Probably.. But
What's the point?
Does he have a long term goal for all this wealth acquisition like Elon Musk?
SimpliVity CEO and cofounder Doron Kempel is a two-time storage startup winner. With HPE buying his firm for $650m, what will he do next? Before becoming involved as a storage business executive, he had what seems like a classic Israeli tech entrepreneur’s experience in the Israeli Defence Forces, only more so – much more so, …
Over half of that'll have to go back to the VCs, a big chunk of debt there to clear, small pay offs for the considerable staff that are surplus to requirements at HPE and that won't leave much money let alone Musk money. They looked like they had a plan but HCI and storage was not a destination. That train left the station three years ago. Clearly he's a smart guy and has been successful but a successful storyteller of fiction for the majority of the last few years.