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Pliant Technology

Pliant Technology was a components company, based in Milpitas. The company was acquired by SanDisk.

Company Overview

Company Name
Pliant Technology
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Components

Contact Information

Mailing Address
630 Alder Drive 202
Milpitas, CA 95035
USA
Email Address

Company Background Information

Overview
Pliant Technology is developing Enterprise Flash Drives (EFD's), a new class of solid state storage devices, that integrate seamlessly into enterprise information systems and dramatically improve performance, reliability, energy efficiency, and TCO.
Profile
Pliant Technology LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
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Company News
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Facebook
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YouTube
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Last Transaction
5/16/2011

Financing History

Date
Type
Amount
M&A
$327,000,000
Venture Equity
$27,300,000
Venture Equity
$15,000,000
Venture Equity
$8,000,000


Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Amyl Ahola
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Chief Financial Officer
William Dobbin
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Chief Technical Officer
Aaron Olbrich
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Founder
Doug Prins
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President
Mike Chenery
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VP - Marketing
Greg Goelz
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VP - Operations
Frank Kull
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VP - Sales
Eric Shiroke
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Company Investors

 

 

 

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