Amplidata

Lochristi, Belgium Founded: 2008 • Age: 18 yrs Acquired By HGST
Object-based software-defined storage platform is provided for unstructured big data.

About Amplidata

Amplidata is a Technology company based in Lochristi (Belgium) founded in 2008, and was acquired by HGST in March 2015. Object-based software-defined storage platform is provided for unstructured big data. Amplidata has raised $44.06 million across 6 funding rounds from investors including Quantum, HGST and Western Digital Cptl. The company was acqui-hired. Its focus areas include Enterprise Infrastructure, Enterprise Storage, Storage Technology and Object Storage. Its legal entity is Quantum Storage Belgium.

Company details

AmpliStor (by Amplidata) is an optimised Object-based Software Defined Storage Platform for big unstructured data, and enable organisations to efficiently monetize their large, mostly inactive data stores.The company is addressing some of the inherent weaknesses of high capacity disk systems, such as performance, bit error rates, mean time between failures and RAID rebuild times which have not improved sufficiently to keep up with the explosion of digital storage needs. The trio De Spiegeleer, De Wispelaere and Van Eetvelde was previously successful with DataCenter Technologies (acquired by Symantec) and Dedigate (acquired by Terremark). Amplidata has its operational headquarters in Lochristi, near Gent, Belgium.

  • Headquarters Lochristi, Belgium
  • Stage Acquired
  • Sectors
    Technology
  • Website amplidata.com
  • Social LinkedIn X
  • Acquired by HGST (Mar 2015)
  • Legal Name Quantum Storage Belgium
Operational Areas
Key Metrics
  • Total Equity Funding
    $44.06M (USD)

    in 6 rounds

  • Latest Funding Round
    $10M (USD), Series D

    Sep 2014

  • Investors
    Quantum

    & 6 more

  • Acquired by
    HGST

    (Mar 2015)

Funding Insights of Amplidata

Amplidata has successfully raised a total of $44.06M across 6 strategic funding rounds. The most recent funding activity was a Series D round of $10 million completed in September 2014. This substantial capital infusion reflects strong investor confidence in the company's business model, growth potential, and market opportunities. The funding enables strategic expansion, product development, market penetration, and operational scaling to drive long-term value creation and competitive advantage.

  • Total Funding $44.06M
  • Total Rounds 6
  • Last Round Series D β€” $10M
  • First Round $3.06M

    (May 2010)

  • Investors Count 6

All 6 funding rounds of Amplidata with amounts and investors; the two latest post-money valuations are shown, the rest are part of the premium plan.

DateAmountTransaction NameValuationLead InvestorsInvestors
Sep 2014$10MSeries D–Western Digital Cptl
–
Mar 2014$11MSeries D–Intel Capital
Sep 2012$6MSeries C––
Feb 2012$8MSeries C––
Sep 2010$6MSeries B––
May 2010$3.06MSeries A––
Valuation history

7 investors in total: 7 institutional.

Investors in Amplidata

Amplidata has secured backing from 7 investors, including venture fund and institutional investors. Prominent investors backing the company include Quantum, HGST and Western Digital Cptl.

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Venture Fund
Institutional
InvestorDescriptionFounded YearDomainLocation
Multiple sectors are invested in by this venture capital firm.
westerndigitalcapital.comMilpitas, United States
Investment in technology startups focusing on compute, AI, and related innovations.
intelcapital.com
Endeavour Vision is focused on transformative healthcare technology investments.
endeavourvision.comGeneva, Switzerland
Investments in early-stage startups are focused on by Hummingbird Ventures.
hummingbird.vcLondon, United Kingdom
Investments are made by Swisscom Ventures, backed by Swisscom AG.
ventures.swisscom.comIttigen, Switzerland
Enterprise all-flash and hybrid storage products are provided for businesses.
1980quantum.comSan Jose, United States
Enterprise helium-filled disk drives are provided for data storage.
2003hgst.comSan Jose, United States
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Timeline of Amplidata

4 dated milestones of Amplidata across 7 years, from founding to its latest funding, stage changes and deals.

  1. Founded Amplidata is founded.
  2. Funding First funding round of $3.1M.
  3. Funding Latest funding round, Series D, of $10.0M.
  4. Exit Acquired by HGST.
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Related news about Amplidata

Amplidata/HGST/WD Assigned Patent
Storagenewsletter β€’ 8 years ago
Amplidata/HGST/WD Assigned Patent
Storagenewsletter β€’ 8 years ago
HGST to Acquire Amplidata
Storagereview β€’ 11 years ago
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Frequently Asked Questions about Amplidata

Amplidata was founded in 2008 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Amplidata is headquartered in Lochristi, Belgium. It is registered at Lochristi, East Flanders, Belgium.

Amplidata is a funded company, having raised a total of $44.06M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a Series A of $3.06M, raised on May 2010.

AmpliStor (by Amplidata) is an optimised Object-based Software Defined Storage Platform for big unstructured data, and enable organisations to efficiently monetize their large, mostly inactive data stores.The company is addressing some of the inherent weaknesses of high capacity disk systems, such as performance, bit error rates, mean time between failures and RAID rebuild times which have not improved sufficiently to keep up with the explosion of digital storage needs. The trio De Spiegeleer, De Wispelaere and Van Eetvelde was previously successful with DataCenter Technologies (acquired by Symantec) and Dedigate (acquired by Terremark). Amplidata has its operational headquarters in Lochristi, near Gent, Belgium.

Amplidata has 7 investors. Key investors include Quantum, HGST, Western Digital Cptl, Intel Capital, and Endeavour Vision.

Amplidata operates through Quantum Storage Belgium.

Yes. Amplidata was acquired by HGST in March 2015.

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