Dell Technologies Capital

The venture investment team of Dell Technologies, investing in early-stage companies building the future of enterprise tech.

Venture Capital Active Palo Alto, United States Est. 2012
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Last updated 2026-07-20
Portfolio
14
in our dataset
Rounds participated
24
Rounds led
9
Rounds' value
$1.1B
total disclosed, rounds participated
Stages
Seed, A Round

About

Dell Technologies Capital (DTC) is the global venture capital investment arm of Dell Technologies. They fund and support early-stage to growth-stage startups pioneering disruptive technologies in areas such as Enterprise Tech, AI/ML, Cybersecurity, Data Infrastructure, DevOps, and Cloud. Beyond capital, DTC provides portfolio companies with access to Dell Technologies' extensive ecosystem, expertise, and go-to-market channels. DTC typically leads Seed and Series A investment rounds. Since its inception in 2012, it has backed more than 170 startups and has offices in Palo Alto (HQ), Boston, and Tel Aviv.

Portfolio · 14

AITAN
AITAN develops AI-based combat systems for drones and unmanned vehicles, offering a "Robotic Sovereignty-as-a-Service" platform to militaries.
Led ★ 1 round $41.0M committed Latest: 2026-09
Irregular
Irregular is a frontier AI security lab that conducts red teaming, safety evaluations, and misuse testing on advanced artificial intelligence models.
1 round $80.0M committed Latest: 2025-09
LayerX Security
LayerX Security provides an AI-powered browser security platform that transforms any browser into a secure and manageable workspace.
2 rounds $37.0M committed Latest: 2025-04
Twinsie
Led ★ 1 round $12.0M committed Latest: 2024-11
Twinzz AI
Provider of AI-powered WhatsApp business twin for customer support automation.
Led ★ 1 round $12.0M committed Latest: 2024-11
Flexor
Flexor is an AI infrastructure company building the context layer that makes enterprise AI trustworthy in production by transforming unstructured data into AI-ready context.
1 round $6.1M committed Latest: 2024-09
Entro Security
Pioneer in securing AI Agents and Non-Human Identities (NHI), offering end-to-end protection for secrets and programmatic access to cloud services and data.
Led ★ 1 round $18.0M committed Latest: 2024-06
floLIVE
floLIVE provides global, secure, cloud-native connectivity solutions for IoT, serving enterprises, mobile operators, and cloud providers.
3 rounds $84.0M committed Latest: 2023-09
Swish.ai
AI-powered hyperautomation platform for IT Service Management (ITSM).
Led ★ 1 round $13.0M committed Latest: 2021-11
Lightspin
Lightspin provides a contextual cloud security platform for cloud-native and Kubernetes environments.
Led ★ 1 round $16.0M committed Latest: 2021-06
Redis
The world's fastest in-memory database and real-time data platform.
4 rounds $314.0M committed Latest: 2021-04
VAST Data
VAST Data develops data platform software for artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning applications.
Led ★ 3 rounds $205.0M committed Latest: 2020-04
JFrog
Provider of a hybrid, universal software supply chain platform for DevOps and security.
Led ★ 3 rounds $222.0M committed Latest: 2018-10
Zebra Medical Vision
Provider of AI and SaaS-based medical image based decision support tools.
Led ★ 1 round $30.0M committed Latest: 2018-06

Investment activity

14 portfolio exits on record.

Portfolio by sector

Cyber Security17
Business Software16
Health Tech & Life Sciences1
Industrial Technologies1
Automotive & Mobility Technologies1

Q&A

What was Dell Technologies Capital's most recent exit?
Dell Technologies Capital exited LayerX Security in May 2026 through an acquisition by Akamai Technologies for $205M.
What was Dell Technologies Capital's most recent investment?
Dell Technologies Capital recently invested in Twine Security, a B2B cybersecurity company, in a Seed round in November 2024. They also invested in Terra Security in a Series A round in June 2024.
Which sectors does Dell Technologies Capital primarily focus on for investments?
Dell Technologies Capital shows a strong focus on Cyber Security and Business Software, with 17 and 16 portfolio companies in these sectors, respectively.
Can you name some of Dell Technologies Capital's notable portfolio companies?
Dell Technologies Capital's portfolio includes VAST Data, a unified platform for AI in data centers, and JFrog, a software supply chain platform for DevOps and security.
What is Dell Technologies Capital's investment stage preference?
Dell Technologies Capital typically leads Seed and Series A investment rounds. According to startupim data, they have made 8 Seed investments and 16 Series A investments as initial rounds.
Has Dell Technologies Capital had any significant public exits?
Yes, Dell Technologies Capital had a public exit with JFrog in September 2020, which went public on NASDAQ with a valuation of $4B, raising $509M. They also had a public exit with Varonis Systems in February 2014, which went public on NASDAQ with a valuation of $955.8M.
What was a recent acquisition exit for Dell Technologies Capital in the cybersecurity space?
In March 2024, Dell Technologies Capital exited Oxeye through an acquisition by GitLab for $20.3M. Previously, in March 2023, they exited Lightspin through an acquisition by Cisco Systems for $200M.
Who are some key team members at Dell Technologies Capital?
Key team members at Dell Technologies Capital include Yair Snir, a Managing Director, and Barrel Kfir, a Partner.
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