Western Digital Capital has invested a reported $25m in Kaminario, which has now raised some $243m in equity from backers also including Mitsui.

Western Digital Capital, the investment arm of data storage equipment maker Western Digital, has invested an amount reported by Calcalist to be $25m in US-based cloud storage software developer Kaminario.

Kaminario has created a composable data platform for data centre operators that enables them to increase automation while accessing real-time data analytics. It began life in 2008 as a flash storage specialist but has since pivoted to focus on software only.

Dani Golan, Kaminario’s founder and chief executive, said: “Kaminario…

Robert Lavine

Robert Lavine is special features editor for Global Venturing.