# Dani Golan

> Dani Golan is the founder and CEO of Silk, the cloud data platform with roots in the storage company Kaminario. An electrical engineering graduate of the Technion and MBA graduate of Kellogg, he previously worked at Intel, EMC and Performix Technologies and served as a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force. His career spans the move from memory appliances and flash arrays to cloud software and infrastructure for AI workloads.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Silk
- **Organizations:** Silk, Kaminario, Performix Technologies, EMC, Intel, Israeli Air Force
- **Education:** B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, summa cum laude, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, MBA, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
- **Known for:** Graduated summa cum laude in electrical engineering from the Technion., Cofounded Kaminario and led the business through flash-storage and cloud-software transitions., Led Silk as it announced $55 million in financing in July 2021.

## Career timeline

- **1990-1996** — Served as a fighter pilot and officer in the Israeli Air Force.
- **2001** — Joined EMC, later working in new ventures and strategy.
- **2003** — Completed his MBA at Kellogg.
- **Before 2008** — Served as president and general manager of Performix Technologies.
- **2008** — Cofounded Kaminario with Moshe Selfin and Ofir Dubovi.
- **2011** — Kaminario pivoted from memory appliances to all-flash storage.
- **2018** — Kaminario announced a software-focused business model and hardware partnership with Tech Data.
- **2020** — Kaminario adopted the Silk name after expanding its software to public clouds.
- **2021** — Silk announced $55 million in financing led by S Capital.
- **2026** — Silk announced a $45 million growth capital facility led by Avenue Capital Group.

## Achievements

- Graduated summa cum laude in electrical engineering from the Technion.
- Cofounded Kaminario and led the business through flash-storage and cloud-software transitions.
- Led Silk as it announced $55 million in financing in July 2021.
- Silk reported ARR growth above 50% for FY2022 and 70% for FY2023.
- Led Silk when it announced a $45 million growth capital facility in September 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Silk closed a $45 million growth capital facility led by Avenue Capital Group to fund engineering and expansion across cloud providers.
- **2025-08** — Silk appointed Ed Filippine president, with responsibility for go-to-market functions, customer success and global expansion.
- **2025-02** — Silk reported 48% year-over-year growth for FY2024 and described Silk Echo for AI workflows.

## Links

- Website: https://silk.us/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-golan
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/DaniKaminario

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Last updated: 2026-10-21