosystem to collaborate and combine the powerful Dell EMC and
Virtustream portfolio with the speed and accuracy of the DRAGEN processor to
offer a complete, cost-effective solution for rapid genomic analysis for new
and existing customers.”
“When you have a
breakthrough idea or technology, finding investors typically isn’t a problem.
Finding investors who can add value, time and expertise to help your business
succeed is a far more daunting challenge,” said Nigel Toon, CEO and co-founder
of Graphcore. “Scott and the Dell Technologies Capital team provided us with
more than just capital. Their understanding of our business coupled with their
ability to put us in touch with industry luminaries and Dell Technologies’
technology and go-to-market experts has been extremely valuable and will help
us expand the reach of our innovative IPU processing technology for machine
learning and AI.”
breakthrough idea or technology, finding investors typically isn’t a problem.
Finding investors who can add value, time and expertise to help your business
succeed is a far more daunting challenge,” said Nigel Toon, CEO and co-founder
of Graphcore. “Scott and the Dell Technologies Capital team provided us with
more than just capital. Their understanding of our business coupled with their
ability to put us in touch with industry luminaries and Dell Technologies’
technology and go-to-market experts has been extremely valuable and will help
us expand the reach of our innovative IPU processing technology for machine
learning and AI.”
More information about
Dell Technologies Capital, including its current portfolio and previous
investments, is available at delltechnologies.com/capital.
Dell Technologies Capital, including its current portfolio and previous
investments, is available at delltechnologies.com/capital.
DELL TECHNOLOGIES
Dell Technologies is a
unique family of businesses that provides the essential infrastructure for
organizations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their
most important asset, information. The company services customers of all sizes
across 180 countries – ranging from 98 percent of the Fortune 500 to individual
consumers – with the industry’s most comprehensive and innovative portfolio
from the edge to the core to the cloud.
unique family of businesses that provides the essential infrastructure for
organizations to build their digital future, transform IT and protect their
most important asset, information. The company services customers of all sizes
across 180 countries – ranging from 98 percent of the Fortune 500 to individual
consumers – with the industry’s most comprehensive and innovative portfolio
from the edge to the core to the cloud.
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